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The Best—and Worst—States to Live In
Washington ranks first in U.S. News & World Report's annual "Best States" rankings, while Louisiana took last place for the third consecutive year.
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Critical Update: Enter The Innovators
Season 3 of Critical Update kicks off with a mythbusting session on what it means to be innovative in government.
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VA’s EIS Telecom Transition Starts With New Accounting Platform
The agency is looking to buy a holistic financial management system to manage as much as $445 million in telecom spending a year.
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Kids Might Close Government’s IT Talent Gap
Technology literacy rates are on the rise, likely due to the emphasis placed on STEM education in schools.
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States Can’t Be Sued in Other States’ Courts, Supreme Court Rules
The divided court ruling overturns a four decade old legal precedent.
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Vermont Lawmakers Move to Establish ‘Fundamental Right’ to Abortion
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | New York expands traffic cameras in school zones … Legislation for family caregivers considered in several states … Tennessee prepares for legalized sports betting.
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The Pentagon Wants to Automate Software Assurance
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is working to build tools that determine what security criteria certain systems must meet and check whether they hit that threshold.
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These States are More Prepared for Public Health Emergencies
The National Health Security Preparedness Index analyzes 129 measures to rank which states are most—and least—prepared to handle large-scale public health emergencies.
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NIST Is Staging An Armed Robbery To Improve Video Surveillance
Before researchers can test the latest video analytics, they need a variety of footage from different angles, conditions and recording quality.
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Wisconsin Legislators Push to Make Cash Tips Tax-Free
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Protesters disrupt hearing over Texas bill meant to prevent protests … New Orleans passes measure to clear homeless camps … Nebraska moves to ban shackling of pregnant women in prison.
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Pensions Have Shifted To Riskier Investments, Ratings Agency Finds
But the new report says that this trend isn’t necessarily producing stronger returns.
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Composting, Clean-Ups and Comprehensive Planning to Combat Litter
Prince George's County, Maryland, has struggled for years with litter. Officials have launched a multi-year, multi-pronged effort to tackle it.
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Senate Bill Would Train Federal Buyers to Spot Counterintelligence Threats
The goal is to reduce the risks of adversaries gaining entry to agencies through their supply chains.
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IRS Authority To Regulate Tax Prep Cybersecurity Has Gaps, Watchdog Says
Digital tax fraud schemes are on the rise but the IRS can only do so much to regulate third-party providers without more authority.
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Report: Most 2020 Candidates Aren't Using Anti-Spoofing Email Protections
By failing to take advantage of DMARC protections, candidates could expose themselves to the types of phishing attacks that hit the Democratic National Committee in 2016.
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Denver Voters Decriminalize Psychedelic Mushrooms
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Police find over 1,000 guns in a home in Los Angeles … Ohio considers nixing film tax credits … New Orleans seeks infrastructure funding.
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Lawmakers Propose Transparency Requirements for Opportunity Zones
But there are questions about whether they go far enough.
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The Sounds of State Parks—on Spotify
Michigan's tourism arm will drop an album this month of ambient music layered with sound recordings from 10 state parks.
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The Government Narrowed Its Tech Workforce Age Gap for the First Time in a Decade
But agencies efforts to recruit young talent still have a long way to go.
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