User feedback powers HMDA's accessible data tool
To make the massive Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data more accessible to the public, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau focused on user feedback as it built a browser that filtered data from over 35 million records.
Kentucky transforms human capital management
MyPerformance gives managers and employees real-time access to performance evaluations.
When overdue tax notices are easy to understand, they get paid
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue leveraged behavior science to get taxpayers’ attention and encourage payment with creatively designed notices.
HHS Protect: The foundation of COVID response
The data sharing platform offers community-level analysis of data and machine learning models to help officials anticipate emerging risks and respond proactively as the pandemic evolves.
EAZE-y enrollment for SSA’s identity proofing services
The Social Security Administration is fighting synthetic identity fraud through a new enrollment service that emphasizes authentication and authorization.
21 Public Sector Innovation award winners
These projects at the federal, state and local levels show just how transformative government IT can be.
A new data-driven model shows that wearing masks saves lives – and the earlier you start, the better
The model draws on a variety of data sources to create alternate scenarios that can tell us what could have happened if a county in the U.S. had a higher or lower rate of mask adherence.
Balancing health, prosperity and equity in COVID reopenings
A new computer model can give decision-makers important insights for understanding the tradeoffs between occupancy caps, virus transmission and disadvantaged populations.
Analytics wins by a landslide to curb voter and election fraud
Voting and election data are tailor-made for analytics that can thwart fraud schemes and help ensure every vote counts.
Can AI and connected tech foster better disaster decision-making?
Researchers at the University of Central Florida are studying how artificial intelligence and smart technologies can advance collective decision-making to reduce community vulnerability and enhance resilience.
How tech supports police accountability
To comply with a 2017 consent decree, the Baltimore Police Department has invested in digital platforms to improve training, records management and officer analytics.
Iowa gets pushback on CARES-funded IT projects
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is coming under fire for using millions in federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for two IT projects that some consider unrelated to the pandemic.
Open cloud platform delivers water consumption models
As conservation of water resources becomes more critical, a new web application aims to help water managers and farmers in the West more accurately track water consumption by crops and other vegetation.
Announcing the 2020 Public Sector Innovation winners
These 21 projects at the federal, state and local levels show just how transformative government IT can be.
ATF mines data to support investigations
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives plans to expand the use of data analytics to improve investigations into the increasing number of gun store burglaries.
AI-based ‘listening’ helps VA monitor vets’ mental health
To better monitor veterans’ mental health, especially during the pandemic, the Department of Veterans Affairs is relying on data and artificial intelligence-based analytics.
Improving procurement through data and analytics
Technology-enabled data and analytics strategy can unlock hidden value for government agencies through increased transparency, proactive risk management, integrated automation and predictive analytics.
Opening the Library of Congress to cloud-based computational research
LOC is looking for researchers to experiment with the tools, cost structures and technologies that will make its massive collections widely available to data-driven research.
Simplifying forensic investigations: 10 questions to ask
To run more efficient forensic investigations, IT managers must uncover, manage and leverage all the data extracted from smartphones, computers and the cloud.
Los Alamos unwraps next-gen supercomputer
Crossroads will replace the existing Trinity supercomputer and will be used by scientists to support the Stockpile Stewardship Program.
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