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Identifying and mitigating third-party IT risks
June 20, 2024 | News, CybersecurityCOMMENTARY | Transparency, accountability and collaboration with vendors can help agencies reduce the risks associated with third-party contracting.
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Undercover ‘secret shopper’ program shows city agencies breaking language access laws
| News, Digital GovernmentMultilingual interns post as "secret shoppers," visiting New York City government offices to evaluate how well agencies are meeting language accessibility standards.
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Massachusetts is expanding its pathbreaking vehicle fleet electrification program
| News, Emerging TechThe Massachusetts Fleet Advisor program, which helps small businesses, nonprofits and municipalities transition to electric vehicles, recently received $5 million in federal funding.
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How hot weather can tamper with your words
June 19, 2024 | News, ManagementAs a heat wave continues to impact many parts of the Midwest and Northeast, a new study finds that politicians tend to use shorter words in speeches on hot days.
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US laws created during slavery are still on the books. We should acknowledge that, a legal scholar argues
| News, ManagementCOMMENTARY | Addressing slavery’s legal legacy is not just an issue for historians.
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As mobile IDs proliferate, concerns about cybersecurity and data privacy mount
June 18, 2024 | News, Digital GovernmentNew York is the latest state to adopt a mobile driver’s license. But while the technology holds promise and is convenient for users, there remain concerns.
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Platform lets cities, residents shop granny flat options
| News, InfrastructureLike an Etsy for accessory dwelling units, an online platform displays preapproved designs and specs for ADUs, giving local governments a tool for streamlining construction and reducing the housing shortage.
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Teachers demand climate solutions in their next contract
| Infrastructure, NewsFrom California to Massachusetts, teachers unions have started to get loud about climate justice demands. In Chicago, the teachers union wants their new contract to address the rising cost of climate change on students and the community.
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¿Cómo Se Dice? California loops in AI to translate health care information
| News, Digital GovernmentState health policy officials hope to save money and make critical health care forms, applications, websites and other information available to more people in what they call the nation’s most linguistically diverse state.
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An overlooked tool for chipping away at the opioid crisis
June 17, 2024 | News, ManagementToo few states are assessing residents for substance use disorders, a practice that one expert says could get drug users into treatment earlier.