State officials push tech to combat child porn
The Campaign for Child Rescue encourages the use of advanced technology to locate and rescue children from sexual exploitation and trafficking.
What CIOs Can Learn About Hacktivists From Oklahoma’s ‘Hoodie Incident’
“They’re trying to get their message out,” Oklahoma’s CIO said during the NASCIO mid-year conference being held this week near the nation’s capital.
How Atlanta manages its new traffic headache
CommuteATL, an online platform spun up after the I-85 bridge collapse, helps city officials manage traffic in near real time and provides live updates for drivers.
State CIOs look to agile
Preliminary findings from a new survey on agile development shows states see benefits for customer satisfaction, quality and transparency.
IoT is the glue holding our smart cities together
The robust communications that smart cities are built on requires systematic evaluation and benchmarking to ensure effective delivery of public services.
Census powers up ahead of decennial headcount deadlines
The bureau must scale up its systems, finalize partnerships to shore up its address records and award three IT contracts -- all in the face of looming budget questions.
Lafayette taps IoT for air quality data
City government, industry and university partners are building an interactive smart city platform for Lafayette, La.
Moving toward a one-stop shop for FOIA requests
The governmentwide portal for filing federal Freedom of Information Act requests aims to be interoperable with agencies' current systems.
A data-driven approach to deciding on infrastructure investments
By modeling the flow -- of freight, commuters, money or anything else -- across each link of a network, researchers can show where investment will be most beneficial and which projects shouldn’t happen at all.
HHS funds states’ fight against opioids
The Department of Health and Human Services will distribute $485 million in grants to all 50 states to support evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery services.
Can IT help cure the opioid crisis?
Government agencies and public health organizations are working to develop new tools to share pertinent health care data among providers and, in some cases, to predict the path of a user about to return to a life of opioid abuse.
Digging into government spending data
Launched by former Microsoft Chairman Steve Ballmer, USAFacts.org offers a data-driven look at federal, state and local government spending.
States Are Moving to Cut College Costs by Introducing Open-source Textbooks
Initiatives in Maryland and New York are attempting to curb rising education costs by adopting open-source, copyright-free textbooks.
The road to indoor navigation apps
By using the data generated from smartphone sensors, radio frequency signal strengths and GPS fixes, NIST hopes developers can build indoor navigation apps that can be validated against fixed locations.
The basics of content management systems
Content management systems have grown more powerful and easier to use, but there are still some important factors for government users to consider.
Download Our New Special Report: ‘Embracing the Promise of the Cloud’
Three stories about how state and local governments are using the latest cloud innovations.
Why an IT resilience strategy might be the best investment states can make
Investments in network infrastructure can boost a state’s return on investment by providing a solid foundation for the efficient delivery of these new or improved IT services.
Army HQ keeps work on track with collaborative task management tool
The Task Management Tool enables real-time visibility, automates the document-sharing process and eliminates the need for paper.
How data management can cut cities’ hazardous waste costs
A startup’s sorting technology can help cities reduce the costs associated with disposing of household hazardous waste.
Deep-learning tools surpass humans in analyzing images
Researchers are using big data analysis on images and videos for a variety of purposes, from managing traffic and detecting autism in children to providing warning of imminent landslides.
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