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An Examination of Vote Verification Technologies: Findings and Experiences from the Maryland Study
(2006-04-15)We describe our findings and experiences from our technical review of vote verification systems for the Maryland State Board of Elections (SBE). The review included the following four systems for possible use together ... -
Controlling Hospital and Health Care Spending in Maryland in the Era of Budget Caps
(2014-12-05)Maryland runs the only all payer hospital payment system in the country. Under this system, the federal government allows a statewide commission, the Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) to regulate hospital ... -
Cybersecurity Challenges to American Local Governments
(2017-06-12)In this paper we examine data from the first ever nationwide survey of cybersecurity among American local governments. We are particularly interested in understanding the threats to local government cybersecurity, their ... -
Cyberattacks at the Grass Roots: American Local Governments and the Need for High Levels of Cybersecurity
(Wiley, 2019-02-21)This article examines data from the first-ever nationwide survey of cybersecurity among American local governments. The data show that these governments are under constant or near-constant cyberattack, yet, on average, ... -
Adult Numeracy Skill Practice by STEM and Non-STEM Workers in the USA: An Exploration of Data using Latent Class Analysis
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-11-14)Adult numeracy is one of the essential skill sets to navigate through numeric information-rich labour markets in general, and STEM industries in particular. Yet, relatively little is known about how numeracy skills are ... -
Cyberattacks on local governments 2020: findings from a key informant survey
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2023-02-16)Based on empirical data from a survey that we conducted in 2020 of key informants in local governments (CIOs, CISOs, and IT Directors), this paper examines patterns of cyberattacks, types of attackers, the frequencies of ...