How to make robots that we can trust
Trustability requires that humans can verify decisions made by autonomous systems.
Harvey's Floodwaters Cut Off City’s Water Supply
The storm has turned most of Beaumont, Texas into “an island,” isolating a city of 120,000 residents, many who now find themselves scrambling for water.
2 Florida State Employees Fired Over Missing a Critical Federal Deadline
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Chinese investors vs. South Dakota; legal victory for Minneapolis mayor; and a conservative state network targets employee unions for “mortal blow.”
A Top Federal CIO Is Headed to Michigan's State Government
David DeVries spent about one year as CIO for the Office of Personnel Management and previously served as principal deputy CIO at the Defense Department.
The State With the 'Most to Lose' From a NAFTA Revamp
Research from Fitch Ratings looks at how an overhaul of the trade deal could affect U.S. states.
The Invisible Toll of Trauma and Stress From Storms Like Harvey
Research on Hurricane Katrina survivors shows that the mental health impact of a catastrophe of this scale will likely linger for years to come.
OPM CIO heads to Michigan
Office of Personnel Management CIO David DeVries will become Michigan's new CIO and director of the Department of Technology, Management and Budget.
Trump Administration Puts on Hold an Obama-Era Desegregation Effort
The rule would have helped poor Americans move to more expensive neighborhoods with better schools.
3 factors affecting video surveillance storage
Agencies investing in more powerful cameras and analytics software should base their video storage decisions on retention time, accessibility and cost.
IRS uses tech to track bitcoin transactions
The IRS is using commercial software to help it identify bitcoin owners who avoid paying taxes on their digital currency.
House pushes websites to the cloud
The House plans to migrate public-facing Drupal websites to the cloud to improve security and reliability.
Teaching drones to dogfight
Teams from Georgia Tech Research Institute and the Naval Postgraduate School tested the dogfighting skills of their swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Chasing the Gas Tax in the Golden State
California seeks fresh road repair revenues in the twilight of oil.
Despite Foggy Details, State and Local Leaders See Promise in Trump’s Infrastructure Push
Senior White House officials met Wednesday with state and local government representatives to discuss the president's pending public works package.
The Looming Consequences of Breathing Mold
Flooding means health issues that unfold for years.
Why States and Cities Need More Policy Financing Mechanisms
Proposed cuts to the federal budget and local preemption could kill the fiscal capacity of municipalities to deal with disasters like Hurricane Harvey or even provide basic government services.
Charlottesville Mayor Apologizes to Council, Will Surrender ‘Some of His Assumed Autonomy’
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | South Dakota’s English-only law; Kentucky pension battle lines drawn; and Seattle’s expensive home prices.
Harvey Shows Why Turning Medicaid Into a Block Grant Carries Huge Risks
Governors like block grants “when everything is going well … but that doesn’t provide a budget that says ‘oh, but the fourth-largest city in America is underwater and I need a lot more help.’”
For Governors, Zinke’s National Monument Recommendations Remain a Mystery
“Our staff has been actively requesting the information from the Interior Department, as well as the White House, and we have not yet received it,” according to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s press secretary.
How the Feds Can Help Counties Secure Elections
Without impinging on the sovereignty of any state, county or town, the federal government does have the ability to help secure national elections, according to the clerk-recorder of Inyo County, California.
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