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Why This State Thinks Engineers Can Save Pedestrians' Lives
The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roadways is up—by a lot.
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Embattled FEMA CIO Reassigned to Caribbean Post
Patsy Garnett will step in as acting CIO until a permanent replacement is hired.
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FEMA Chief: 'The Key to Resiliency Is at the Local Level'
Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long highlighted some of his agency's limits when it comes to preparing communities for natural disasters.
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Agency That Vets Pentagon Contractors’ Security Isn’t Keeping Up With the Threat, Audit Finds
The Defense Security Service plans to shift to a risk-based approach, but needs to reach out to stakeholders, GAO says.
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Pentagon's EHR Setbacks ‘Don't Bode Well’ for Potential Veterans Affairs Rollout
The Veterans Affairs Department will be looking to avoid mistakes made thus far by the Pentagon.
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Pentagon Wants Cloud Secure Enough to Hold Nuke Secrets
The Pentagon’s JEDI cloud will be designed to store the government’s most sensitive classified information, including nuclear secrets.
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Supreme Court Rules States Can Legalize Sports Gambling, Reaffirming Limits of Federal Authority
The high court made clear that state legislatures have a “dual sovereignty” with their federal counterparts.
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Iowa Soybean Farmers Could Become the Face of a Trade War With China
Already hit by falling agricultural commodity prices, retaliatory tariffs would effectively kick producers while they’re down.
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New Jersey Bill Would Strip Pensions for Workers Convicted of Sexual Offenses
The bill, passed by committee, requires that the offenses be somehow related to an individual’s public employment.
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Pentagon Orders Fourth Estate Agencies to Move to MilCloud 2.0
A memo from the Pentagon’s chief information officer issues a timeline for some agencies to migrate to the cloud.
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Tension Bubbles Up Over Water Infrastructure Bill in Senate
The prospect of making changes to federally-backed drinking water and sewer lending programs is proving to be controversial.
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Bill Would Set 2-Year Deadline for Agencies to Get Digital
The 21st Century IDEA would require agencies to have a digital option for all paper-based forms and in-person interactions.
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White House Announces Select Committee of Federal AI Experts
The new interagency group will coordinate artificial intelligence programs and research across government.
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Research: Poor Spend Huge Portion of Income on Infrastructure Costs
The Brookings Institution takes a look at the affordability of America's public works.
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Water Infrastructure Bill Offers a Kumbaya Moment on Capitol Hill
“There’s a lot to like about this legislation,” said Sen. Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee.
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California AG Blasts Closure of CFPB’s Students and Young Consumers Office
Consumer advocates see it as a sign that the Trump administration has deprioritized scrutiny of predatory college lending.
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Senators Look at Policing Practices by Federal Land Management Agencies
“This issue is of great concern to communities throughout the West,” said Utah Sen. Mike Lee. “Increasingly, these communities find themselves as targets of overly zealous federal law-enforcement operations.”
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The Army Will Help Uber Get Flying Taxis Off the Ground
The joint venture aims for quieter, more efficient propellers for stealth or urban flights.
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Planned Food Stamp Recipients Database Sparks Hacking Fears
Critics say the database is unnecessarily expansive and would be a major draw for hackers.
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