Data science can help us fight human trafficking
New mathematical tools show great potential both to interrupt the human trafficking cycle and to provide the information needed to help victims escape to safety.
A More Holistic Approach to Social Problem-Solving Requires Interagency Collaboration
Researchers and governments have teamed up through the Silicon Valley Regional Data Trust to craft better public policy and metrics.
Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Bill Preserving Transportation, Housing Grants
But there’s still plenty of uncertainty about how the overall budget-making process will unfold in Congress.
State and Local Attorneys Brace for a Workload Increase
Laws keep evolving, budgets keep tightening and more experienced attorneys are ready to retire, making automation that much more important for governments.
Using AI to monitor borders and deploy responders
Researchers are building a system that monitors cameras from Border Patrol ground and air vehicles and determines the most effective response to incursions.
Do Driverless Cars Need Their Own Roads Around Manhattan?
A concept for AV expressways promises to reduce travel times, but falls into an old trap of car-centric planning.
Trump Warns He’ll Protect Alaska’s Environment, if Murkowski Doesn’t Back Obamacare Repeal
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP: Missouri still refers to Asian Americans as 'Oriental'; Election Integrity vice chair's credibility questioned; no more parties in Miami Beach . . . after 2 a.m.?
County in Wisconsin Looks to Partner With Neighboring Jurisdictions on Vital Services
“It’s something that will be an evolutionary process, not revolutionary,” according to Washington County administrator Joshua Schoemann.
There’s a new cloud in town
Space-based storage would allow agencies to overcome latency, interruption and internet-related security threats.
To Reduce Recidivism, States Scrap Barriers for Ex-Offenders
Hoping to make it easier for people leaving prison to re-enter society—and avoid going back—several states enacted laws aimed at helping ex-offenders get jobs, pay off court debt, and access food stamps.
Agencies explore AI, IoT integration
Federal agencies are exploring opportunities to integrate internet-of-things devices into their everyday operations, but security concerns persist.
How communities get to IoT
Although federal research and funding are helping communities design replicable internet-of-things projects, integrated, complex ventures are still a challenge, GAO says.
Containment can protect IoT and cloud infrastructure from malware
Since it's impossible to provide total protection for all devices, application-layer trusted-access control can secure resources before disaster strikes.
Building Resilient Infrastructure With a ‘Broken’ Revenue Model
The mayor of Syracuse, New York offers some perspective on how preparing the city for a changing climate and extreme weather is interwoven with issues like municipal finance and poverty.
Is Sessions’ Dangling of 'Sanctuary City' Funding an Overstep?
The U.S. attorney general followed through on a threat he made in May, showing he’s willing to withhold millions of dollars meant for criminal justice initiatives if it means getting states and localities to enforce federal immigration law.
Agencies call up drones for monitoring programs
Unmanned vehicles are making it easier for agencies to quickly gather more accurate data at less expense.
What's the Real Goal of Trump's Voter-Fraud Commission?
A conversation with Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, one of three Democrats advising the president on “election integrity.”
Texas Gov.’s ‘War on Cities’ Heats Up With Snub of the Big 5
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP: Seattle police want to bargain for body cams; Allentown, Pa. mayor shrugs off corruption charges; Baltimore gun bill gets a rewrite
Building a Skills Agenda for the New Economy
We can't rely on the free market to fix our workforce—here's what works.
Navy applies new tools to old signals tech
An update to a 200-year-old communications technology might make it possible for the Navy to speed the transmission of "radio silent" messages among vessels at sea.
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