Counties Should View Outdated Elections Technology and Policies as Cyber Liabilities
“You want to assume breach,” the president of Verified Voting told the National Association of Counties this week.
California to Unify All Agency Open Data Initiatives
Datasets in the Golden State should have a new home by June.
New Jersey takes on open data challenges
A new report from the Public Technology Institute examines challenges and opportunities presented by open data.
Tutorials demo open data use cases
The Commerce Data Usability Project offers tutorials demonstrating how users can get more value from government data.
California, MapLight team up for new campaign-finance search tool
The Secretary of State's office and the non-profit research firm announced a campaign-finance search tool that provides easy insight into state-level independent expenditures.
Machine-readable budget in a human-friendly format
The White House used Socrata’s open data platform to deliver interactive visualizations of the President’s Fiscal Year 2017 budget proposal.
USGS opens more science data
The U.S. Geological Survey will provide free public access to USGS-funded scholarly research and supporting data, no matter how it is published.
LA GeoHub: A model for ‘datafying’ communities
The Los Angeles GeoHub is a portal of location-based open data from across city departments allowing both the public and city employees to build and share apps.
Online Repository Boasts Nearly 10,000 Federal, State and Local Criminal Justice Datasets
The Sunlight Foundation’s 'Hall of Justice' launched after 18 months of information gathering and programming.
This Location Platform Will Put L.A. Services on the Map, Literally
The nation’s second-largest city is making more of its data navigable.
Mapping Local Nutrient Pollution Through Citizen Science
The feds are engaging high school students to analyze water quality near the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay.
USDA announces open data challenge winners
The USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge asked participants to build online tools that strengthened food resiliency by leveraging the Department of Agriculture’s open data.
State and Local Governments Must Boost Citizen Engagement on Tight Budgets
A new report details how spending on advanced digital solutions in the short term can lead to long-term savings.
D.C. Just Went ‘All In’ on Data Accessibility
The District of Columbia followed up the release of several key local government datasets with a Draft Open Data Policy that's up for online public comment.
Making Data on the Colorado River Basin’s Troubling Depletion More Accessible
Residents in Arizona, Nevada and Southern California should be paying the most attention to the Interior Department’s new, interactive drought tool.
Defining Civic Data Standards and Bringing Clarity to Them
Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Government Excellence wants help from cities to refine their definitions and identify more standards.
4 Major Takeaways From Chicago’s Open Data Strategy
A recent workshop detailed the basics of what the Windy City’s official information portal has to offer.
Where State and Local Governments Should Focus Their 2016 Efforts
Balancing partnerships among three critical areas is a must, according to a new Onvia report.
Smart City Projects Continue to Grow and Evolve
Greater integration is the story of 2016 and beyond, according to a new report.
San Diego Invests $11 Million in a New Land Management Solution
The permitting tool is 16 months out from launch but has the potential to scale with the city.
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