The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds
Because there are no federally set standards for measuring broadband service speeds, there is no clear way to tell whether customers are getting what they pay for.
Electric Vehicle Charger Plans in 35 States Approved by White House
It's a key step in unlocking $5 billion available for installing thousands of charging stations on highways around the country.
How integrated city data ensures social services delivery
Philadelphia’s Office of Integrated Data for Evidence and Action has been analyzing cross-program data to improve outreach to residents who qualify for assistance but have not applied.
Prioritize equity analysis in agency planning, governor says
An executive order requires California agencies to advance equity in their strategic plans by gathering and analyzing data from historically disadvantaged and underserved communities.
Alaska automates tax collection from out-of-state sales
An online portal helps local governments with remote sales tax collection, remittance and enforcement.
State pulls in $9M to improve public safety, justice IT systems
The funds will help West Virginia modernize IT systems and improve back-end services that will help protect the public.
Community Colleges Emerge as Key Players in $1B Build Back Better Regional Challenge
Each of the 21 regional partnerships features at least one community college or technical training school.
Biden Spurs U.S. Biotechnology with New Order
In a surprise executive order, President Biden directed more federal resources to go toward establishing a competitive U.S. biomanufacturing sector to support independence in key input ingredients.
States Have Work to do Making Identity Verification User Friendly
COMMENTARY | New survey findings highlight the difficulties and concerns that emerge as people try to sign up for state benefits. The poll also found people are more inclined to trust industry than government when it comes to enrolling in services and programs.
States Build on Covid Lessons for Monkeypox Tracking
As case levels rise, states are reporting more demographic data.
White House Team Unveils New Recommendations for US Semiconductor Industry Growth
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology introduced new advice to help successfully implement the CHIPS Act and develop an advanced U.S. semiconductor market.
Dashboard, sensors report real-time data on city flooding
NYC FloodNet sensors deployed across New York City measure the depth of flood water and report real-time data to a map-based dashboard showing flooding over time at each sensor location.
Health info exchange’s data innovations take the ‘detective work’ out of public health
CRISP’s data lake and scalable, sharable applications help community health services in Maryland investigate overdoses.
States build on COVID lessons for monkeypox tracking
As case levels rise, states are reporting more demographic data.
Election Officials Have Been Largely Successful in Deterring Cyber Threats, CISA Official Says
The head of CISA’s National Risk Management Center pointed to public-private partnerships and enhanced resource sharing activities as key to defending against outside threats to voting systems.
Cybersecurity Grants Are Coming. Are You Ready?
COMMENTARY | Federal grants worth $1 billion could position state and local governments to harden their networks and protect themselves from cyber threats. Here’s what to keep in mind.
Child abuse risk analysis tool flags families that need enhanced social services
By providing supervisors with data on children at risk early in the assessment process, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services can better respond to family crises.
Census bureau finishes some local count challenges
Some cities complained that flawed counts cut off population-based funding, and others cited mapping mistakes that placed buildings in the wrong municipality.
Medicare boosts incentives for hospitals to provide data to public health agencies
An updated federal rule gives hospitals greater financial incentives to report information electronically about patient illnesses, injuries and treatments to state and local health departments.
NASCIO selects 31 finalists for state IT recognition awards
States nominated their IT success stories, detailing how they improved government operations through IT modernization and business process innovations.
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