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Feds push local election officials to boost security ahead of 2024

GCN

Local election officials are encouraged to beef up their cybersecurity practices to safeguard their voting systems against potential threats heading into the 2024 presidential race.

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Navigating the Tradeoffs of Good Cause Eviction

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

While some elected officials expressed some support of “good cause” in principle, the absence of a concrete proposal left the debate unresolved. Now, the issue is once again on the negotiating table in 2024. The paper also suggests a variety of additional policies that could promote housing stability.

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Disorder | Fare evaders at Columbia Heights Metrorail Station, Washington, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

leading to jump in fines ," Post , 2024). Council decriminalizes Metro fare evasion: ‘I’m sad that’s Metro’s losing money, but I’m more sad about what’s happening to black people.’ ," Washington Post , 2018, " Metro cracks down on fare evasion in D.C.,

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Transit safety and security: Broken Windows theory and reality | and the state of transit safety today

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Controlling minor offenses, they argued, restored a sense of security, and identified petty criminals likely to graduate to more serious crimes. Louis Metrolink system commissioned a Metro Security Assessment and Strategy study. By spring 2024, the first four stations should be complete. Liverpool Echo photo.

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Explore the possibilities of cloud at AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days

AWS Public Sector Blog

AWS is rolling out the 2024 AWS State, Local, and Education Learning Days (AWS Learning Days) series to give you exposure to the possibilities of the cloud. Examples of themes are artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), application modernization and security, and data and analytics.