https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2022/10/why-agencies-stumble-cx-journey/378411/
Why agencies stumble on the CX journey - Route Fifty
Efforts to improve customer experience and build trust risk failure if agencies don’t put in the time required to fully understand customer needs and ho...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/public-safety/2025/09/local-ohio-agency-invests-worker-safety-wearable-panic-buttons/408338/
Local Ohio agency invests in worker safety with wearable panic buttons - Route Fifty
With wearable devices, staff at the Clermont County Veterans’ Service Commission feel more confident and secure interacting with clients, one official s...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/voices/nancy-cooke/21357/?oref=rf-post-author
Nancy Cooke - Route Fifty
Nancy Cooke is a professor of human systems engineering at Arizona State University.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2014/07/security-automation-are-humans-still-relevant/316611/?oref=rf-lander-noscript-river
Security automation: Are humans still relevant? - Route Fifty
The increasing complexity and sophistication of cyberthreats is driving the use of automation in cybersecurity. Where does human intelligence fit in th...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2023/12/theres-one-year-left-turn-corner-evictions/392847/?oref=rf-next-story
There’s one year left to turn the corner on evictions - Route Fifty
COMMENTARY | By taking advantage of ARPA funds, local leaders can better utilize eviction data to keep more people in their homes.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2023/06/biden-administration-asks-railroads-more-details-hazardous-cargo/387767/
Biden administration asks railroads for more details on hazardous cargo - Route Fifty
A proposed rule is designed to help local emergency responders have better information when they arrive at the scene of a derailment.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2010/06/future-of-cybersecurity-lost-in-legislative-limbo/293590/?oref=rf-next-story
Future of cybersecurity lost in legislative limbo - Route Fifty
More than 40 bills, resolutions and amendments dealing with cybersecurity are pending in the House and Senate. Does anyone in Congress care?
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https://www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tech/2024/06/its-time-take-serious-look-esports-gaming/397398/?oref=rf-lander-noscript-river
It’s time to take a serious look at esports gaming - Route Fifty
The growing popularity of competitive video games is creating opportunities for governments at all levels. It builds skills, fosters community at local ...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/10/new-california-law-forces-chatbots-protect-kids-mental-health/408851/
New California law forces chatbots to protect kids’ mental health - Route Fifty
California Gov. Gavin Newsom approved mandatory monitoring and reminders when kids use chatbots. Child advocates backed a different bill.
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New York State - Route Fifty
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2023/12/food-thought-data-tool-maps-food-climate-and-racial-equity-risks/392537/
Food for thought: Data tool maps food, climate and racial equity risks - Route Fifty
A new data tool breaks down existing data and policy silos so state and local governments can identify and reduce those interconnected risks.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2014/01/cities-turn-the-corner-on-smart-city-investment/297373/
Cities turn the corner on 'smart city' investment - Route Fifty
Market research firm IDC Government Insights says cities will start putting in place the IT building blocks for smart city systems and applications in 2...
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Pennsylvania - Route Fifty
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https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/07/community-opposition-helped-block-170b-data-center-projects-report-finds/415143/?oref=rf-homepage-river
Community opposition helped block $170B in data center projects, report finds - Route Fifty
A lack of transparency around ownership, power and water requirements was cited as the most common issue in 46 cancelled projects across a two-year peri...
