Local and state government entities could be headed toward a $1.5 trillion financial catastrophe. Public-sector pension programs are hemorrhaging and experts see no relief in sight. In 2014, the funding gap between promised benefits and funding to pay for the benefits topped $934 billion. The Pew Charitable Trusts, in a recent study, reported that gap […]
NIST recently issued a request for information (RFI) regarding the state of cybersecurity in the U.S. in both the public and private sectors. The information in the responses will be used to formulate recommendations to strengthen cybersecurity.
This summer, the city of Columbus, Ohio, took home the top prize in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge – up to $40 million in grant funding. The federal government’s objective was to encourage cities throughout the U.S. to actively plan and implement improvements to mobility, safety and sustainability through the use of advanced […]
Think traffic congestion is a pain? Try finding a parking space! It’s a growing problem in America, particularly in cities. Finding a place to park near a commercial building, medical center, college campus or residential housing in a mixed-use development is often impossible. Government officials are developing programs and designing apps in an effort to […]
Because the country has a presidential election occurring in November, much scrutiny has fallen on the nation’s voting systems. There are significant indications that voting systems throughout the country are vulnerable to hackers. Just last month in both Arizona and Illinois, hackers were able to penetrate voting systems. Once the Illinois Board of Elections network […]
Fourteen percent of all commercial buildings in the United States are owned by federal, state or local government bodies. And that 14 percent is having a major impact on the reduction of energy consumption in this country. Spurred by a presidential executive order for federal buildings to reduce energy intensity (consumption of energy per square […]
The Great Recession may be over, but fiscal issues in many states are still dire. Public officials at every level of government are also struggling to meet budgets that have not expanded in years. Even after seven years of recovery efforts, more than 20 states still collect less tax revenue than they did prior to […]