CDOs: Change agents for data-driven government
Chief data officers can help agencies "leverage data as a strategic asset." A new report explains how.
North Carolina Warns of Post-Storm Waze Errors
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Federal Judge Blasts Georgia’s ‘Dated, Vulnerable’ Voting System
The state avoided having to make a change in election equipment before the midterms, however.
Government wireless networks desperately need an upgrade
Agencies that upgrade their wireless IT infrastructure can meet modernization goals and improve the IT experience for both internal and external users.
Who Will Regulate Hyperloop?
Virgin Hyperloop One fancies itself a railroad, but the question is far from decided as the company nears the end of feasibility studies in several cities and states.
Overcoming information governance inertia
A robust IG policy not only improves efficiency, it enables advanced technologies designed to drive agency missions forward.
How meteorologists predict the next big hurricane
Satellites, buoys and aircraft flown into the developing storm allow scientists to better understand the environment around a storm and improve their models predicting its track and intensity.
Traffic management through tech innovation
Fremont, Calif., wants to work more closely with established and startup tech companies on traffic management.
Worst storm ever? NOAA maps 170 years of hurricane data
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Historical Hurricanes Tracks v4.0 let viewers explore maps and data on hurricanes ranging from 1842 and across seven major ocean basins.
Lack of technical knowledge in leadership is a key reason why so many IT projects fail
Project leaders must have experience with the technology being developed and the skills required to implement it.
Finding social posts that matter in emergency situations
Researchers have developed a toolkit that pulls posts from a certain geographic region, filters them based on specific keywords, examines clusters of posts and flags trending or unusual topics.
DARPA funds next-generation AI
The $2 billion “AI Next” campaign aims to transform computers from specialized tools to partners with contextual reasoning capabilities.
Election Officials Tout 2018 Security Coordination as 'Miles' Ahead of 2016
Two key officials say offices at all levels of government are rapidly bolstering defenses ahead of November elections.
Key internet connections and locations at risk from rising seas
The internet is very vulnerable to damage from sea-level rise between now and 2030 when thousands of miles of cables now safely on dry land will be underwater.
RPA demystified: The new opportunity for the digital age
Robotic process automation can help agencies meet the core objectives outlined in the President's Management Agenda: increased efficiency, effectiveness and transparency.
NARA helps agencies get their electronic records in order
As agencies work to comply with the National Archives and Records Administration’s mandate that all records management be digital, NARA is looking to help them make the transition.
SSA seeks virtual assistants to help with boomer retirements
To modernize its customer service operations and ease the workload on an already overtaxed staff, the Social Security Administration wants to implement an off-the-shelf virtual assistant solution.
When data pays: Alaska provides access to oil, gas drilling data
Ahead of an auction to lease land for energy exploration, the state is combining public information with specialized seismic data to attract prospective bidders.
OMB, DLA join ranks of bot-friendly agencies
Robotic process automation will take on high volume, manual processes at the Office of Management and Budget and Defense Logistics Agency.
Open data grows up
Pittsburgh's Data Rivers project speeds data integration and cleanup and improves troubleshooting of the city's data pipelines.
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