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U.S. Virgin Islands - Route Fifty
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2022/09/public-health-emergency-will-end-how-can-agencies-ensure-theyre-prepared/377835/?oref=rf-related-article
The public health emergency will end: 3 ways agencies can prepare - Route Fifty
Timely data, enhanced automation and an integrated system can help state health and human services agencies prepare for a potential influx of Medicaid r...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/workforce/2023/04/program-oregon-models-way-construction-workers-care-their-children/384867/?oref=rf-related-article
Oregon Provides Child Care Support for Construction Workers - Route Fifty
The program subsidizes child care in an effort to bring more workers into the construction trade.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2017/06/ironwood-michigan-water-infrastructure/138342/?oref=rf-next-story
Busted City Water Pipes Don’t Plague Ironwood, Michigan As Much Anymore - Route Fifty
The former mining town on the Upper Peninsula has made progress updating its water infrastructure. But there’s still work to be done.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2021/02/at-least-1000-engineers-worked-on-supply-chain-hack-tech-exec-says/315899/?oref=rf-next-story
At least 1,000 engineers worked on supply chain hack, tech exec says - Route Fifty
Microsoft President Brad Smith told a Senate committee that his engineers had never seen an attack with the size and sophistication of the one that hit ...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tech/2024/06/massachusetts-expanding-its-pathbreaking-vehicle-fleet-electrification-program/397482/
Massachusetts is expanding its pathbreaking vehicle fleet electrification program - Route Fifty
The Massachusetts Fleet Advisor program, which helps small businesses, nonprofits and municipalities transition to electric vehicles, recently received ...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2020/11/supreme-court-consider-lgbtq-rights-and-foster-care-day-after-election/169737/
Supreme Court to Consider LGBTQ Rights and Foster Care the Day After Election - Route Fifty
The case, which concerns a taxpayer-funded Catholic adoption agency, could make a big impact on LGBTQ rights and force changes in government contracting...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2025/07/major-broadband-subsidy-survives-supreme-court-challenge/406446/?oref=rf-next-story
Major broadband subsidy survives Supreme Court challenge - Route Fifty
By a 6-3 majority, Justices upheld the Universal Service Fund, which subsidizes low-income and rural Americans’ phone and internet bills.
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We Covered a Lot of Ground Last Year. Explore Our Route Fifty 2016 Newsmap. - Route Fifty
Navigate more than 400 of our articles, features, dispatches and blog posts on U.S. states and localities, from Minot to Miami and so many other places ...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/workforce/2025/06/how-one-virginia-county-takes-intentional-and-intergenerational-approach-ai/405845/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
How one Virginia county takes an ‘intentional’ and ‘intergenerational’ approach to AI - Route Fifty
In Fairfax County, one local leader is building staff’s artificial intelligence skills now to ensure the workforce can keep up with tech advances in the...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2023/11/earth-getting-extra-salty-existential-threat-freshwater-supplies/391683/?oref=rf-next-story
Earth is getting extra salty, an ‘existential threat’ to freshwater supplies - Route Fifty
Salt pollution, like that used to make roads safer after snow or ice storms, is contaminating the nation's water supplies and corroding underground pipe...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2023/06/more-states-ok-postpartum-medicaid-coverage-beyond-two-months/387301/?oref=rf-related-article
More States OK Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Beyond Two Months - Route Fifty
At least eight states are moving to provide health coverage for up to a year after pregnancy under the program.The decisions to join 33 other states and...
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https://www.wearetdm.com/single-post/why-is-it-so-hard-to-build-housing-near-transit-stops-route-fifty
Why is it So Hard to Build Housing Near Transit Stops? – Route Fifty
Mar 15, 2024 - By Daniel C. VockThe analysis by Yonah Freemark, the principal research associate in the Metropolitan Housing and Communities Policy Center at the Urban...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/workforce/2024/03/county-supports-its-aging-residents-focusing-family-caregivers/395209/?oref=rf-lander-noscript-river
County supports its aging residents by focusing on family caregivers - Route Fifty
To ensure its older adults receive quality care, Fairfax County, Virginia, steps up services for their families.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/voices/megan-rose/14782/?oref=rf-post-author
Megan Rose - Route Fifty
Megan Rose, formerly Megan McCloskey, covers criminal justice for ProPublica. Previously she covered the military, investigating such issues as the bill...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2009/04/networx-news-roundup/300586/
Networx news roundup - Route Fifty
Sprint offers MTIPS signing bonus; Level 3 secures new $220M note; Verizon unveils security compliance tool.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2015/02/mnpass-minnesota-toll-transponder/104943/?oref=rf-next-story
‘Glitch’ Prompts Minnesota DOT to Sideline Popular Toll Scanner Program - Route Fifty
It’s not the first time a state has had to scramble to deal with a transponder shortage.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2010/07/governmentwide-security-certification-could-bolster-cloud-report-says/276677/
Governmentwide security certification could bolster cloud, report says - Route Fifty
A governmentwide certification and accreditation process for securing cloud computing infrastructures could accelerate adoption of the computing model a...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/09/maryland-gets-nonprofit-support-implement-new-work-requirements/416173/?oref=rf-category-lander-river
Maryland gets nonprofit support to implement new work requirements - Route Fifty
Code for America and other civic tech nonprofits are helping Maryland tackle tech, customer experience and workplace efficiency challenges to comply wit...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2024/10/city-turning-subway-trains-power-stations/399920/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
This city is turning subway trains into power stations - Route Fifty
Barcelona is using the regenerative braking of its subways to power trains, stations and neighborhood EV chargers. Could New York do it too?
