As flood risk spreads, prediction tech proves vital
New technologies and data sources are helping officials prepare residents in flood-prone areas ahead of rising waters.
How AI, private-sector innovations secure supply chains
Predictive analytics can give agencies and their contractors a better understanding of supplier risks over time so they can make more informed decisions.
Army looks to sensors, analytics to improve efficiency on bases
The Army wants to incorporate tech solutions usually seen in smart cities at its military installations.
Data from streetlights illuminate possibilities, problems
While cities are gaining unexpected insights from data streaming from LED streetlights, many may have trouble actually ingesting the volume of data.
Census 2020: How IT can help with local counts
By helping evaluate technology providers, setting up digital tools for community partners or explaining security and privacy controls, IT professionals can help boost census engagement.
How cities, states prep for high-stakes 2020 census
When a 1 percent undercount can cost billions in federal funding, communities are mounting their own high-tech efforts to ensure the most accurate count.
6 ways a 'smart wall' could solve the border security problem
When cutting-edge tech is combined with a connected data platform, border security can build a common operating picture that allows officers to survey vast territory and respond to threats in real time.
How the public sector modernizes procurement
Government can maximize return on every taxpayer dollar with improved spend management, more efficient processes and overall better visibility into supplier relationships.
4 factors that make or break a data strategy
An effective data analytics strategy requires a deep understand of the tools, processes and people involved.
Cook County takes steps to erase its regional gang database
An Illinois county database that included 25,000 names, as well as countless errors, is on the verge of being dismantled under a new ordinance.
CO2 emissions data cities can actually use
Cities trying to control carbon emissions can get help from a framework that estimates of annual and hourly CO2 emissions down to a resolution of 1 km.
How the census will reach the new urban millennials
With young urban renters unlikely to respond to nudges by mail, phone or strangers at the door, the Census Bureau is developing social media and other internet publicity that will encourage potential respondents to log in and fill out a form.
Cities jump on scooter data for curbside insights
By tapping into standards-based micromobility data in cloud exchanges, cities get information to better plan infrastructure improvements and residents services.
Sherlock at scale: Law enforcement enters the connected age
Graph analysis uncovers contextual information inherent in connections and can yield incredible insights that do not surface through other primitive analyses.
Text analysis of thousands of grant abstracts shows that writing style matters
Research described with more words and more markers of verbal confidence received more award money from the National Science Foundation.
SEC seeks blockchain analysis service
Securities and Exchange Commission is looking for a subscription service that would help it monitor risk, improve compliance and inform policy with respect to digital assets.
Census prep vital to states' power -- why some could miss out
Less than a 2 percent difference in the 2020 population count could mean gaining or losing a congressional seat.
Combatting facial recognition bias with better data
IBM's Diversity in Faces dataset is an annotated collection of 1 million facial images drawn from pictures and videos compiled from Creative Commons data available on Flickr.
AI-based damage predictions for disaster response
The One Concern platform aims to deliver hyper-local damage assessments within 30 minutes.
FAA wants new ways to identify rogue drone pilots
The Federal Aviation Administration wants partners to help develop the data sharing capabilities required to remotely identify small unmanned aircraft systems in controlled airspace.
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