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Major Fire in Atlanta Causes Interstate Highway Bridge to Collapse

Drivers in and around Georgia’s largest city are going to face difficult commutes “for the foreseeable future.”

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Mapped: Where American Income Has Grown the Most Over the Past 25 Years

Explore the growth in average income by county, 1990 to 2015

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OPM Pays Too Much Protecting Breach Victims from Identity Theft, Watchdog Says

Congress required OPM to provide identity theft insurance up to $5 million, but claims rarely exceed a few thousand, GAO says.

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Trump Team Seems to Stay the Course With the Last Administration’s Cyber Efforts

Two recent moves suggest the Trump White House isn’t seeking a sea change in international cyber policy.

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How Will NCAA React to North Carolina’s ‘Humpty Dumpty’ H.B. 2 Repeal?

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Okla. proposal for new fees for electric and hybrid cars; New Orleans mayor fears federal disaster planning cuts; and N.M. governor vs. journalists.

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FEC and 18F Team Up to Save Agency $1.2M

The commission's new website, hosted by Cloud.gov, will reduce spend on internal systems.

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AT&T Scores $6.5B Contract to Build Nation's First Public Safety Broadband Network

The company will spend about $40 billion on building, deploying and operating the network.

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NIST Cyber Framework for Federal Agencies Coming Soon

The guidance is expected in the next two months or so, a NIST official said.

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‘Surge Parking’ Pilot Prompts ‘Revenue Piggy Bank’ Worries in Chicago

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: California’s big infrastructure funding proposal; Bridgegate sentencing; and Nevada’s state worker unionization bill.

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The Trump Administration’s Mixed Messages on ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Continue

City Halls now want a legal definition of the term, with Seattle even suing for one.

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NARA Rethinks How to Store Presidential Records

The agency is currently transferring about 532 million Obama administration files into its archives.

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What Works Cities Launches New Certification Program for Municipal Data Practices

As the footprint of the WWC network grows, “other cities will want to copy the cities that do well,” according to former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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Virginia Governor Sets Veto Record

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Oroville Dam repairs slow going; Utah gov. eyes public lands; Wyoming city official doubles as track star.

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Stephen Colbert: Agencies Should Stop Thinking of Americans As 'Customers'

The late-night host devoted a segment to Jared Kushner's new role in the federal government.

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Sessions: ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Must Comply or Be Denied DOJ Grants

Does an Obama-era policy really give the agency leeway to defund jurisdictions still refusing to enforce immigration law?

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Trump Has A New Innovation Office. It’s Unclear What That Means for 18F and USDS.

Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner will head up the office.

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IT Modernization Bill Could be Reintroduced in Congress This Week

Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, could introduce a tweaked version of the Modernizing Government Technology Act, which passed the House in September but stalled in the Senate during the lame-duck session.  

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Fight Brews Between West Coast States and Trump Over Climate Policies

“To have a president who will in the next few days, or weeks, announce he intends to roll back our efforts to fight climate change is unacceptable,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said this weekend.