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Another Federal Employee Caught Watching Porn at Work
The employee admitted watching adult pornography at work but retired amid a government investigation.
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Pension Cuts May Pose Special Risks For Public Workers Not Covered by Social Security
About 5 million state and local workers are outside of the federal retirement program.
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Tariffs Drove Manufacturing Job Losses, Fed Report Says
President Trump said that tariffs would boost U.S. manufacturing. New research found, so far, that isn’t the case.
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Government Makes Strides Sharing Cyber Threat Information
The government’s only laggard complying with the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 is the Defense Department.
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How the U.S. Made Hops, Skips and Leaps in Quantum Computing in 2019
Game-changing results may not be so far off.
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Here Come the Electrics. Could E-Bikes Be the Electric Revolution Cities Need?
Electric bikes are poised to take off, even outpacing electric car adoption. But, as with all efforts to promote alternatives to driving, city leaders would need to make infrastructure changes.
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President Trump Signs Law to Curb Unwanted Robocalls
The law supports several federal agencies in more aggressively combating the annoying, automatic calls.
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Survey: Feds View Security as Biggest Hurdle to Cloud Adoption
While agencies are becoming increasingly reliant on cloud services, a survey reveals pain points in getting there.
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These Are The Most Highly Regulated Housing Markets
A new study finds that a number of coastal metropolitan areas have some of the most stringent guidelines for residential development.
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GSA Wants Public Feedback on its eRulemaking Modernization Effort
The agency will accept comments and host two town-hall style meetings to address opportunities and public concerns on a range of related topics.
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The Water Safety Conundrum
Water infrastructure is in desperate need of repair. When will federal, state and local officials come up with the money to fix it?
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After Two Years, JEDI is Finally Underway
The second year of competition for the Pentagon’s controversial cloud contract was as dramatic as the first.
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Big Cities Mostly Prepared to Weather Next Recession, Report Says
Chicago and Detroit are outliers, least able to withstand a recession, among the big cities examined by Moody's, which looked at how prepared cities are when a downturn comes.
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Proposed FAA Rule Would Kickstart New Economy For IDing Drones
The new remote ID rule would require all unmanned aircraft systems to have a unique identifier that can be tracked by the FAA, law enforcement and the general public.
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OMB Finishes Major Tech Policy Overhauls in 2019
The Office of Management and Budget reworked several policies—some of which hadn’t been updated in a decade.
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How One Election May Have Shifted the Bar for Gun Control
After winning control of the Virginia statehouse, Democrats in 2020 are poised to pass gun control measures. It’s already set up a battle with local leaders in conservative parts of the state.
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How VA Is Tapping Cutting-Edge Tech for Veterans
From artificial intelligence to Walmart telehealth stations, the agency spent 2019 focused on how tech can augment its health services.
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The Pentagon Wants AI-Driven Drone Swarms for Search and Rescue Ops
The project will likely require AI and unmanned systems developers to work together under the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center.
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State Attorneys General Are Waging a Climate Change Battle Against the Trump Administration
In filing lawsuits against the Trump administration, Democratic state AGs have paid particular attention to both climate change and environmental protections.
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