Michigan Daycare Center Reports High PFAS in Its Water
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Trial runs for the dreaded L train shutdown in N.Y.C. … job losses in Trump counties … and Maine is not prepared as tick-borne diseases spread north.
FirstNet to Offer Emergency Drop Kits Creating a ‘Connected Bubble’ to First Responders
AT&T’s team is also working with states to get a liaison in every emergency operations center.
House Bill to Expand Tax Credit Program Would Target Rural Areas
Legislation introduced in late July would add authority to the New Markets Tax Credit program.
Census Bureau Takes Hits from Lawsuits, GAO Review and Cancelled Contract
The Government Accountability Office last month criticized the Census Bureau's practices for maintaining schedules for receiving resources on time.
City in Florida Makes Scooter Intruders Think Twice
Barging into town unannounced can have competitive consequences.
Another Use for Drones: Investigating Car Wrecks
Law enforcement agencies are finding it is quicker and safer to do scene investigations with drones.
Federal, Tribal and Local Officials Join Effort to Save Orca
The 4-year-old whale, summering off the coast of Washington, is emaciated.
Why confidence matters in facial recognition systems
Concerns over the accuracy of facial recognition systems came under the spotlight when Amazon’s Rekognition incorrectly matched 28 members of Congress to criminal mugshots.
USDA plans agencywide dashboards
The administrative dashboards will break down silos and improve decision-making.
Bridging federal IT’s knowledge gap
Continual communication about strategy and goals along with frequent training will help IT staff understand their agency's primary objectives and how best to meet them.
Advancing computing in a post-Moore's Law world
DARPA plans to use new computer architectures, design and materials to push computing, even as Moore’s Law seems to be reaching its limit.
Destroyed By ’93 Flood, This Village Likely Spared St. Louis a Major Disaster
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A major train derailment in Pittsburgh; Florida’s red-tide crisis … Boston’s new top cop … and the plan to carve a new city out of Baton Rouge.
Figuring Out If 'Opportunity Zones' Can Revitalize Struggling Neighborhoods
In two Alabama cities, those laying groundwork for the new tax incentive program see both promise and risks in the investments it could spur.
Legal Marijuana in Oregon Hasn't Curbed Illegal Trafficking, Report Says
The new report found that pot grown in Oregon is flooding illegal markets in at least 37 other states.
Can Philanthropy Save a City?
In California, the cash-strapped city of Stockton is hoping so, courting millions of dollars from private investors to solve a whole host of social problems.
Cities, States Resist—and Assist—Immigration Crackdown in New Ways
Federal immigration policy is prompting reactions in cities and states.
Cloud-Based Mapping Could Play a Bigger Role in Disaster Response This Hurricane Season
Localities are using maps to visualize hazards, process damage imagery and crowdsource flood information.
Bringing drones into a smart city network
San Diego is combining its drone research with smart city efforts.
How to stop the cyber-threat firefighting
Using network segmentation in a zero-trust model gives agency networks the best chance of avoiding a breach and staying invisible to malicious attackers.
The smarter city: Las Vegas tunes IT operations with AIOps
To handle the complexity of a smart-city infrastructure, the city has begun applying machine learning and advanced analytics to the data coming from its IT operations.
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