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2014/02/michigan-knits-together-far-flung-courts-with-video-verite/298451/?oref=rf-next-story
Michigan knits together far-flung courts with video vérité - Route Fifty
With video conferencing equipment being installed in county courtrooms to enable remote participation in hearings, the state is saving millions of dolla...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/public-safety/2025/02/state-fire-agency-taps-augmented-reality-train-high-risk-missions/402999/
State fire agency taps augmented reality to train for ‘high-risk missions’ - Route Fifty
Augmented reality isn’t just for avid gamers. The technology is helping California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection prepare its flight crews...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2025/09/ai-driven-traffic-management-already-having-big-impact/408165/?oref=rf-related-article
AI-driven traffic management is already having a big impact - Route Fifty
COMMENTARY | Amid growing congestion, the technology holds promise for cities and their transportation planners, although the benefits and risks must be...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2021/04/how-automation-can-transform-storage-provisioning/315325/?oref=rf-author-river
How automation can transform storage provisioning - Route Fifty
Automation provides the only practical path to effective data provisioning that can increase data center efficiency while ensuring users have the resour...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2022/08/how-local-governments-can-engage-residents-climate-action/376592/
4 Ways to Improve Citizen Engagement on Climate Policy - Route Fifty
COMMENTARY | It's a pivotal moment for climate spending with billions in new federal funding available. Broad input from residents can help local govern...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2002/05/feds-confront-their-legacy-applications/286358/?oref=rf-lander-noscript-river
Feds confront their legacy applications - Route Fifty
Congress and the public are calling on federal agencies to fling open their back-office doors and let electronic data and services flow onto the Web. No...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2017/04/library-outsourcing-survey/137212/?oref=rf-lander-noscript-river
Survey Spotlights Citizen Sentiments on Outsourcing - Route Fifty
54% said they would support a privately-run public library if the library was underfunded and could not update inventory or technology.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2023/04/most-multicloud-troubles-are-self-inflicted-security-researchers-say/385501/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
Most multicloud troubles are self-inflicted, security researchers say - Route Fifty
Threat actors are targeting cloud security gaps caused by misconfigurations, lack of authentication and malicious open-source packages.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2018/12/dc-code-meets-open-government-on-github/303406/?oref=rf-next-story
D.C. code meets open government on GitHub - Route Fifty
When Joshua Tauberer found a typo in the District of Columbia’s legal code, he corrected it with a GitHub pull request – an action that’s possible only ...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2019/05/despite-resistance-cities-turn-density-tackle-housing-inequality/157148/?oref=rf-author-river
Despite Resistance, Cities Turn to Density to Tackle Housing Inequality - Route Fifty
Residential "upzoning” policies being adopted from Minneapolis to Seattle were once politically out of the question. Now they’re just politically fraught.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2011/08/the-most-critical-element-of-mobile-security-you/282398/?oref=rf-next-story
The most critical element of mobile security: you - Route Fifty
The steady growth in malware targeting mobile devices running Android and other OSes puts a premium on the education of users to maintain security, a Mc...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2017/06/will-texass-crackdown-sanctuary-cities-hurt-law-enforcement/138446/?oref=rf-next-story
Will Texas's Crackdown on Sanctuary Cities Hurt Law Enforcement? - Route Fifty
Some police chiefs are concerned that the legislation may harm efforts to stop crime rather than helping.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2023/10/states-advance-data-privacy-laws-issue-evades-congress/390882/
States advance data privacy laws as issue evades Congress - Route Fifty
In the absence of federal action on data privacy standards, several states have stepped up. But some warned that could create a patchwork of laws and re...
