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Pricey Phone Calls at S.C. County Jail; Is Expanding the Brooklyn Bridge Worth It?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Iowa's 'moderate' cybersecurity risk; Vermont's 'geographic disparity'; and 'Clock Kid's' family suing Texas school district
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Part of the Federal Cloud That Stopped Growing
Though the market came to include calendar management, customer relationship management and internal and external websites, it declined 16 percent to $539 million in fiscal 2015.
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Donald Trump Has Great Faith in Federal Bureaucrats
The GOP standard-bearer may criticize government, but he’s proposing to rely heavily on the people who work for it to root out waste and inefficiency.
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Florida Wildlife Agency: Don’t Paint Turtles or Tortoises
Authorities are trying to discourage people from engaging in a practice that is harmful to the shelled reptiles, and can be illegal under Florida state law.
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Carper: ‘Election Security is Critical’
A foreign actor's cyberattack on election systems could jeopardize the integrity of the voting process, according to the senator.
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Improving Customer Experience, When the Taxpayer Is Your Customer
We’re soliciting your input for our Sept. 20 event.
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Energy Department Steps Up Whistleblower Protections
Contractors will face civil penalties if they retaliate against employees who raise nuclear safety concerns.
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Obama Administration Responds to GOP Claims About Unspent Zika Funding
As the public health situation is “getting critical,” Congress left for a summer break without finalizing a funding package to combat the virus.
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Local Governments Concerned With Security Should Lead With Multi-Factor Authentication
Nation-states attempt to breach New Orleans’ systems “all the time,” so the city recently upped its defenses for law enforcement and several other departments and apps.
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How USAID Thinks About Mobile Apps
If apps don't communicate with each other, the data they collect isn't useful to aid workers.
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German Official Feels Slighted and Neglected by U.S. Sister City in Michigan
Among the apparent transgressions: Bay City 'just didn't get around to' sending Ansbach a Christmas card.
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DOD's Cyber Lessons for OPM
Acting Director Beth Cobert says OPM is trying to create widely accepted credentials for cyber skills.
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IaaS Growth Drives Federal Cloud Market
Infrastructure-as-a-service offerings lead federal cloud purchases, but other categories show growth.
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Virginia Mayor Busted By Cops in Undercover Meth-for-Sex Sting
Richard “Scott” Silverthorne was arrested Thursday night and faces a felony charge.
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GAO Sustains Bid Protests of $17.5B DISA Contract
The watchdog group said DISA didn't provide a reasonable basis for comparing the cost of competing proposals.
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Kaine, No. 2 on the Democratic Ticket, Touts His Municipal Government Experience
Speaking to the National Urban League, the former Richmond mayor and Virginia governor explained why the time he spent in local government has been critical to his political success as a U.S. senator.
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GAO: Expect Delays in DATA Act Financial Reporting
The mechanics of reporting that data are messy, a watchdog report finds, and officials at least in one agency think they might miss the deadline.
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Route Fifty Roadmap: A Municipal Parks and Rec Facility With Olympic Stature
The L.A. Swimming Stadium, built for the 1932 games, isn’t your ordinary city pool.
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More Shark-Detection Buoys in Mass.; Fantasy Sports Get OK to Resume in N.Y.
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Georgia city’s fight to expand a fiber network; new tree protections in Sacramento; and Idaho state worker health coverage.
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