California installs ID.me for unemployment identity verification
California Employment Development launched a new ID.me identity verification process designed to expedite the process of verifying claimants’ identities, reduce the build-up of claims requiring manual review and crack down on fraud.
Bmore Responsive: Home-grown emergency response coordination
Working with the local Code for America brigade, Baltimore’s Health Department built a new contact management system that saves hundreds of hours when checking in on senior care centers during emergencies.
AI-based ‘listening’ helps VA monitor vets’ mental health
To better monitor veterans’ mental health, especially during the pandemic, the Department of Veterans Affairs is relying on data and artificial intelligence-based analytics.
Softening the impact of ransomware attacks
Even as the number and severity of ransomware attacks ratchet up, agencies have low-cost options for hardening their IT systems.
When security matters, sometimes only a digital twin will do
GEMINAI creates a verifiable, privacy-protected synthetic twin of real-world datasets that can be manipulated and analyzed without disturbing or compromising the original data.
US-made small drones added to GSA schedule
Through the Defense Innovation Unit’s Blue sUAS initiative, five U.S.-manufactured drone configurations are providing secure options for military and civilian agencies.
CARES dashboard ensures county spending delivers results
The CARES Act Funding Outcomes Dashboard helps Pierce County, Wash., monitor funding and key performance indicators for public health emergency response, economic stabilization and recovery, community response and resilience, and essential government services.
Fraud feeds on weak digital identity verification
Government agencies that are unable to verify that online users are who they say they are leave themselves open to risk and cybercrime.
Why data drills should be part of emergency planning
Data drills help cities develop coordinated, data-driven crisis response plans by identifying key players, valuable datasets, useful technologies and data governance challenges before disaster strikes.
Thwarting adversarial AI with context awareness
Researchers studying how hackers target machine-vision systems with adversarial artificial intelligence are building deep neural networks that can recognize when an object is out of its regular context.
Why risk is a range -- not a number
During a disaster, looking at a range of possibilities, rather than a target number, gives emergency planners a better way to gauge risk.
How transit data can drive urban recovery
Cities are looking to take advantage of data-driven transportation tools for policymaking, particularly as they look for economic recovery opportunities.
AI-based monitoring spots water meter issues
Gwinnett County, Ga., could recoup about $50,000 per month from 19 commercial water meters that have been incorrectly measuring flow, based on discrepancies discovered by edge technology.
Can local governments’ cyber flaws be fixed?
High-profile cyber incidents such as the ransomware attacks that shut down Baltimore and Atlanta have made localities more aware of threats, but without staff and budgetary resources, their ability to take action is limited.
How NY’s Tech SWAT Team ramped up COVID response
New York’s Office of Information Technology Services formed a COVID-19 Technology SWAT Team to build IT solutions quickly -- and at no cost.
Cyberattacks on state, local government up 50%
Targeted instances of intrusion, fraud or damage by malicious actors rose sharply since 2017, according to a new cybersecurity report.
Pandemic shows smart cities must be about more than technology
Smart cities are modernization projects that include digital technology as well as physical and social infrastructure, experts say.
Storm-resilient communications requires layers of options
Federal, state and local governments should build diversity into their emergency communications systems so they can still operate if telecom infrastructure is destroyed by a natural disaster.
Security outside agencies’ comfort zone depends on automation, experience
Embracing automation for most network analysis leaves security analysts time to consult playbooks, focus on unique problems, experts say.
Reimagining maps
In a recent online forum, researchers discussed how to view maps not as 2D pieces of paper but as a systems involving user data and representation.
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