Press Releases 21 Jan 2020 National Governors Association Names 6 States to Mentor Peers on Work-Based Learning The National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices competitively selected six states – Alabama, Nevada, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Utah and Washington -- to mentor peer states in building… National Governors Association
Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 Iowa Watershed Approach to Disaster Mitigation Recent spring flooding in Iowa caused roughly $2 billion in damages. Just over a decade ago, in 2008, flooding caused an estimated $10 billion in damage across Iowa, destroying and… National Governors Association
Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 Texas, Brays Bayou Project Following the devastating flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the state of Texas, the city of Houston, and federal agencies have prioritized increasing resilience and reducing the risk of flooding… National Governors Association
Uncategorized 16 Jan 2020 Michigan’s Cyber Security Infrastructure Under Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan utilizes two key programs to protect the state’s critical infrastructure. Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps Since its creation in 2013, the Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps (MiC3)… National Governors Association
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 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 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 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
