90% of People Think AI Will Take Away the Jobs of Other People
Survey: 48% of people think they'll soon have an AI employee.
EEOC preps for #MeToo complaints
As harassment claims skyrocket, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Digital Charge System aims to improve customer service, ease the administrative burden on staff and reduce the use of paper submissions and files.
When outsiders become insiders
Once an agency network is breached, a determined hacker becomes an insider, so the security mechanisms in place to mitigate the damage are critical.
Agencies cautious on blockchain applications
Agency execs caution that putting policy before technology could "hijack" future efforts to deploy the technology.
Biometrics could 'harden' immigration security, speed processing
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services wants to beef up biometric authentication so it can better identify and track immigrants coming into the country.
GOP Tax Deal Is Slated to Expand Capped SALT Deduction Proposal
Property, income and sales taxes would be covered under the emerging plan, which would differ sharply from current law.
New York City Has Its Own Fund to Bail People Out of Jail
It’s one of several ways local officials are trying to reform a bail system that the state largely controls.
Hawaii Wants All Ground Transportation on 100% Renewable Fuel Sources by 2045
The Aloha State continues to push back against President Trump’s retreat from the Paris Agreement with aggressive climate benchmarks.
City Hall Transition Underway as San Francisco Remembers Ed Lee
Acting Mayor London Breed: “He was humble and determined no matter what job he held. He was fair and collaborative no matter the heat of the moment. What mattered was helping his fellow San Franciscans.”
Massachusetts Offers In-State Tuition Break for Students From Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
It’s the latest way the Bay State has assisted the U.S. territories in the wake of the destruction brought by hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Alabama allowed to discard digital voting records
After a county circuit court judge ordered that digital images from Tuesday's electronic ballots be preserved, the Alabama Secretary of State filed for an emergency stay that was granted by the state's Supreme Court.
Can your public-safety backhaul network meet evolving responder needs?
A converged IP/MPLS backhaul network lets agencies transition from the critical applications in use today to the data-rich applications of tomorrow.
‘Puppy Mills’ Targeted by One State, Activists Seek Others
States and cities move to ban retail sales of “puppy mill” dogs.
'Ruthless preemption' now live for FirstNet opt-in states
Non-emergency communications will be "shifted to another line" to make room for voice and data traffic from police, firefighters and other emergency personnel.
Traffic analysis at the intersection of AI and supercomputing
Artificial intelligence and high-end hardware can automatically analyze video data from traffic cameras and provide actionable information for decision-makers.
New tool offers unprecedented access to U.S. election data
An interactive version of the 2016 Election Administration and Voting Survey lets users examine a wide range of election-related data at the state and local level, as well as compare jurisdictions side by side.
GOP Leaders Near Deal on Tax Bill
But Republican negotiators in the House and Senate were mum Tuesday on specifics that could affect states and localities.
‘Parents Need to Know’: Virginia Sends Notifications That CHIP Coverage Could End
“[I]f one more congressman tells me ‘no problem, they believe in CHIP and they’re going to fund it’ and still they don’t, I think I’m going to scream. Because promises aren’t paying the bills and keeping kids covered.”
How Much State Interest Is There in Proper Election Audits?
As Colorado pioneers best practices, races in Georgia and Alabama show how futile efforts are to verify votes without the right protocols in place.
Why Downtown Parking Garages May Be Headed for Extinction
“The whole view of the function of streets has had a metamorphosis,” according to DePaul University transportation professor Joe Schwieterman. “It’s made us rethink the opportunity cost of plopping a parking garage in prime downtown property.”
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