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Firefighting - Route Fifty
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https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2020/03/better-than-cyber-insurance-a-new-approach-to-ransomware/303314/?oref=rf-next-story
Better than cyber insurance: A new approach to ransomware - Route Fifty
Securing IT infrastructure and data can help governments avoid the “to pay or not to pay” dilemma.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2024/01/states-increasingly-join-land-use-reform-rodeo/393289/?oref=rf-next-story
States increasingly join the land use reform rodeo - Route Fifty
For a long time housing-related land use issues have been primarily dealt with at the local level, but that’s changing as a case in Montana shows.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2014/03/sandia-labs-unifies-security-mobility-comm-for-next-gen-researchers/297217/?oref=rf-author-river
Sandia Labs unifies security, mobility, comm for next-gen researchers - Route Fifty
Microsoft's Lync 2013 gives Sandia's IT managers presence awareness as well as instant messaging, conferencing and telephony tools that can integrate wi...
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Wireless - Route Fifty
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NSA officer: Defense systems are at risk from internal threat - Route Fifty
Defense Department personnel pose a greater potential threat to DOD's information systems than hackers on the outside, a senior National Security Agency...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2016/08/mobile-fieldworkers-smart-communities-challenge/130469/?oref=rf-lander-noscript-river
Mobile Fieldworkers the Focus of New Smart Communities Challenge - Route Fifty
Grants totaling $143,250 in tools, training and technical support for data collection are up for grabs.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2024/11/new-take-robocop-georgia-lawmakers-look-ways-ai-can-improve-public-safety/401069/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
A new take on robocop? Georgia lawmakers look into ways AI can improve public safety - Route Fifty
With artificial intelligence rapidly advancing, what public safety jobs can look like is changing quickly, sometimes in a seriously sci-fi kind of way.
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What to expect in the first year of cannabis legalization - Route Fifty
Twenty-three states have legalized recreational marijuana, but governments are still learning how to iron out the regulatory, business and safety consid...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2021/12/unpaid-family-caregivers-need-support/360022/?oref=rf-skybox-lander
Unpaid Family Caregivers Lose $522B in Wages Every Year - Route Fifty
COMMENTARY | The 53 million people who provide critical care and support to older adults and people with disabilities are suffering financially, physica...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/09/feds-target-school-internet-subsidies-ed-tech-backlash-even-trump-touts-ai/416159/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
Feds target school internet subsidies in ed-tech backlash even as Trump touts AI - Route Fifty
Federal regulators are scrutinizing E-Rate school internet subsidies in the name of controlling screen time. School district leaders fear the fallout.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tech/2023/10/states-wrestle-ai-driven-future/391201/?oref=rf-next-story
States wrestle with AI-driven future - Route Fifty
While artificial intelligence and generative AI offer exciting applications for government, state IT leaders remain concerned about the technology, its ...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/finance/2024/08/guaranteed-income-programs-might-make-people-happier-not-healthier/398692/?oref=rf-lander-noscript-river
Guaranteed income programs might improve people's lives, but not their health - Route Fifty
A new study examining cash transfer programs' effects on participants' health found limited impact.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/workforce/2024/10/state-shrinking-public-private-pay-gap-state-workers/400073/?oref=rf-lander-noscript-river
This state is shrinking the public-private pay gap for state workers - Route Fifty
Nationally, public employees earn nearly 15% less than their private sector peers—including benefits.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tech/2017/03/how-governments-really-use-emerging-tech/304594/?oref=rf-author-river
How governments really use emerging tech - Route Fifty
A number of agencies have been able to leverage innovation to deliver government services more efficiently, create public value and transform lives, a n...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2021/10/best-and-worst-states-lgbtq-people/186064/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
The Best and Worst States for LGBTQ+ People - Route Fifty
Nevada ranks as the best state for LGBTQ+ residents while Alabama comes in last, according to a report.
