ATF wants to expand its ballistics matching database
The searchable national ballistics database helps investigators match images from fired bullets and spent cartridges to other rounds that may have been fired from the same gun.
Is blockchain secure enough for government?
Blockchain has broad public-sector potential, but recent cryptocurrency hackings have lawmakers concerned about its security for government applications.
A Tough Recovery Question After California’s Deadly Mud Disaster
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Madison eyes a connected vehicle project; keeping a winter-weather homeless shelter open in Sacramento; a city in Alaska considers plastic bag ban; and coal ash dumping sites to close in Missouri.
Could Amazon's HQ2 Flip a State?
Democrats could gain politically if the company chooses a city in a battleground state for its second North American headquarters.
The FCC Could Help Make Good Local Broadband Models Great
Santa Cruz County has taken steps to improve internet accessibility in its rural parts but wants local government to have more of a say in federal and state broadband policy discussions.
Rural Water Group Pushes for Technical Assistance Funding
Including for so-called "circuit rider” programs that involve experts who visit communities to help them out with drinking water and wastewater issues.
Stop Saying 'Smart Cities'
Digital stardust won’t magically make future cities more affordable or resilient.
NIST maps out IoT security standards
A new draft report aims to help policymakers, managers and others find common ground for securing the internet of things.
House dives into artificial intelligence
By improving their understanding of AI, legislators want to be able to leverage the technology to improve efficiency.
Shoring up defenses for the midterm elections
Ahead of the upcoming March primaries, election officials are working with federal authorities to maximize the integrity of their voting systems.
Army looks to digitize battlefield medical data
The challenge: Using classified networks to transmit secure-but-unclassified health data and connect field medics to distant treatment facilities.
‘We’re Not Disbanding the Police Department’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A penny-per-pill opioid fee proposal; more waste-storage eyed for Detroit; a new plan to close Rikers Island in N.Y.C.; and Utah shows off its new connected vehicle corridor.
For Local Governments, Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a First Step
The proposal may not align perfectly with what many local officials are looking for. But they’re pleased to see it fueling further discussion in D.C. about infrastructure.
The Rush to Replenish Blood Supplies After Mass-Casualty Events
An estimated 38 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood. Less than 10 percent of that population actually do.
Nearly a Quarter of Confined Juveniles Nationwide Held for Noncriminal Infractions
Percentage of youth in residential facilities for truancy, running away, or supervision violations increases
Spurring Entrepreneurship Starts By Talking With Talent
“If you start with institutions, you get an institutional response…”
Building tools to secure computer processors
Under a DARPA award, Galois will develop security metrics and a framework for making decisions about the tradeoffs in securing CPUs.
Virtual training for international drug investigators
LAW-TRAIN, which lets investigators practice conducting interviews in a virtual, multicultural context, is part of a growing range of mixed-reality training platforms.
Fighting the flu with a shot of data
A local health department is using a visualization platform to make its data on weekly flu cases more accessible.
What do government workers think of collaborative tech?
As agencies move toward seamless omnichannel collaboration, the majority of employees still report the performance of unified communications technology is lacking.
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