Transforming State Government IT Into an Amazon Prime-Like Experience
North Dakota’s tech entrepreneur turned governor wants to use savings from budget cuts to boost investments in IT infrastructure.
Inside Kentucky's strategy for improving IT operations
Kentucky CIO Chuck Grindle is consolidating and streamlining operations as he fosters a cyber secure culture.
Wringing Out New Truths From Data: Tracking Social Progress in Cities
Urban designers are ready to help cities learn from each other, combing through data both old and new.
Cage-Free-Egg Laws Spur Cage Match Between States
When California and Massachusetts enacted laws requiring that eggs produced and sold there be raised cage-free, 13 states including some of the nation’s largest egg producers sued.
Bot management 101: What one agency learned from its RPA pilot
The Bureau of Fiscal Service discovered that managing robotic process automation is more like managing staff than it thought.
New wind turbine database pulls disparate data into a common tool
The United States Wind Turbine Database and its viewer will allow agencies to share data to better plan around wind projects.
Smarter use of military health data
Breaking down silos and deploying machine learning is helping the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Health Agency to improve medical outcomes.
Rural Areas to Get Federal Funding Boost in New Transportation Grant Program
The new BUILD program will replace Obama-era TIGER grants.
Kentucky Official Says State Is Safe to Visit Amid Outbreak
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Asian tick’s New Jersey foothold … Ohio cities find compromise on telecom bill … North Dakota governor covers costs of his official travel … and Kauai recovers.
Why a Dallas Ordinance Has Bike-Share Companies Worried
The draft, up for discussion May 16, doesn’t mandate dockless bike sharing and includes a per-bike fee on companies to limit oversaturation.
Virginia’s New 9-1-1 Law Has Origins in High School Classroom
Last week, Gov. Ralph Northam approved legislation that emerged as a lawmaking exercise by students.
Public Spaces and Local Democracy
COMMENTARY | The ongoing political battle over Civil War monuments—and the public spaces they reside in—reflects a disconnect over civic expression and our public spaces.
Another State Cracking Down on Fake Service Dogs
But the lack of unified certification indicating that a dog has received specialized training makes enforcement difficult.
House Farm Bill Would Preempt Local Pesticide Regulations
Most states already prohibit local efforts to restrict the chemicals.
This Electric Scooter Mayhem Sounds Just Like When Cars Were First Introduced
Scooters are not killers (yet), but the anger they’ve inspired echoes that which accompanied the arrival of the first automobiles.
How blockchain can transform the public sector
Government agencies are taking their cues on blockchain from commercial industries, such as banking, education, manufacturing and retail.
Facial recognition in the dark
Army researchers have developed a way to enhance images from night-vision cameras to match them with photos in existing biometric face databases or on watch lists.
Taking down malicious drones
The White House has proposed allowing the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to detect and disable drones that pose a safety or security threat to specific U.S.-based assets or missions.
TSA plans to add machine learning to carry-on baggage scans
The Transportation Security Agency plans to incorporate machine learning into the computer tomography scanners at airport security checkpoints.
Alaska Lawmakers Send United Message to Feds on Legal Weed
The recent action at the State Capitol in Juneau echoes sentiments nationally about the use and regulation of cannabis.
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