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Sports Betting Not Proving to Be a Tax Bonanza For States - Route Fifty
Revenues have largely been modest and in some places have fallen far short of projections.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/02/mayors-group-rolls-out-ai-playbook/411149/
Mayors group rolls out AI playbook - Route Fifty
The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Google partnered on the playbook, which they said would help city leaders deploy the technology safely and measure suc...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2020/04/new-york-leads-nation-covid-19-tests-effort-still-lags-behind-demand/164654/?oref=rf-next-story
New York Leads The Nation In COVID-19 Tests, But The Effort Still Lags Behind Demand - Route Fifty
New York City and hospital officials recommend testing only the sickest people and encouraging others to stay home to get well. But other officials say ...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2024/06/undercover-secret-shopper-program-shows-city-agencies-breaking-language-access-laws/397486/?oref=rf-next-story
Undercover ‘secret shopper’ program shows city agencies breaking language access laws - Route Fifty
Multilingual interns post as "secret shoppers," visiting New York City government offices to evaluate how well agencies are meeting language accessibili...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2017/10/dhs-sharing-election-threat-info-states-wont-be-one-size-fits-all/141886/
DHS: Sharing Election Threat Info With States Won't Be One-Size-Fits-All - Route Fifty
As the clock counts down to national elections in 2018 and 2020, Homeland Security is asking top election officials in all 50 states how they’d like to ...
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Route Fifty - State and Local News and Analysis
News and analysis that impacts state, county and local government leaders across America
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2015/04/what-it-takes-to-build-dod-networks-at-scale/286725/
What it takes to build DOD networks at scale - Route Fifty
As the military consolidates its footprint in South Korea, Col. Mollie Pearson is putting the communications in place.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2025/07/kentucky-school-district-enters-social-media-consent-decree-after-blocking-critic/406893/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
Kentucky school district enters social media consent decree after blocking critic - Route Fifty
‘School choice evangelist’ had decried Pulaski Schools’ posts against Amendment 2.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2015/05/counties-congress-transportation-funding/112624/?oref=rf-next-story
Counties Urge Congressional Action on Transportation Funding Fix - Route Fifty
Infrastructure woes pile up for county governments: “Our engineer looks at us and he’s like: ‘I don’t know what we’re going to do.’”
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2023/05/one-state-targets-teen-drivers-reduce-work-zone-deaths/386858/
One State Targets Teen Drivers to Reduce Work Zone Deaths - Route Fifty
As traffic deaths surge, contractors are calling on states to do more. One state—Oklahoma—will be the first in the nation to require teen drivers to com...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2009/12/second-life-demonstrates-mingling-of-real-and-virtual-worlds/287675/?oref=rf-author-river
Second Life demonstrates mingling of real and virtual worlds - Route Fifty
Virtual worlds made popular by Second Life are showing new signs of life thanks to new prototyping tools. Some of those tools were on display at the In...
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Pentagon's BTA defines data elements - Route Fifty
Business Transformation Agency is standardizing the definitions DOD uses in its financial management, real property, logistics, acquisition and procurem...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2011/09/dhs-taking-its-public-websites-into-the-cloud/283087/?oref=rf-author-river
DHS taking its public websites into the cloud - Route Fifty
The Homeland Security Department is moving its public-facing websites to the cloud on a $600,000-a-year contract.
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Route Fifty - State and Local News and Analysis
News and analysis that impacts state, county and local government leaders across America
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2024/08/five-things-you-should-know-about-minnesota-gov-tim-walz/398602/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
5 things you should know about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz - Route Fifty
The Democratic nominee for vice president has pushed through big changes during his time as governor, a record that both parties will now scour as Walz ...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2020/04/inside-story-how-bay-area-got-ahead-covid-19-crisis/164765/?oref=rf-author-river
The Inside Story Of How The Bay Area Got Ahead Of The COVID-19 Crisis - Route Fifty
In the 24 hours before San Francisco Bay Area public health officials issued the country’s first stay-at-home order, they debated how to tackle the alar...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2022/06/supreme-court-major-blow-epa-agencies/368837/?oref=rf-next-story
Supreme Court Deals a Major Blow to the EPA, and All Federal Agencies - Route Fifty
A decision from the court's conservative majority limits agencies' ability to write new rules on major issues. The case centered on a challenge brought ...
