The Recovery Begins in South Carolina. Again.
The Charleston area is no stranger to flooding.
Permit mapping tool now up and running in Pittsburgh
An interactive map of permits, licenses and violations is now live after approval earlier this year.
Chicago Teachers Strike Averted; Kentucky Confronts Lexington’s Panhandling Ban
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Oso landslide legal settlements in Washington state; Oklahoma failed to obligate disaster recovery funds; and an Oregon county challenges state over dam.
States Impose Wildly Different Policies in Releasing Police Videos
States have been rushing to catch up with the widespread use of police body cameras by passing laws that govern when and how footage can be released to the public.
New drone registration system is flying high
The cloud-based, API-driven website was delivered in two months and has processed nearly half a million registrations.
Making smart cities into safe cities
Safe city initiatives can deliver a two-for-one return on smart city investments.
Secure software is the best defense
The Fortify for Forge program gives the Defense Department’s Forge.mil users secure, rapid and cost-effective access to up-to-date software security assessment tools.
Navigator Award Finalist: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown
Oregon is implementing a phased and geographic-tiered approach to raise the state’s minimum wage, an approach that’s earned high praise for the governor, who championed the idea.
Navigator Award Finalists: Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Lt. Gov. Tina Smith
There’s a need to expand access to free pre-kindergarten programs in Minnesota. And while an earlier Dayton administration proposal to do that in a big way didn’t gain traction, the North Star State took an important step in the right direction.
Navigator Award Finalists: Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto and Team
In Pennsylvania's second-largest city, a growing tech sector is driving the wheels of innovation. But so is city hall.
Flesh-Eating Worms Have Returned to Florida
Increased trade with Cuba might have brought screwworms back to the U.S. after they were eradicated in the states in 1982.
N.Y.C. Cracks Down on Brooklyn Bridge ‘Love Locks’
The city’s transportation department is installing new signs and asking travel guide editors for help, as it looks to keep sweethearts from fastening padlocks to the landmark.
Reimagined PDFs for the connected world
ConnectedPDF technology takes the traditional e-document and makes it smarter, enabling it to know its location, status, whether it has been updated and how it has been distributed.
Treating citizens as customers
Government communicators succeed when they turn to data-driven tactics and tap into the power of influencers.
DHS nurtures wearable tech for responders
The EMERGE program accelerates the delivery of wearable technologies for first responders by bringing startups, accelerators and strategic partners together in a common research and development effort.
Hacking the Pentagon for patriotism and profit
The Defense Digital Service proves that bug-bounty programs can pay big dividends for government agencies.
Bringing big data to firearm forensics
NIST's Ballistics Toolmark Research Database is helping law enforcement match bullets to guns with greater speed and precision -- and creating the data to advance the forensics even further.
What Keeps This FEMA Regional Administrator Up at Night?
When a disaster like a large earthquake strikes, government agencies will have to manage the public’s expectations for a quick response. And that’s not easy.
Drug-Addiction Epidemic Creates Crisis in Foster Care
State foster care systems are being overwhelmed by a surge in the number of neglected, abandoned or abused children—stemming largely from drug-addicted parents.
As Hurricane Matthew Approached, a City Manager in Florida Took to Facebook
When it comes to communicating with residents, “for us it’s become very important,” says Satellite Beach City Manager Courtney Barker.
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