A New Open-Source Framework for Government Projects
Louisville, Kentucky is making the infrastructure for analyzing historic Waze data available to anyone who partners on the process.
Use it or lose it: Leveraging data for better citizen satisfaction
Customer interaction management technologies can help agencies improve efficiency and take advantage of the data they collect from citizens.
Exploring Pittsburgh’s War Monuments and Memorials Inventory
The city's guide currently includes 120 locations and is still a work in progress.
Police Records Case Puts City Hall on the Hook for Major Penalties and Fees
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | San Francisco’s scooter ultimatum … La. safety-net hospitals may close … and no more $49 burgers for Conn. town budget meetings.
GSA to agencies: Tap MGT for emerging tech
Modernization funding could support blockchain, artificial intelligence and robotic process automation initiatives. GSA wants to show agencies how to apply.
A closer look at the Smart Columbus Operating System
The platform will house a data repository and tools for powering applications from that data.
How data and analytics can help mitigate the opioid epidemic
Data, linking and analytics can help officials examine the underlying issues behind the criminal element spearheading the opioid crisis, as well as the reasons why so many have fallen victim to it.
Let’s Flip the Script on Customer Experience
Customer experience is about more than customer satisfaction.
Closing the ‘Digital Divide’ Means Sizing It up First
Broadband accessibility advocates worry a bill working its way through the Senate might “water down” the FCC’s minimum speed standard.
Mining open data for financial transparency
Framingham, Mass., is putting budget data into a self-service portal where staff and residents can drill down into specific line items in the city’s budget.
States Stumble on Internet Privacy
Broad-based consumer bills on internet privacy and net neutrality failed or are still pending as state legislative sessions wind down. And the ones that have passed have been limited.
Self-Driving Vehicle Backers Push for ‘Federal Framework’
“If there is no action on this legislation, the result will be delayed testing and deployment in the United States of these life-saving technologies,” said Audi of America’s senior policy strategist.
Columbus unveils 'initial' smart city operating system
The Smart Columbus Operating System features an open data platform that brings together more than 1,000 mobility-related datasets.
How agencies craft mobile-friendly messaging
Style guides have helped the Census Bureau and State Department hone messaging to their growing number of mobile users.
An analytics engine for personalized emergency response
The synthetic information platform organizes large-scale interacting datasets so policymakers can predict how people will respond in a disaster.
Georgia’s National Guard Unit Wants Some Help Prepping for a Big Cyber Test
The Georgia Army National Guard has a cyber readiness inspection coming up and wants a contractor to spend the summer helping it get ready.
Takeaways from the DC-area WEA system test
When emergency managers across the National Capital Region sent a test message to 5.5 million people through the Wireless Emergency Alert system, they learned the value of multiplatform communications.
White-Hat Hackers to the Rescue
There are reasons more aren’t using the service: Some states might not have the money, or might be nervous about allowing white-hat companies to try to breach their networks.
Digitizing VA processes from the ground up
The Light Electronic Action Framework is web-based, open source process improvement software that helps non-technical users digitize day-to-day operations.
10 State, Local and Tribal Agencies Selected for Drone Integration Pilot Program
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Microplastics in Great Lakes drinking water … Ohio governor's autonomous vehicle executive order ... FBI raids city hall and mayor’s home in Calif. desert town … and a Colo. mayor enters hospice.
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