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How states can get the most from data analytics
September 08, 2021 | NewsIn the light of the pandemic, data analytics will be crucial for delivering the necessary insights states need to develop their mitigation strategies and federal grant investment decisions, according to a new report.
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Napa County installs AI-based early fire detection
| NewsThe pole-mounted artificial intelligence-based system uses optical and heat sensors to detect and analyze smoke plumes that indicate fire.
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White House drafts zero-trust guidance
| NewsThe administration is looking for comments on strategic guidance containing baseline expectations for agency migrations to a zero-trust architecture.
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Analytics platform surfaces insights from regulatory documents
| NewsAn open-source project that collects, quantifies and visualizes federal and state regulatory text allows policymakers to analyze the data when making decisions on regulations.
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V-Safe: How everyday people help the CDC track COVID vaccine safety with their phones
September 07, 2021 | NewsThe v-safe registry lets inoculated people report their experiences, including serious suspected side effects, directly to the CDC through smartphones, adding to the data gathered from clinical trials and other safety monitoring systems.
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Cloud can help speed FOIA response
| NewsCentralized, cloud-based repositories that consolidate information make it easier for agencies to search for data needed to fulfill Freedom of Information Act requests.
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BLM eyes GIS for estimating development mitigation costs
| NewsThe Bureau of Land Management is looking for GIS services that would help it better estimate compensatory mitigation costs for solar projects and restoring habitat for threatened and endangered species.
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Rethinking backups to combat ransomware
| NewsA backup system that is a virtual device not only manages the storing of the agency’s data on physical media but it also creates a virtualized copy of that data for production.
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County tests blockchain for vital records
September 03, 2021 | NewsA proof-of-concept in Riverside County, Calif., allows customers to select the records they need, authenticate themselves, pay for the copies and receive blockchain-secured digital documents within minutes.
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Protecting IoT devices from unpatched code
| NewsResearchers have developed an architecture that allows internet-of-things devices on a local network to access a centralized hub with up to date third-party libraries.