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According to the White House, nearly 5,000 miles of Ohio highways are in poor condition.

Michigan infrastructure received a D+ grade on its Infrastructure Report Card. Author: Amy McNeel (WZZM13), Associated Press Published: 8:54 AM EDT April 12, 2021 Updated: 8:56 AM EDT April 12, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The White House is amplifying the push for its $2.3 trillion infrastructure package with the release of state-by-state breakdowns that show the dire shape of roads, bridges, the power grid and housing affordability. On Monday,...

Louisiana could be in line for billions of dollars in federal “infrastructure” aid under President Biden’s over two trillion dollar American Jobs Plan. Biden says Louisiana is in particular need, giving the state a D+ grade on the Infrastructure Report Card. State Transportation Secretary Dr. Shawn Wilson didn’t dispute that appraisal. “I do not deny that we have a system that is challenged and they discuss in that report card kind of a systemic lack of investment over many, many year...

The White House has released state-by-state fact sheets to highlight the nationwide need for the American Jobs Plan.

SHARE LEXINGTON, Ky. — President Joe Biden released details on March 31 about the $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan, which would provide funding for infrastructure, clean energy, innovation, research and development, manufacturing and workplace support, and the caregiving economy. What You Need To Know Kentucky receives a "C-" on Infrastructure Report Card Coal-producing counties hit especially hard with funds dwindling Leaders await guidance on how to spend money Pike County Judge-Executive s...

We Spend Billions, and All We Get Is a B? Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-Chief The American Society of Civil Engineers reminds me of those college professors whose standing policy is never to give any student an A. No matter how diligent or resourceful you are, you must be doing something wrong, right? On the other hand, there are those profs who automatically pass you as long as you show up for class, or who grade on a curve. “Wow...

The American Society of Civil Engineers' quadrennial "Report Card" noted the beginnings of progress on waterways infrastructure.

BNSF photo The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded U.S. freight and passenger railroads the highest grade—B—of its most recent quadrennial Infrastructure Report Card. That’s compared to an overall C–. In reviewing the rail sector, ASCE cited sustained private investment by freight railroads as the primary reason for the network’s good condition. In the 40 years since partial deregulation under the Staggers Rail Act—1980 to 2020—privately owned U.S. freight railroad...

minute read Share this article: Researchers at Recorded Future report a rise in cracked Cobalt Strike and other open-source adversarial tools with easy-to-use interfaces. Simple to use and deploy offensive security tools, making it easier than ever for criminals with little technical know-how to get in on cybercrime are seeing a significant rise, researchers say. Recorded Future just released findings from its regular year-end observations of malicious infrastructure, identifying m...