Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 North Dakota Flood Diversion Project Flooding along the Red River in North Dakota has repeatedly damaged the Fargo-Moorhead area, including major floods in 1997, 2009 and 2011. The Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project will prevent catastrophic… National Governors Association
Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 Florida’s Resilient Coastlines Program In 2017, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection launched the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, which has developed the Resilient Coastlines Program to address the challenges posed by rising… National Governors Association
Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 Vermont Transportation Resilience Planning Tool Following the damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) developed the Vermont Transportation Resilience Planning Tool (TRPT), a web-based application that identifies bridges,… National Governors Association
Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 Ohio’s Variable Speed and I-670 SmartLane Technology To increase safety and improve travel times on Ohio’s roadways, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has recently turned to variable speed limit technology through two pilot projects.For traffic eastbound… National Governors Association
Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 Puerto Rico’s Modernization of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport In 2013, through the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Investment Partnership Program, Puerto Rico entered into a public-private partnership for the long-term concession to finance, operate, maintain and improve… National Governors Association
Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 North Carolina State Agency Improving Operations with Drones The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s award-winning Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Program, part of the Division of Aviation, is collaborating with state agency teams to integrate the use of UAS,… National Governors Association
Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 New Mexico, Vanpooling Partnership for Commuting In 2019, the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) launched “NMGo!” a partnership with the rental car company Enterprise to reduce congestion through a vanpooling service for commuters. The program… National Governors Association
Press Releases 15 Jan 2020 Stronger Together: NGA, NASCIO Release Guidance for State and Local Cyber Collaboration The National Governors Association (NGA) and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) today released Stronger Together: State and Local Cybersecurity Collaboration. With a dramatic uptick in ransomware… National Governors Association
Press Releases 15 Jan 2020 NGA White Paper Highlights Gubernatorial Initiatives on Youth Apprenticeship Governors are taking steps to promote and expand youth apprenticeship opportunities in their states, recognizing the increasing importance of postsecondary or industry-recognized credentials for to help high-school graduates succeed in… National Governors Association
Meeting Materials, Publications 14 Jan 2020 STRONGER TOGETHER: State and Local Cybersecurity Collaboration (View/Download) Executive Summary With a dramatic uptick in ransomware attacks across the country, governors, state chief information officers (CIOs) and… National Governors Association
Publications 14 Jan 2020 How Governors Scale High-Quality Youth Apprenticeship (View/Download) Executive Summary The outlook for high school graduates who have no postsecondary or industry-recognized credentials can appear bleak. Today, it is critical that young people obtain at least some… National Governors Association
Meeting Materials 14 Jan 2020 GridEx V State After-Action Workshop Washington, D.C. | January 14-15, 2020 Governors can play a critical role during a widespread electrical grid outage. The goal of this project is to help states improve their ability… National Governors Association