So Your State Has Come Into Some Election Security Money. Now What?
Some states will have to tread water until the 2020 election as far as purchasing secure voting machines, but where there are voter-marked paper ballots there’s hope.
The Most Important Self-Driving Car Announcement Yet
Autonomous vehicles will transform urban life by 2020, if Waymo’s timeline is correct.
‘Considerable Dysfunction’ Roils Disney World’s Local Government
There’s been massive turnover in the tech department that serves a heavily-visited Florida locality few tourists have ever heard of.
Elections commission announces security funding
For the first time in eight years, states are getting a financial infusion to improve their elections infrastructure ahead of the 2018 elections.
VR training puts officers in the virtual line of fire
The Department of Homeland Security prepares to roll out a school-shooter scenario for its virtual training environment as the market expands for VR-based options for law enforcement.
California develops its own cybersecurity metrics
The California Cybersecurity Maturity Metrics are designed to help state agencies evaluate their risk postures through qualitative and quantitative measures.
Trump-approved budget short on election security, counties say
The funding is certainly welcomed by local election officials, but many of them warn it falls far short of what they need to deal with security challenges ahead of the midterm elections in November.
When Your Downtown Is Built Over a Flood-Prone Creek
You can’t always out-engineer the uncontrollable forces of water. But Walla Walla, Washington has—thus far—been pretty fortunate in its efforts to tame a local stream.
After Public Fury, SoCal Official Says New Housing for Homeless Will Be ‘Beautiful’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Atlanta’s ransomware deadline ... prairie dog plague vaccine … Philly’s off-the-books rooming house problem … new Wash. state tsunami maps ... and N.Y. governor seeks “new expansive powers.”
Trump to Stump for Infrastructure—Again
The president will highlight his public works plan in Richfield, Ohio on Thursday.
With Pay for Performance, Money Is Not the Problem
Performance management practices in business are undergoing a sea change to address essentially the same problems.
Highlighting Every Census Tract, One by One in Numerical Order
Exploring U.S. geography through a jigsaw puzzle of community snapshots.
Why It's Illegal to Roll Through Stop Signs on Your Bike—For Now
Many bicycle advocates see the "Idaho stop" as codifying what they already do at stop signs.
A better modernization strategy for cloud-obsessed agencies
A hybrid IT approach would allow agencies to take advantage of the cloud while continuing to leverage the mainframe’s unique strengths.
Protecting election registration sites from cyber intrusions
The Albert network monitoring solution provides automated alerts on both traditional and advanced network threats.
Indiana's risk-based strategy for tax fraud detection
With tax day less than three weeks away, the Indiana Department of Revenue is utilizing fraud analytics to detect anomalies in returns.
Spectrum sharing moves ahead
Public and private organizations are setting the stage for the debut of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service.
States Ready to Sue as Commerce Department Moves to Add Citizenship Question to Census
Civil rights groups, immigration advocates and state AGs prepare for what could “potentially be a long-haul flight.”
Analyzing 46 of This Year’s State-of-the-State Addresses
According to a new report, here are the big topics governors talked about—or sidestepped—in their 2018 policy speeches.
Justice Dept. Reaches Deal With West Palm Beach on Its ‘Welcoming City’ Resolution
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Emergency quarantine on Louisiana’s fragile coast ... Nashville to scale-back free school lunches ... N.Y.C. launches new bicycle-safety pilot project ... and recent storms won’t help Turlock, Calif.’s water supply woes.
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