infrastructure

James Irungu Mwangi | TED, 2022 | WatchJames Mwangi's TED Talk makes the case for reimagining Africa as a site of opportunity and an expansive are role in a green economy.Global Climate & Energy Project | Stanford University, 2019 |…

CULLMAN – Governor Kay Ivey on Monday made a second stop on her broadband tour at Cullman Electric Cooperative in Cullman County, discussing upcoming broadband projects in Cullman and Winston counties. Following the program, Governor…

On America Recycles Day, EPA announces grants under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years November 30, 2023…

Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean waterways and safe drinking water November 30, 2023…

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has published a memorandum to heads of executive departments and agencies that provides tangible steps federal agencies can take to enhance the climate resilience of infrastructure investments…

Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean waterways and safe drinking water November 29, 2023…

Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean waterways and safe drinking water November 29, 2023…

Made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda, new funding will help ensure communities have access to clean waterways and safe drinking water November 29, 2023…

OAKMAN – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday kicked off her broadband tour at Oakman Middle School in Walker County, announcing the statewide progress being made in expanding high-speed internet. “As I’ve said many times, our mission to give…

OAKMAN – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday kicked off her broadband tour at Oakman Middle School in Walker County, announcing the statewide progress being made in expanding high-speed internet.“As I’ve said many times, our mission to give all…

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded over $40 million to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) to repair infrastructure and replace equipment damaged by Hurricane María that is…

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Credit: Sora Shimazaki from Pexels Australia's critical infrastructure—including ports, energy grids and water supplies—reported 143…

Some progress, but many states are doing more of the sameSo where do things stand on climate and equity after two years of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law? So far, $256 billion in infrastructure funding has already been awarded to…

The UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has won the NDSA Excellence Award for its project Reliable, Robust and Resilient Digital Infrastructure for Nuclear Decommissioning at the NDSA’s Digital Preservation 2023 conference…

SteganographyDropbox, Google Cloud Messaging (GCM), Discord, Facebook, Twitter, Imgue, ImgBB, EvernoteHiding communication between bots and C&C servers within legitimate-looking files, such as images or videos, and then transmitting…

SEATTLE –Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a $4,000,000 grant to the City of Seattle for a Solid Waste Infrastructure project. Funding for the grant comes from the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling…

PHILADELPHIA –In the two years since President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), FEMA has taken significant steps to build a more resilient nation. In FEMA Region 3, several communities have benefited from the…

On America Recycles Day and the anniversary of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, EPA announces grants funded in part by the largest recycling investment in 30 years…

November 14, 2023 LENEXA, KAN. (NOV. 14, 2023) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $45 million Water Infrastructure…

WASHINGTON – Today the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its first Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence (AI), adding to the significant DHS and broader…

Detroit Future City, 2019 | ArticleThis is a Detroit Future City comprehensive data report supporting attraction, retention and growth strategies to restore a demographic that once defined the city.Detroit Future City, 2021 | ArticleThis…

When people think of landscape architecture, small-scale recreational spaces like urban parks, gardens, and golf courses may come to mind.MacArthur “Genius Award” winner Kate Orff has a grander and more ecologically ambitious…

BATON ROUGE, La., Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oftentimes, when a state or region’s power grid is discussed, the words innovation, resilience, reliability, etc., are mentioned. But there’s another equally important term that is…

WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched the new “Shields Ready” campaign to encourage the…

This is the fifth in a series describing how the Social Security Administration is working towards a more modern IT infrastructure. You can find part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here and part 4 here. In the next three posts we will…

This is the first post of a 5-part series. DigitalGov Search is a commercial-grade search engine provided as a shared-service by the United States General Services Administration. We power about 2,300 search configurations for hundreds…

Summary: Today, we’re launching the M3 Framework to provide agencies with leading best practices for mission-support function modernizations and migrations. The government’s internal operations have a powerful impact on service to its…

This is post 2 in the 5-part series The Right Tools for the Job: Re-Hosting DigitalGov Search to a Dynamic Infrastructure Environment. The last major infrastructure upgrade that DigitalGov Search had was in 2010. Not only has technology…

This is post 3 in the 5-part series The Right Tools for the Job: Re-Hosting DigitalGov Search to a Dynamic Infrastructure Environment. “All problems in computer science can be solved by another level of indirection, except of course for…

This is post 4 in the 5-part series, The Right Tools for the Job: Re-Hosting DigitalGov Search to a Dynamic Infrastructure Environment. This post references the previous posts frequently, so please read those before reading this one if…

Note: This is a guest blog post by Amando E. Gavino, Jr., Director, Office of Network Services, ITS/FAS/GSA. He is responsible for a portfolio of telecommunication acquisition solutions that provide government agencies the ability to…

This is the final post in the 5-part series, The Right Tools for the Job: Re-Hosting DigitalGov Search to a Dynamic Infrastructure Environment. Federal websites are required to implement DNSSEC, which relies on knowing exactly what…

Summary: Building on efforts to boost Federal cybersecurity & as part of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, today we’re releasing a proposed guidance to modernize Federal IT. America’s spirit of ingenuity and entrepreneurship…

To folks new to government, one of the most surprising differences between our work and work in the private sector are the barriers in accessing commercially available software, and commercially available Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in…

This week, we discuss the potential implications of an AI revolution; difficult choices facing the Israeli government; why China needs a wake-up call; the housing cost burden among U.S. veterans; what states and colleges are doing…

I recently had the chance to talk with the legendary Vint Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the internet. We had a wide-ranging discussion about the past, present and future of the internet, network security and what it would take to…

When people think of government software, they often think of COBOL and PowerBuilder 5, with manual software deploys every three to six months on a fixed number of machines in a government-run data center. This perception is sometimes…

In 2017, the Los Angeles City Council approved the bid for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games (LA28), a mega event, opening on July 14th, 2028, that occur across the county, drawing an estimated 15,000 athletes, most of whom…

Vaughan, ON, Oct. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- “Today’s Supreme Court ruling is welcomed news for building critical infrastructure in Ontario. It reaffirms the province’s clear mandate to build and manage critical infrastructure in…

A cyclist on a flooded section of bike path in California on 3 January 2022Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Flooding due to sea level rise has added an average of at least 23 minutes to the time people in the…

Driven by the belief that businesses can — and should — invest in the communities around them, Intercorp founder and philanthropist Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor has built schools, pharmacies and a literal bridge to better serve Peru's growing…

Flying through Texas last weekend on his way to a workshop in Mexico, Brent Ryan found himself stranded at a hotel near Houston’s Bush International Airport as a result of Hurricane Harvey’s catastrophic…

Today, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announced funding opportunities from NOAA's $2.96 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to address the climate crisis and strengthen coastal resilience and infrastructure. Over…

Data science and analytics has frequently been named one of the hottest jobs in recent years, with its own set of popular buzzwords, including artificial intelligence, big data, and machine learning. The U.S. government has long been a…

NOAA will invest $17 million from the Inflation Reduction Act in Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary to improve the climate resilience of the Kīhei, Maui visitor and community center.  The sanctuary’s flagship…

For contractors who provide digital services to the federal government, a public key infrastructure (PKI) is critical to protecting confidential and sensitive information.  Many agencies offer PKI services, but the General Services…

Natural infrastructure provides effective solutions for minimizing coastal flooding, erosion, and runoff, but it has other benefits as well. In this episode, Kim Penn from NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management explains the…