Countering the mobile phishing challenge
Mobile endpoint security solutions can help agencies protect government networks from sophisticated phishing attacks targeting employees' devices.
Providence’s New Loan Partnership to Replace Lead Water Pipes
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Seattle City Council OKs employee head tax … prosecutor drops charges against Mo. governor … and Detroit sues downtown’s largest landowner.
Egg-Caused Salmonella Outbreak Leads to the Largest U.S. Recall Since 2010
The Food and Drug Administration has traced the outbreak to a farm in Hyde County, North Carolina.
Georgia’s National Guard Unit Wants Some Help Prepping for a Big Cyber Test
The Georgia Army National Guard has a cyber readiness inspection coming up and wants a contractor to spend the summer helping it get ready.
The Importance of Scaling and Supporting Apprenticeship Programs
Whether it’s in high schools or vocational training, “we’ve got to find a better pipeline, and the federal government needs to be part of that partnership,” said National League of Cities president Mark Stodola.
FEMA Chief: 'The Key to Resiliency Is at the Local Level'
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long highlighted some of his agency's limits when it comes to preparing communities for natural disasters.
6 Pilots the Detroit Mobility Innovation Initiative May Deploy
The public-private partnership wants one up and running in the next six months.
A cybersecurity credit score
The score provides device-level vulnerability insight for patch prioritization and can facilitate communication with less tech-savvy execs.
Takeaways from the DC-area WEA system test
When emergency managers across the National Capital Region sent a test message to 5.5 million people through the Wireless Emergency Alert system, they learned the value of multiplatform communications.
Supreme Court Rules States Can Legalize Sports Gambling, Reaffirming Limits of Federal Authority
The high court made clear that state legislatures have a “dual sovereignty” with their federal counterparts.
White-Hat Hackers to the Rescue
There are reasons more aren’t using the service: Some states might not have the money, or might be nervous about allowing white-hat companies to try to breach their networks.
NIST starts down road toward IoT encryption
Before it can solicit encryption algorithms for internet-of-things devices, the National Institute of Standards and Technology wants comments on the best way to design criteria to evaluate those new encryption standards.
How blockchain helped bring down the Silk Road
Blockchain's audit trail, coupled with federal subpoena power, made it possible for investigators to uncover the personal accounts linked to operators of the underground marketplace.
Seattle City Council Set for Final Vote on Controversial Employee ‘Head Tax’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Possible early season tropical system … S.C. bag tax preemption … Minneapolis may increase age to purchase tobacco … and Baltimore’s incinerator reliance.
Private Water Utility Shareholders Reject Transparency Proposals
The proposals would have required American Water to make new disclosures on political contributions and lobbying.
With Kilauea Off Limits, New Mexico Has Its Own Kilauea-Like Spot to Check Out
Officials in Hawaii, for good reason, want you to steer clear of the danger zone on the Big Island. But a location on the mainland shows what can happen when lava oozes across the landscape.
Iowa Soybean Farmers Could Become the Face of a Trade War With China
Already hit by falling agricultural commodity prices, retaliatory tariffs would effectively kick producers while they’re down.
As Courts See Local Flood of Opioid Lawsuits, Litigation Strategies Can Vary By State
In Arkansas and other states, city and county associations have led a full-out charge against the pharmaceutical industry.
New Jersey Bill Would Strip Pensions for Workers Convicted of Sexual Offenses
The bill, passed by committee, requires that the offenses be somehow related to an individual’s public employment.
State Economic Growth Uneven Since Recession Began
All three major components of personal income—work earnings, transfers such as Social Security benefits, and property income—rose over the past 10 years. Among the factors that shape personal income, effects vary by state.
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