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Your personal data might set your grocery prices. States aim to crack down. - Route Fifty
Retailers are using surveillance pricing to set individualized amounts customers will pay.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/emerging-tech/2019/04/ai-may-read-soldiers-intents-anticipate-their-needs/298242/?oref=rf-next-story
AI may read soldiers' intents, anticipate their needs - Route Fifty
Brain activity could be harnessed to optimize a performance of a human-machine team, according to an ARL researcher.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2013/08/go-team-college-coursework-takes-to-mobile-apps/281374/
Go team: College coursework takes to mobile apps - Route Fifty
Universities are teaching students on their own terms, conducting coursework with the help of mobile applications.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/workforce/2021/03/quick-and-low-cost-way-drive-results/172498/?oref=rf-next-story
A Quick and Low-Cost Way to Drive Results-Focused Government - Route Fifty
COMMENTARY | Creating a “community of practice,” where agency staff interested in evidence, data and innovation gather regularly, can help to build a cu...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/07/developer-proposes-hyperscale-data-center-former-eastern-kentucky-steel-mill/414960/?oref=rf-topic-lander-top-story
Developer proposes hyperscale data center at former Eastern Kentucky steel mill - Route Fifty
An international company wants to build a hyperscale data center in Eastern Kentucky.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2013/09/how-do-you-protect-dns-from-hacktivists-like-sea/281995/?oref=rf-next-story
How do you protect DNS from hacktivists like SEA? - Route Fifty
DNSSEC can be an effective tool -- but only one tool -- in preventing redirection attacks such as those carried out recently by the Syrian Electronic Army.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2025/11/floridas-e-verify-expansion-clears-first-legislative-hurdle/409395/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
Florida’s E-Verify expansion clears first legislative hurdle - Route Fifty
‘It simply enforces the law,’ said Rep. Berny Jacques.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2024/05/more-70-surveyed-water-systems-failed-meet-epa-cyber-standards/396744/
More than 70% of surveyed water systems failed to meet EPA cyber standards - Route Fifty
The agency says it will take certain enforcement actions in cases where there is imminent danger from a cyberthreat against water infrastructure.
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New malware targeting Mac OS X a 'wake-up call' for Apple users - Route Fifty
The recently discovered SabPub and LuckyCat exploit Word vulnerabilities and are a sign Mac users need to get wise about patching, security experts say.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/workforce/2022/09/pandemic-prompts-more-states-mandate-paid-sick-leave/377269/
Pandemic Prompts More States to Mandate Paid Sick Leave - Route Fifty
Seventeen states now have mandatory paid sick leave laws.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2018/09/diverse-bloomberg-mayoral-initiative/151150/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
Second Bloomberg Mayoral Initiative Is Its Most Diverse Yet - Route Fifty
St. Paul, Minnesota’s first black mayor shared his biggest takeaways from the program opener.
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Is This County’s Regulation of Uber Legal? - Route Fifty
Nevada doesn’t think so, and commissioners are thinking twice after catching flack in Las Vegas for catering to the taxi industry.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2014/06/gps-geofencing-drive-highway-department-efficiency/297056/?oref=rf-author-river
GPS, geofencing drive highway department efficiency - Route Fifty
The highway department in Cheektowaga, N.Y., uses cloud-based mobile management tools created by Xora for GPS tracking and vehicle trip auditing, mileag...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2025/05/feds-cancel-unemployment-modernization-grants-states/405590/
Feds cancel unemployment modernization grants for states - Route Fifty
The grant dollars — which the Department of Labor has been doling out since Congress allocated funding for fraud and access work in 2021 — don’t align w...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/infrastructure/2022/03/soaring-road-construction-costs-could-nix-some-state-and-local-projects/363636/?oref=rf-topic-lander-river
Soaring Road Construction Costs Could Nix Some State and Local Projects - Route Fifty
Highway and street materials have increased 21% since last year due to hikes in petroleum-based and other products and truck and driver shortages.
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https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2021/04/4-ways-states-can-accelerate-k-12-student-learning/173747/?oref=rf-next-story
4 Ways States Can Mitigate K-12 Student Learning Losses - Route Fifty
A paper from the National Association of Governors and the nation’s school chiefs reviews what steps states are taking to help students make up for Covi...
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https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/06/new-york-city-delays-school-ai-guidance-after-backlash/414418/
New York City delays school AI guidance after backlash - Route Fifty
Education Department officials said during a recent City Council hearing that they are delaying a final policy on artificial intelligence in schools.
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Michigan governor signs volunteer cyber corps bill - Route Fifty
Under the Cyber Civilian Corps Act, cyber responders can provide technical assistance if the state gets hit by a cyberattack or data breach.
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