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White House Gets Superserious about Supercomputing
A new order directs agencies within the federal government to work together -- and with the private sector -- on high-performance computers.
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How States Can Make Their Digital Offerings Accessible to People With Disabilities
On the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act’s signing, a new policy brief argues governments should be doing more for civil rights when it comes to procurement.
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Toledo Scales Back Microcystin Testing in Its Drinking Water; an Oklahoma City Alligator?
Also: The standardized testing backlash continues and Arizona closes its state genealogical library.
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Why State and Local Governments Are Increasingly Embracing GitHub
By sharing code, jurisdictions can cut IT development costs and better use resources. But it’s “a matter of cultural change.”
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Bill to Let DHS Monitor Internet Traffic on Government Systems Advances
The federal data security upgrade would the agency closer to the center of cybersecurity operations.
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Using Predictive Analytics, Chicago Is a Trailblazer for Health Code Inspections
Harnessing municipal data, it’s easier to prioritize where to concentrate inspection efforts. And GitHub makes it easier for other cities to use the city’s model.
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How Can Local Governments Help California’s Farmers Save Water?
Agricultural interests insist they’re doing their part but most growers don’t use efficient drip agriculture and several counties have banned drought-tolerant crops.
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UPDATED: Leidos Wins Massive Pentagon Health Care Records Contract
The Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization contract’s base value is $4.3 billion over 10 years, with an expected 18-year lifecycle value of $9 billion.
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White House Preps New Cyber Policy Dealing with Federal Contractors
The proposal, which could be published as early as today, follows hacks at two background checkers that compromised the security of personnel who handle U.S. secrets.
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Portland, Oregon’s First Responders Will Be Marooned by Mega Quake; Watch Out for ‘Wayward Cherries’
Also: Wilmington’s less-than-effective crime cameras and New Mexico is content to not be Mississippi.
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Will Digital Service Funding Survive Congressional Penny Pinching?
The Senate appropriations committee last week approved an annual spending measure that would grant USDS just one-third of the new funding President Barack Obama requested to scale up the team.
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10 Years After Katrina, NOAA Preps for Launch of Powerful New Weather Satellites
The first Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R series will produce “30 times the data at five times the rate and twice the resolution” of the current crop of geostationary satellites.
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Looming Northeast Corridor Rail Disaster Demands Solutions
The New York City region needs significant transit infrastructure investments to stay competitive. Can “value capture” financing techniques emerge as an alternative to increased taxation?
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White House Grievance Portal Gets Upgraded
The White House will now aim to respond within 60 days.
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HHS On the Lookout for a Deputy CIO
The deputy CIO will help coordinate the department's cloud strategy, among other responsibilities.
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Barbecue Regulations Roil Florida County; a Long-Delayed Maryland Project Is Delayed Again
Also: Eureka! It’s a small-town parklet pilot project! And a roadside message sign prank in Dallas.
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Census Wants Employees Prepared for Phishing Attacks
The training program is meant to make sure the bureau’s employees are armed with the appropriate knowledge and skill set to defend themselves against future attacks.
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When a Police Department Urges Local Residents to Stay Off Their Phones
Asking residents to curtail mobile phone use is fine, so long as you’re willing to follow suit.
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Your State’s Fracking Wells Might Be Shallow. And That’s Bad.
Underground water sources tend to sit less than a mile from the earth’s surface, so fracking below them is ideal, according to a new Stanford University study.
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