Public Safety

New federal website offers grants info and research to counter domestic terrorism 

A one-stop shop for state and local governments offers grant funding opportunities and research to support efforts against domestic terrorism.

Emerging Tech

Gambling is a tech industry. Are Nevada regulators up for the challenge?

Nevada, the self-professed regulatory ‘gold standard,’ is slow to enact tech advancements common in other states.

Emerging Tech

City building a talent pipeline for a quantum-enabled workforce

The Gig City Goes Quantum initiative is Chattanooga’s plan for student education, workforce preparation and business support to accelerate the local commercialization of quantum technologies.

Sponsor Content

Rethinking Sustainable Investment to Create Economic Development

The time is now for local economic development. Municipalities of all sizes should be prepared. Discover the opportunities in our Playbook for Local Governments.

Cloud & Infrastructure

How chat comments can supercharge safety net programs

With help from Code for America, New Mexico is analyzing its chat session data to uncover ways to improve customer experience through automation or a more personal touch.

Cloud & Infrastructure

New HUD playbook guides underserved communities in accessing broadband funding

It seeks to help public housing authorities, multifamily owners and operators, and tribes determine how to spend federal broadband money to close the digital divide.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Quantum sensing has ‘critical’ potential for electrical grid, official says

Quantum information technologies could be applied to the electrical grid for security and sustainability improvements.

Data & Analytics

How a data ecosystem can quell the opioid crisis

A data infrastructure that tracks drug use trends and drug market activity can inform policy and program decisions aimed at curbing the opioid crisis.

Emerging Tech

States recognizing DAOs as they embrace blockchain

Utah is the latest to recognize decentralized autonomous organizations as legal entities, as state leaders wrestle with the future of smart contracts and corporate governance.

Cloud & Infrastructure

DOT awards $94 million for innovative transportation tech

The Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation Grants Program made 59 awards for demonstration projects leveraging automation, connected vehicles, sensors and drones as well as smart grid and intelligent traffic signal technologies.

Sponsor Content

How a Cloud Security Strategy Can Help Keep Secure State and Local Government Data

With the move to the cloud imminent and ongoing, learn what state and local governments need to know about today’s threat landscape.

Cybersecurity

Senators request cyber safety analysis of Chinese-owned DJI drones

Lawmakers raised concerns that sensitive data could leak to adversaries through foreign-owned consumer technology. 

Emerging Tech

States debate whether to restrict—or invite—crypto mining

Cryptocurrency mining is coming under fire as some officials raise concerns over its effect on climate goals. But others argue cryptocurrency's potential for economic development should not be overlooked.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Text alerts could streamline benefits redetermination processes

A text-based notification system could help agencies that administer federally funded benefits remind participants of applications, renewals and appointments.

Cloud & Infrastructure

We’re back! Our grand return to live events

GCN and Route Fifty will hit the road with a new free event series to explore how cities across the country are building their future today.

Cybersecurity

Florida city water cyber incident allegedly caused by employee error

Al Braithwaite, the former city manager of Oldsmar, Florida, said the 2021 episode was not caused by outside hackers but was instead a “non-event” sparked by user error.

Cybersecurity

What is the National Cybersecurity Strategy? A cybersecurity expert explains what it is and what the Biden administration has changed

The National Cybersecurity Strategy outlines a need for improved cyber hygiene through cyber insurance, data sharing and fostering technology research.

Cybersecurity

CISA: Election security still under threat at cyber and physical level

Threats enacted by state-sponsored actors during the 2022 election have highlighted the need for “continued vigilance” in upcoming elections, said CISA Election Security Advisor Kim Wyman.

Public Safety

Resident data profiles trigger targeted emergency response

First responders can save time and resources when they have access to resident information such as existing medical conditions or their home layout.

Cloud & Infrastructure

UI modernization, identity verification limit state fraud loss

Halfway through a four-year modernization of its unemployment insurance management system, New York state’s Labor Department aims to create a more seamless and secure user experience.

Cybersecurity

State cyber workforce challenges reaching ‘crisis levels’

By marketing themselves better and adapting to remote work, states can attract and retain more cybersecurity workers, a new report suggests.