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Senate Passes $19 Billion Disaster Aid Bill
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Code for America turns ten and looks for a new leader … New mayor says Chicago suburb’s bureaucracy in shambles … Louisiana braces as Midwest flood waters flow south.
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The Disparities In Investment Found Across One City’s Neighborhoods
A new study highlights sharp differences in capital flowing to poor and wealthy and minority and white areas in Chicago.
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OPM Offers Reskilling and Workforce Tools to Agency Heads
The Office of Personnel Management wants agencies to prepare for the workforce of the future.
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Sniff, Sit, Play: Using Dogs to Detect Invasive Species
Puddles, a 2-year-old Jack Russell mix, is helping Fish and Wildlife officials in Washington state prevent the spread of invasive species of mussels.
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EPA Cybersecurity Weaknesses Are Going Untracked and Unpatched
One EPA employee said their office was tracking vulnerabilities on their own to avoid oversight from other agency components.
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Democrats, Republicans Both Want to Regulate Facial Recognition
If left unchecked, lawmakers worry the tech will infringe on Americans’ privacy and civil liberties, and perpetuate racial and gender discrimination in the criminal justice system.
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Investigation Fails to Determine if Virginia Governor Was in Racist Photo
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Arizona prison whistleblower asks for more transparency … Idaho cuts one-third of its administrative code … California takes action on homelessness.
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Defense Digital Service Awards ‘Civilian Hiring as a Service’ Contract
The Pentagon’s nerd squad is rethinking how it hires talent in fields like cybersecurity, computer science and user experience design.
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Ranking the Country's Parks
Washington, D.C. dethroned three-time defending champ Minneapolis in the latest version of the ParkScore index, released this week by the Trust for Public Land.
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OMB Issues New Policy for Credentialing People, Devices and Bots
The administration’s updated identity, credential and access management policy extends physical credentials to the digital world.
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Infrastructure Talks Between Trump and Democrats Crumble
The two sides had planned to sit down Wednesday to talk about a possible $2 trillion package.
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Inside the Government's Open Source Software Conundrum
How do agencies make sure the crowdsourced code that underlies nearly every piece of tech on the market is safe to use?
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Dinosaur Fossil Dispute to Get Attention From State Supreme Court
The Montana case involves competing claims about who owns the valuable remains. Is it surface land or mineral rights holders?
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One City May Become the First to Directly Fund Abortion Access
The New York City comptroller has proposed directing $250,000 to an abortion access fund in response to tightening abortion restrictions around the country.
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Pentagon Drops $75M To Beef Up Background Investigation's IT Environment
The Defense Security Service penned an OTA contract with Perspecta and several non-traditional vendors to build advanced capabilities and a secure DevOps environment.
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Critical Update: Innovation Happens Naturally—With a Lot of Work
U.S. Digital Service Administrator Matt Cutts joins the podcast to talk about the current state—and future of—one of the most wide-reaching innovation programs in government.
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Poll: Despite Struggles, Rural Americans Feel Connected to Communities
Civic engagement is high among rural residents, which may offset negative feelings about financial insecurity and access to health care.
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Washington, D.C. Considers Allowing Residents to Issue Parking Tickets
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Albuquerque considers charging for car crash costs … St Louis County may require landlords to accept housing vouchers … Montana provides student loan aid to young farmers.
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Federal Court Blocks City From Enforcing Lawn Sign Restrictions
A homeowner in Missouri is challenging a local ordinance that only allows people to have a single two-sided sign in their yards.
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