GOP Governors Resist Biden’s Attempts to Restrict Infrastructure Spending
They’re cautioning the White House against pushing “a social agenda” under the public works law.
Saving water with real-time data collection
To support more efficient river management, Idaho’s Water District 63 is automating remote data collection and gate control with high-speed broadband wireless.
Containerization and virtualization in a hybrid world
Agencies are mixing physical servers, virtual machines and containers to get the required storage and computer resources they need to maximize performance.
Infrastructure Update: $6B Federal Bridge Funding Boost Arrives for Small Localities
With thousands of city and county bridges in “poor condition,” local leaders say “It’s about time.”
Detroit tests cloud-enabled pavement monitoring
In-vehicle sensors collect and analyze data and send it to the cloud where the city can access it as a GIS layer to see road surface ratings.
The Difficult Push to Build More Housing Near Transit
Some states and cities are adopting policies to promote dense development near bus and rail lines. But it can be a hard sell politically and sometimes has unintended consequences.
Major Offshore Wind Lease Sale Set for February
The planned federal auction for sites near New York and New Jersey comes as the Biden administration continues its push for offshore wind power development. State and local leaders are eying economic opportunities tied to the industry.
Department of Energy Launches New Program To Overhaul US Electrical Grid
Engaging local, state and tribal governments will be a hallmark feature of the new initiative as the federal government works to expand access and make systems more resilient.
Wyoming health IT modernization nears completion
The modules of the Wyoming Integrated Next Generation System were procured separately to ensure best-of-breed solutions.
Infrastructure Update: White House Urges States to Tap Infrastructure Czars
In some states, leaders have already selected point people to help guide spending with billions in new, federal infrastructure dollars.
3 phases on the journey to multicloud
To reap all the benefits that multicloud has to offer, agencies should assess their current IT systems, determine where workloads belong and focus on business goals.
Cloud solutions speed rental assistance payments
The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration quickly launched a portal for residents to submit applications and track their progress, and a North Carolina county developed an integrated customer contact solution to better deliver payments and services.
A Missing Piece With State Efforts to Test Drive Mileage Taxes
A federal watchdog questions why pilot programs for an alternative to the gas tax haven't been evaluated on whether they could be expanded nationwide.
How agencies are benefitting from AIOps
With AIOps, network administrators can tackle jobs where there’s too much data for any human to process, help reduce response time and downtime and streamline government IT operations.
Infrastructure Update: Adding E-bikes to Municipal Fleets
In Minneapolis, a city agency purchased four electric-assist bikes to help employees get around on the job. Departments in other cities have also been experimenting with the bikes.
Network upgrades support heath care growth in rural Iowa
A redundant 10G closed network infrastructure allows state health care workers to transport data to and from hospitals, clinics and outside partners.
The Messiest Local Government Issue
The problem of building, maintaining and expanding sewer systems never seems to go away.
Infrastructure Update: Feds Stake Out Priorities for Highway Dollars
The Biden administration is moving to put its stamp on road funding that's going to states under the new infrastructure law.
Eco-friendly data centers key to sustainable enterprises
Climate change – and the availability of water and renewable and locally generated energy -- is driving interest in carbon-neutral data centers.
Using APIs to bridge the gap between old technology and new needs
Application programming interfaces can deliver better tools, data and reporting for benefit determinations without requiring significant upgrades to existing technology.
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