Budgeting for security products: What CISOs need to know
Chief information security officers must consider the threat surface, the adequacy of legacy products and the availability of innovative security solutions to decide how secure their agencies.
DHS: Sharing Election Threat Info With States Won't Be One-Size-Fits-All
As the clock counts down to national elections in 2018 and 2020, Homeland Security is asking top election officials in all 50 states how they’d like to communicate about relevant information security information,
Scoring U.S. Cities on Their ‘Reproductive Freedom’
San Francisco earned top marks, according to a new National Institute for Reproductive Health report. Where does your city rate?
Weak Growth in State Tax Revenue Persists in 2017
Individual state results have differed dramatically depending on economic conditions, population changes and tax policy choices since the recession.
Pa.’s Cybersecurity Team Is ‘Talking About Projects That Actually Enable the Business’
Erik Avakian, Pennsylvania’s chief information security officer, may be a new breed of ‘black swan’: the optimistic cybersecurity professional.
Dockless Bike Share Is Not a Sign of the Apocalypse
With the new technology all but inevitable, cities of all sizes are scrambling to build the right policies and social norms.
Robotic process automation delivers better results for citizens
Applying automation to business processes can reduce or eliminate many of the obstacles to delivering fast, efficient citizen outcomes while keeping humans at the heart of government service.
VA pushes data to the point of care
By bringing together data surrounding a problem like suicide, the VA can get a fuller picture for patient care that clinicians can use internally.
Fog mesh to the rescue when disaster strikes
Researchers are building a fog-enabled infrastructure that would let edge devices communicate even when there is no internet connection.
5 mistakes to avoid after a cybersecurity breach
Given the vast attack surfaces of today's systems, intrusions are nearly inevitable, but they don't have to be catastrophic.
One-stop shopping for state services on its way
A single portal that offers online services seamlessly would lower costs for states and make transactions easier for the public.
Local California Officials Applaud Governor’s Veto of Small Cell Wireless Permitting Bill
Efforts to bring a uniform permitting process to the Golden State will go back to the drawing board.
Self-Driving Vehicle Tests Poised to Begin Next Year in New York City
"Testing in New York will accelerate the timeline to deploying self-driving cars at scale,” according to the CEO of Cruise Automation.
No Social Security Number? No Lights
Some cities require anyone who wants to open a public utility account—lights, gas, water, phone—to provide a Social Security number, government-issued ID or some form of proof they are in the country legally. For some immigrants, this means doing without utilities, even if they are in the country legally.
Nobel for Behavioral Science Holds Lessons for Local Governments
Why behavioral science is “changing the way cities around the country design their policies, services, and the moments of choice within them.”
Senators Reach a Deal to Save ACA Insurer Payments
Republican Lamar Alexander and Democrat Patty Murray have negotiated a plan to extend cost-sharing reduction payments for another two years.
Myriad missions for Murfreesboro drones
Murfreesboro became the first city in Tennessee to earn a Federal Aviation Administration certificate of authorization to fly unmanned aircraft systems.
Sending robot squads into danger zones
The top layer solution creates a mesh communication network among the robotic vehicles, enabling a convoy to instinctively follow its designated leader and providing a resilient communications network that can function in urban and subterranean environments.
Automating vital (but boring) back-office operations
NASA Shared Services Center has automated the creation of personnel cases in its human resources system for new hires and position transfers.
Teaching drones to organize themselves
Teams from the Army, Navy and Air Force are testing software that will eventually enable drones to autonomously coordinate attacks and respond to challenges by opposing swarms of enemy aircraft.
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