States want to see some digital ID before you visit that porn site
States want to see some digital ID before you visit that porn site
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