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National Weather Service Will Stop Yelling Forecasts At You
The National Weather Service plans to adopt a gentler tone by swapping out its all-caps messages for mixed-case letters.
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Eying $50 Million in Transportation Funding, Austin Officials Tie Mobility to Equity
“Choosing to do nothing is choosing to watch the city that we love die slowly in an ever-expanding traffic jam,” Mayor Steve Adler said Monday.
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This Workforce Development Board Bolsters Its Youth Re-Engagement Efforts With Technology
“Starting with social media is a good way to break in.”
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Postal Service Agents Will Trawl Facebook, Dating Sites to Root Out Fraud
The agency is now planning to formally train agents how to probe wayward personnel using social media and other open source data.
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A Perk For Feds: Cheaper Seats at the Old Ball Game
Washington Nationals offer discounts to government employees, military service members.
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N.J.’s Richest Resident Leaves; How Many Denver Pot Shops Is Too Many?
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: A Florida city will pay for part of your Uber ride; Google Fiber nixes “free” broadband in Kansas City; and San Francisco’s aging homeless problem.
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OPM Seeks Social Media Tracking for Background Checks
OPM is conducting market research to find companies that can perform automated social media tracking and other types of Web crawling.
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'Hey Siri, Call in an Airstrike': Army Seeks to Outfit Soldiers With Voice-Controlled Gear
To ensure cybersecurity and national security do not become mutually exclusive, the Army is testing various biometric identification methods that can withstand battle terrain.
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Hackers Broadcast Furball Erotica Nationwide, Whomp Trump Hotels… Again & Steal IDs of Half of Turkish Population
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Wisconsin Awaits Implementation of Scott Walker’s Civil Service Reform Law
Supporters say it will help the state government be more effective in hiring and firing but opponents fear weakened worker protections.
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Rural Indiana Town Battles HIV Epidemic; North Dakota ‘Man Camps’ Face Closure
Also in our State and Local weekend news digest: Oregon’s $6.5 billion website lawsuit; Uber’s big settlement with L.A., S.F.; and Rhode Island’s DOT consulting fees.
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White House Sends Bill for $3B IT Fund to Congress
Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer, the House Democratic whip, said he would sponsor the legislation and plans to formally introduce it when Congress returns to session next week.
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Clinton Campaign Pledges to Crack Open Government Files on UFOs, Aliens
The truth, campaign manager John Podesta says, is out there.
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The Military Is Hiring a Rapid Cyber Response Team -- in Case Commissaries Get Hacked
Military base grocery stories are vulnerable to computer hackers, according to the Pentagon.
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Are Federal Regs Keeping Agencies From Cutting-Edge Cyber Tools?
Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., is worried federal agencies are behind the curve when it comes to purchasing cutting-edge cybersecurity tools and services.
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Is Your State Prepared for a Cyberattack on Top of a Natural Disaster?
NASCIO doesn’t think so, so it’s developed a government response planning guide for cyber disruptions.
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With New Programs, GSA Wants Startups to Sell To the Government. Will They Work?
The “Making It Easier” initiatives are a first step, but aren’t enough to attract startups to the federal market alone, experts say.
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New York Mayor’s Horse Carriage Vendetta; California-Oregon Dam-Busting Salmon Plan
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Ending cyclical court debts in Missouri’s cities; a deadly Memphis sewage leak; and a new home for Montana bison to roam.
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Homeland Security Exploring Body Cameras for Border Patrol
The agency issued a request for information for both body-worn cameras and vehicle-mounted camera systems.
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