Cybersecurity
New cyber range helps future tech workers wargame cybersecurity
Fulton-Montgomery Community College in New York will open its range to students this fall, making it the first in the nation to offer one on campus as part of its academic curriculum.
Cybersecurity
More than 70% of surveyed water systems failed to meet EPA cyber standards
The agency says it will take certain enforcement actions in cases where there is imminent danger from a cyberthreat against water infrastructure.
Digital Government
Colorado becomes first state with sweeping artificial intelligence regulations
The law attempts to mitigate algorithmic discrimination in AI systems that make consequential decisions related to hiring, banking and housing.
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Workforce
Considering skills-based hiring? Resource hub helps agencies move from concept to practice
The STARs Public Sector Hub will offer data, research and collaborative resources to help governments implement skills-based hiring.
Digital Government
Prioritization key to prep for website accessibility rule
Now that the Department of Justice has issued a final rule to make government websites accessible for people with disabilities, states and localities have to start implementing it. Here’s how.
Finance
Shiny new things and public priorities
COMMENTARY | The economic growth and civic pride benefits of new stadiums are not enough to compensate for the required public financial commitment.
Workforce
As a key labor union pushes into the South, red states push back
Republican lawmakers have passed new laws on union elections for companies that receive state incentives.
Finance
California is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco—and that could put a dent in gun violence
COMMENTARY | Gun deaths and injuries aren’t just tragic—they’re expensive, too.
Infrastructure
Passenger rail keeps chugging forward during Infrastructure Week
Efforts to expand rail have reached significant milestones in recent weeks, from construction on the Northeast Corridor to new funding on Colorado’s Front Range.
Management
City tackles first responders’ opioid compassion fatigue
When physically and emotionally exhausted emergency personnel started saying, “Let them die,” officials in Huntington, West Virginia, knew they had a problem. They also had a solution.
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Management
Clean needles save lives. In some states, they might not be legal.
In Pennsylvania, where 5,158 people died from a drug overdose in 2022, the state’s drug paraphernalia law stands in the way of harm reduction programs that distribute sterile syringes.
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Ten local leaders from water and wastewater authorities discuss their challenges and strategies for building a more resilient water infrastructure.
Management
To help address teens’ mental health needs, state to launch Youth Mental Health Corps
Colorado's program will train young adults ages 18 to 24 to connect middle and high school students to needed mental health supports and resources.
Infrastructure
These federal grants can help ease multiplying election threats
Cyber and physical threats are some of the biggest issues local election officials face ahead of the November presidential contest. Researchers said while there is a finite amount of funding, federal grants can help ease the pressure.
Infrastructure
Why Washington Metro’s leader is ‘bullish’ on post-pandemic transit
Faced with a drop in riders and major budget shortfalls, Randy Clarke doubled down on providing more service to D.C.-area riders. It seems to be working.
Finance
How ‘kitty cats’ are wrecking the home insurance industry
Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs.
Infrastructure
Housing boom in most of the US could ease shortage, but cost is still a problem
There are 5 million new housing units since 2020, mostly in the South and West, but supply has still not caught up with demand.
Workforce
With the rise of AI, workforce planning is critical. But many governments don’t do it.
That’s a problem when state and local government officials are seeing daily evidence that the nature of their workforce is quickly changing.
Management
From foster care to secure housing: How vouchers help young adults build self-sufficiency
While some first-time renters rush to thrift stores to find eclectic pieces to decorate their new apartments, for adolescents leaving the foster system, the experience of moving out is often much bleaker.
Finance