For many decades, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been the backbone of disaster response and recovery in the United States. From coordinating emergency activities to allocating billions in grant funding for recovery, FEMA has been the ‘Go-To Partner’ for state and local governments when disasters occur. However, today FEMA is standing at a […]
For many decades, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been the backbone of disaster response and recovery in the United States. From coordinating emergency activities to allocating billions in grant funding for recovery, FEMA has been the ‘Go-To Partner’ for state and local governments when disasters occur. However, today FEMA is standing at a […]
Each year, more than 7,000 pedestrians lose their lives on U.S. roads—a sobering statistic now driving cities, counties and states to deploy technology with integrated artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight for roadside safety. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data reveals an average of one pedestrian is injured in a traffic collision every eight […]
California legislators are injecting $20 billion in state funding to advance the California High-Speed Rail Project between Bakersfield and Merced. The California High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) announced the investment earlier this week, thanking state legislators for finalizing a funding agreement for the project. The $1 billion annual allocation through 2045 will advance segments of the […]
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has filed the draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the replacement of two Cape Cod bridges with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Office, moving a step closer to beginning construction. The 90-year-old bridges slated for replacement – the Sagamore Bridge and the Bourne Bridge – are considered functionally obsolete […]
A $12.9 million construction project to upgrade the hockey arena at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minn. is expected to go out for bids later this month. The state awarded the funds to the university in June to replace the cooling plant at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. The system in use […]
Throughout America, a growing number of states are turning to regional and shared cybersecurity operations centers (SOCs) to strengthen state and local defenses against increasingly sophisticated network threats. From New York’s Joint Security Operations Center to California’s SOC-as-a-Service and North Dakota’s Joint Multi-State Command Center, these hubs extend 24/7 monitoring, incident response, and training to […]