Thousands of Coastal Properties at Risk for Chronic Flooding
By the end of the century, the number increases to 2.5 million at-risk properties.
Promoting traffic safety through data visualization
The Department of Transportation is sponsoring the development of visualization tools to help policy makers, transportation providers and the public better understand transportation safety data.
NG911: Are we there yet?
With Apple's announcement that its upcoming iOS 12 will share location information with 911 centers, communities are getting closer to the next generation of emergency communications.
Portland installing 200 sensors to improve traffic safety
The sensor network will gather data on vehicle and pedestrian traffic to help city officials understand the causes of fatal accidents.
5 recommendations for defending your digital core
To protect their core systems, agencies must secure not only their networks, applications and equipment but also APIs and third-party systems both on-premises and in the cloud.
Jerry Brown’s Message About Daylight Saving Time in California
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New Website Allows Washington State Residents to Research Health-Care Costs
Washington's HealthCareCompare, created by a state agency, allows residents to research the cost and quality of hundreds of medical, dental and pharmacy services and procedures.
Pennsylvania Law Will Automatically Seal Some Criminal Records
Gov. Tom Wolf signed the "clean slate" legislation on Thursday. Other states are eying similar bills.
Commercial Spaceports Still Waiting for Liftoff
Can spaceports be the next economic development engine? Camden County in Georgia is betting on the industry.
Portland, Maine Ready to Flip Switch on Smart Traffic Signals
The city hopes a new tech upgrade will cut wait times at one difficult commuter bottleneck by 20 to 30 percent.
The States That Exercise Least
A new CDC report highlights geographical trends in leisure-time physical activity.
Streamlining grants management with machine learning
Machine learning and analytics pilots at GrantSolutions.gov aim to improve the processes and workflow around grants management.
Trust shouldn't be cheap in government IT systems
To protect the integrity of the election process, agencies must adopt a zero trust security posture.
IRS seeks AI-based threat detection
The tax agency envisions a solution that can continuously learn, provide real-time monitoring of cyber threats across networks and process data across a range of IT sources and devices.
How Alexa mines open data
Johns Creek, Ga., is leveraging its open data portal to power an Alexa skill for government services.
Florida Investigators Pinpoint Cause of Destructive Wildfire
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Public Worker Unions Brace for Fallout From Court Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that fees the unions have been able to collect in over 20 states are unconstitutional.
Budget Plan OK’d by Calif. Governor ‘Fills Rainy Day Fund to the Brim’
The Golden State’s finances are far more golden than when Jerry Brown found them seven and a half years ago.
Facial Recognition Company CEO: The Tech Is Too Volatile to Give to Law Enforcement
"Software is only as smart as the information it’s fed," according to Brian Brackeen, CEO of Kairos.
Millennial Buyers Face Tough Housing Market
A Stateline analysis found the share of 25- to 35-year-olds who own homes, which had been falling since 2005 as renting grew in popularity, ticked up slightly in 2017.
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