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Gov. Rick Snyder Named in Flint’s First RICO Suit; N.J. Township Fights Turkeys With Airhorns
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Driver’s licenses for Arizona “dreamers;” raising Louisiana’s exotic dancing age; and a town called Climax
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How Last Year's OPM Hack Could Affect the Census
A loss of public trust in the federal government could undermine Commerce's ability to collect data for the 2020 census.
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DHS: Cyberattack on the Ukraine Power Grid Could Happen Here
“This type of attack can happen in any critical infrastructure company across all sectors," a high-ranking cybersecurity official says.
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Lawmakers Move to Initiate Impeachment Process for Alabama’s Governor
Scandal-plagued Gov. Robert Bentley accused state Rep. Ed Henry, and other House lawmakers backing the impeachment resolution of playing politics.
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Federal Cybersecurity by the Numbers: The Biggest Spenders and the Biggest Threats
The annual scorecard tracking agencies’ compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act shows some agencies are backsliding.
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Can the Internet of Things Change Economic Inequality? Commerce Wants to Know
he Department of Commerce wants your input on the Internet of Things.
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Chris Christie vs. Atlantic City; Oklahoma Looks to Recoup Taxes on Out-of-State Sales
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Indiana’s transparency battle legal fees; synthetic herbicide and pesticide ban; Seattle’s frozen crab highway spill
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FBI Cyber Official on Panama Papers: ‘Good, It Wasn't a Law Firm in the US’
The leak could be a lesson for people who trust outside organizations, such as law firms, to protect their data.
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Route Fifty’s New iPhone App Is Ready to Download
5 Things, a new feature for mobile readers, is a roundup of important state and local government news from around the nation we think you should read.
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Why States Want Skills-Based Job Markets Amid Globalization and Digitalization
During a panel discussion in D.C., Colorado’s governor and Indiana’s former governor show why states are often better than the feds at adapting policies to fit the changing digital economy.
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Military Commands Tussle Over Cyber Power
The Pentagon said it plans to sort out the org chart.
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How States Piggyback on Federal Personal Income Tax Calculations
While federal income taxes are calculated in a series of steps and most states link to one or more of those, a few states are connected to federal policy in a way that does not involve conformity to specific provisions.
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With Job Website, Spy Agencies Try to Reach Younger Applicants
The intelligence community’s new website includes a “job exploration” function that tells high school students how to get involved in government work.
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How the West Wing Got New Wi-Fi
First, workers had to remove 13,000 lbs of unused cables left inside the White House walls from previous upgrade efforts over the years.
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D.C. Takes Its War on Potholes Mobile
GIS mapping will be used in this year’s “Potholepalooza” to speed up repairs while keeping residents in the loop.
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West Virginia Prepares for Massive Higher Ed Cuts; Amtrak Crash Kills 2 in Pennsylvania
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Lead-poisoning concerns in New Jersey schools; Mississippi mayor’s sexting controversy; and world’s longest floating bridge opens in Seattle.
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Federal Community Mourns Bob Welch (1942-2016)
Co-workers say, above all else, their friendship with the mentor and visionary will be missed.
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Soldiers to Help Crowdsource Spy Maps
Because satellite connectivity can be too spotty to obtain high-fidelity images for spies in remote locations, some intelligence officials say they welcome the expansion of social mapping.
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Number of Americans Living in Extremely Poor Neighborhoods Up in Recent Years
A new Brookings Institution analysis notes: “13.5 percent of the nation’s poor population faced the double burden of being poor in a very poor place.”
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