
July 1, 2003
- Written by American City & County Administrator
- 1st July 2003
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Remote alarm notifications add firewall as utilities face mounting threats of cyberattacksMunicipal utilities are critical to national security, economic stability, and public health and safety. As technology in these sectors evolves, cyberattackers take advantage of opportunities to exploit vulnerabilities. While the Federal Government has taken steps to address this issue by creating innovative public-private partnerships and initiatives, the worldwide attacks on municipal utilities in the past […]
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10 of America's most idyllic lakeside communitiesFrom Vermont’s Lake Champlain to the famous Lake of the Ozarks, the United States has the third most lakes of any country in the world—a new list from Boatline, an online boating marketplace, ranks America’s best lakeside cities and towns. The list includes communities like Grand Lake, Colo., which is home to the state’s deepest natural […]
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Infrastructure improvements in cities often feature clean energy or connected technologiesThe most in-demand products and services in local governments fall into three interconnected buckets, says Matthew Britt, general manager of smart cities at Honeywell. The buckets, he says, are urban mobility, sustainability and resilience, and public safety. “Urban mobility begins with road infrastructure and understanding how to move people around cities more effectively and sustainably. […]
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Ahead of Surfside condo collapse anniversary, Florida's legislature approves inspection standardsNearly a year after one of the worst building tragedies in United States history, the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla., the state’s legislature has passed a bill requiring stricter inspection standards. It’s expected to be signed into state law by Gov. Ronald DeSantis. The update significantly reduces the inspection timeline statewide for coastal […]