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Number of Zika Cases Likely From Florida Mosquitoes Rise to 14
Ten new cases were confirmed in the state on Monday.
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Training Program Gives Cash-Strapped R.I. Municipalities Some Hope
‘Leadership Matters’ focuses on improving culture and performance in local public institutions in the Ocean State dealing with challenging fiscal conditions.
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Hackers Pocket Credit Cards While Processing USPS Mail, Snap Selfies with Dying Patients and Leak DNC Donor Voicemails
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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It’s Time for Regional Primaries
In a guest article, Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill explores how her colleagues around the country are now working together to develop a more harmonized, coherent nomination process after a plan for regional primaries didn’t take off years ago.
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New Earthquake-Resilient Water Pipes ‘Surpassed Expectations’ in Recent Tests
“We took the pipe to three times its current design standard, and it continued to convey water,” according to a Cornell University researcher.
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White House: Cyber Competitions Could Solve Skills Shortage
Office of Science and Technology Policy experts think contests could help the White House raise awareness about job opportunities.
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GSA: ‘A Better Schedule 70’ Ahead
Much of GSA’s improvements to the largest, most widely used acquisition vehicle in government are a result of customer feedback.
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1st Likely Cases of Zika Transmitted by Mosquitoes on U.S. Mainland in Florida
Four people are said to be affected, according to Gov. Rick Scott’s office.
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Hillary Clinton's Inner Wonk Emerges in Her Big Speech
The Democratic presidential nominee says that as a public servant, the “service part has always come easier to me than the public part.”
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Commerce Data Guru Announces Departure
In a post on Medium on Thursday evening, Tyrone Grandison, Commerce’s deputy chief data officer, announced his planned exit nearly exactly a year after he joined the agency.
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County Executives Foil Vote for Detroit Regional Transit Network
For the umpteenth time, elected officials in Southeastern Michigan fail to cooperate. Can an agreement be saved?
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No One Will Want a Federal Leadership Job After What I've Been Through, IRS Chief Warns
"It doesn't look like much fun," John Koskinen says.
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D.C. Metro Drivers Keep 'Zoning Out'; Massachusetts Tick Bites Prove Costly
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Albuquerque bus rapid transit meets resistance; Scottsdale braces for development boom; and Cabela's might leave Nebraska.
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EPA Tests Future of Public Comments
18F helped the agency build a system that lets citizens comment on specific paragraphs of proposed rules.
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FBI Director: Time to Discuss Encryption Before 'Something Terrible Happens'
"At some point, encryption is going to figure into a major event in this country," Comey said.
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In the ‘City of Good Neighbors,’ Government Leads by Example
In a guest article, Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown discusses how his city is harnessing data and empowering citizens to improve their community and government.
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Should Secret Service Protect Emails of Future Presidents?
Until there is some type of specific intrusion, like the alleged DNC hack, there is nothing the government specifically does to help prevent hack attacks against presidential nominees.
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Florida Judge Won't Call Bitcoin Money; Michigan Working Out Casino Treaty With Tribe
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: N.C. government retirees want better benefits; a California town faces the latest algae bloom; and the search for an author's treasure triggers emergency response
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Professionals Across the Globe Agree: Governments Don’t Invest Enough in Cyber
And one in three thinks the cyber shortage makes their organizations more vulnerable to attack.
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