Public Institutions, Public Works
January 4, 2023
Via: FCWGovernment agencies don’t have a “precise definition” of artificial intelligence accountability in federal guidance, according to a new report from the non-profit American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council’s group focused on emerging technology. Although non-binding risk management and […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
December 28, 2022
Via: FCWThe fifth U.S. Open Government National Action Plan builds on many of the Biden administration’s previous efforts. Read More on FCW
Public Institutions, Public Works
December 21, 2022
Via: StateScoopThe $1.7 trillion spending bill Congress has to pass this week to fund the federal government in 2023 would increase funding for several programs aimed at improving state and local cybersecurity efforts, including a 13% bump for a Department of […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
November 18, 2022
Via: FCWThe administrator of the Transportation Security Administration said the White House is following a similar approach to how it crafted cyber requirements for the oil and gas pipeline industry following the 2021 Colonial Pipeline attack in crafting guidelines for the […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
October 21, 2022
Via: FCWThe General Services Administration has given companies a first glimpse into the next iteration of the government-wide Alliant technology solutions and services contract vehicle. In a draft solicitation posted Thursday, GSA said the window for questions and comments regarding Alliant […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
September 15, 2022
Via: FCWPresident Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday formalizing a list of risks to be considered when weighing approval of foreign investments in the United States. Under the order, the cross-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
March 8, 2022
Via: StateScoopMassachusetts officials announced Tuesday that 210 local governments and school districts around the commonwealth will receive grants to fund cybersecurity training for their employees. The grants, which have been distributed annually since 2020, will fund training for about 57,000 public-sector […]
Electric Utility, Public Institutions, Public Utilities, Public Works
August 13, 2021
Via: Power Engineering SmartGridThis project has made it possible to improve not only the students’ possibilities of studying but also the quality of life and working conditions of the teaching staff, as they now have light and electricity in their homes. Until now, […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
April 20, 2021
Via: CNBCThe coronavirus crisis has put college affordability into focus like never before. This year, because of the pandemic, the price of higher education is an even bigger consideration among students and parents. However, at the same time, the cost a […]
Basic Services, Civil Service, Public Institutions, Public Works
March 23, 2021
Via: StateScoopThere’s “a light at the end of tunnel” in sight for technology executives that were tasked with suddenly transitioning thousands of city employees and public students to remote work and learning environments last year at the onset of the coronavirus […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
March 4, 2021
Via: Waste Management WorldThe Remade Institute is a public-private partnership established by the United States Department of Energy and the first institute in the U.S. dedicated to accelerating the nation’s transition to a Circular Economy. It will spend $43 million in new technology […]
Public Institutions, Public Utilities, Public Works, Waste Management
March 2, 2021
Via: Waste360Ten years ago, a few college students at the University of Maryland became keenly aware that huge volumes of untouched, perfectly good dining hall food was getting tossed in the trash, and they teamed up to do something about it. […]
Health & Insurance, Public Institutions, Public Works, Social Services
January 29, 2021
Via: Kaiser Health NewsIn America’s health care system, dominated by hospital chain leviathans, New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, is an anomaly. It is a publicly owned hospital that boasts good care at lower prices than most and still flourishes […]
Public Institutions, Public Utilities, Public Works, Waste Management
January 19, 2021
Via: Waste360The University of California will begin to phase out single-use plastics, which includes plastic bags in retail and dining locations and single-use plastic food service items and plastic bottles, with the goal of eliminating all unnecessary plastics by 2030. Worldwide, […]
Health & Insurance, Public Institutions, Public Works, Social Services
November 17, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsAs the novel coronavirus emerged in the news in January, Sarah Keeley was working as a medical scribe and considering what to do with her biology degree. By February, as the disease crept across the U.S., Keeley said she found […]
Electric Utility, Public Institutions, Public Utilities, Public Works
October 13, 2020
Via: Greentech MediaSanta Barbara’s public school system is finalizing a solar microgrid project that could set a model for investment in clean backup power. Purveyors of carbon-free backup power have struggled for years to convince customers to pay for resilience. But a […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
September 17, 2020
Via: Kaiser Health NewsWho thought it would be a good idea to move thousands of teenagers and young adults across the country to college campuses, where, unencumbered by parental supervision, many college kids did what college kids do? Actually, Nigel Goldenfeld and Sergei […]
Public Institutions, Public Works
September 14, 2020
Via: StateScoopActors using the Maze ransomware are claiming credit for a recent string of attacks against large public school districts across the United States, just as students and teachers are returning to their mostly virtual learning environments. Last Friday, the school […]
Public Institutions, Public Utilities, Public Works, Waste Management
August 26, 2020
Via: Waste360The U.S. Plastics Pact, a collaborative led by The Recycling Partnership and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), launched as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s global Plastics Pact network. The U.S. Plastics Pact is an ambitious initiative to unify diverse public-private […]
Miscellaneous, Public Institutions, Public Works
August 7, 2020
Via: StateScoopState and local government leaders this week kept pleading for Congress to include significant funding to help them survive the costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, but to little avail as negotiations between House Democrats, Senate Republicans and the White House […]