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Meet The Woman Who’s Making Soldiers More Energy Efficient
On the battlefield, power matters in more ways than you think.
Trump to Stump for Infrastructure—Again
The president will highlight his public works plan in Richfield, Ohio on Thursday.
Highlighting Every Census Tract, One by One in Numerical Order
Exploring U.S. geography through a jigsaw puzzle of community snapshots.
Why It's Illegal to Roll Through Stop Signs on Your Bike—For Now
Many bicycle advocates see the "Idaho stop" as codifying what they already do at stop signs.
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Is Amazon The Lone Frontrunner For A $10 Billion Pentagon Cloud Contract?
Amazon Web Services may be the only vendor capable of meeting Defense Department requirements for its highly-anticipated cloud contract.
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Bidding War Over? CACI Withdraws Offer To Buy CSRA
CACI withdrew its $7.2 billion offer to purchase IT contractor CSRA.
Justice Dept. Reaches Deal With West Palm Beach on Its ‘Welcoming City’ Resolution
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Emergency quarantine on Louisiana’s fragile coast ... Nashville to scale-back free school lunches ... N.Y.C. launches new bicycle-safety pilot project ... and recent storms won’t help Turlock, Calif.’s water supply woes.
Dozens of State DOTs Are Now Using or Testing Aerial Drones
A new survey finds that state transportation departments are using unmanned aircraft for gathering images of construction sites, surveying, bridge inspections and other tasks.
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U.S. Digital Service to Congress: We’ve Made A Measurable Impact
The government’s technology tiger team gives an update on what it accomplished in 2017 and the projects it has in process.
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U.S. Seeks to Dismiss Kaspersky Suit Against Legislative Ban
The government filed motions to dismiss two Kaspersky lawsuits Monday, challenging legal and administrative bans.
Atlanta Mayor: Ransomware Attack ‘Is a Test of Our National Security’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Okla. schools prepare for teacher walkout … Ariz. governor suspends Uber’s AV testing … Va. Beach city manager’s heated text about a state official … and N.J.’s Pulaski Skyway waiting game.
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Industry Sounds Off On Pentagon’s Cloud Strategy
The Defense Department received more than 1,000 comments from industry regarding its JEDI cloud acquisition.
S&P Nudges Philadelphia's Credit Rating Downward
The city's finances face pressure from public employee pensions and added public school costs are on the horizon.
Oregon State Employee Moves Tens of Thousands of Taxpayer Records to Personal Cloud
The February incident shows why routine log reviews by IT security personnel are important.
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The Scary New Contracting Model That Isn’t Scary or New
“Other Transaction Authorities” might seem like a risky new acquisition method, but it’s been around longer than the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
Federal Ban on Methadone Vans Seen as Barrier to Treatment
"If we’re going to be effective, we need to be nimble and bring the medication to them instead of asking everybody to trudge across town to get their daily dose at a fixed facility,” according to Brad Finegood, a behavioral health official in King County, Washington.
New Report Ranks Cities on Their Local Food-Truck Regulatory Regimes
A timely Chamber of Commerce index looks at city hall rules from an entrepreneurial perspective.
Counties Enmeshed With Federal Lands Score Wins in Spending Bill
The legislation will rekindle the Secure Rural Schools program and beef-up Payments in Lieu of Taxes.
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The Big Message in the Iranian Cyber Indictments: Deterrence
The Justice Department wants to send a message to Congress and the public: We’re deterring cyberattacks.
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