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One Month Out, Watchdog Warns About Census IT and Cybersecurity Challenges
The Census Bureau this month switched the internet response system that respondents will use to complete the 2020 census questionnaire. The last-minute change worries the Government Accountability Office.
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Indian Health Service CIO Gets Ready to Update One of Government’s Oldest Systems
As chief information officer of the Indian Health Service, Mitchell Thornbrugh will play a critical role as the agency updates from a system that first debuted in 1969.
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Positive Yelp Reviews Don’t Mean Stronger Profits For Businesses in Black Neighborhoods, Study Finds
“Location in Black-majority neighborhoods eliminates the benefit of being a highly rated establishment,” according to the new report, which looks at data for thousands of businesses.
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TIC 3 Commenters Put Faith in Zero Trust over CISA’s Trust Zones
The draft policy creates a new framework for secure network boundaries at a time when the tech sector is moving away from boundaries altogether.
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VA Reveals Industry Partners for First 5G-Enabled Hospital
Through early adoption, the Veterans Affairs Department aims to help the entire health care industry visualize, access and co-develop 5G’s full potential.
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A Major Union Push to Organize Child Care Providers in California
A new law granted workers the ability to collectively bargain with the state, an effort that union organizers are calling “historic.”
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New Hampshire Reconsiders Opioid Prescription Rules Amid Fears Chronic Pain Patients Are Suffering
A bill before the New Hampshire legislature would clarify that opioid prescribing guidelines shouldn’t dictate care for chronic pain patients.
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The Emerging Appeal of Banning Most Cars on Some Streets
New York and San Francisco have imposed strict limits on vehicles in certain corridors. Will car-free zones catch on elsewhere?
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Utah Would Decriminalize Polygamy Under Bill Moving Through Legislature
A state lawmaker said that branding polygamists as felons has driven abuse into the shadows.
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Teachers Unions Urge End of Active-Shooter Drills that Can Traumatize Students
In a new report, two teachers unions and a gun-control group recommend that schools stop using active-shooter drills—or at least revise them—amid fears the exercises are terrifying and damaging to students.
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Labor Department Joins GSA’s AI Center of Excellence to Automate Procurement Tools
Labor becomes the sixth agency to join the Centers of Excellence program and the first of 2020.
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New Bipartisan Bill Would Codify GSA’s Centers of Excellence Program
The “light touch” legislation was introduced by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Mark Meadows, R-N.C.
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State Lawmaker Pushes Measure to Declare CNN and Washington Post ‘Fake News’
The Tennessee representative delayed discussion on the resolution this week.
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How States Are Battling Other States’ Travel Bans
Texas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare California’s ban on state-funded travel to the Lone Star state unconstitutional.
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Federal Contracts to Require Secure Timing and Navigation Under Executive Order
Key stakeholder says the president’s edict is insufficient and likely to cause confusion over the role of various departments.
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Do Older Taxpayers Balk at Supporting Schools?
COMMENTARY | In certain places, opponents to new school taxes are finding success by courting older voters.
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Defense Digital Service is Taking Over a Drone and Counter-Drone Development Team
Building and scaling a suite of new drone capabilities is one of the Defense Department’s top priorities, officials said.
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Why It’s Time to Drop Passwords for Federal Networks
At very least, stop using pop culture references.
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A Local Leader On Guard Against Preemption in a State That’s a Hotbed For It
“These legislators are doing things without even speaking to, or thinking about, local governments,” says the city commissioner.
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