Open data portal aims to be 'Data.gov for state and local agencies'
Accela Inc. launched Civic.Data.com, an open data portal that combines information from government sources and public users, giving researchers one place to query cross-jurisdictional data sets.
Code for America taking developer applications
Code for America is looking for applicants with well-developed coding chops and project management experience who can bear up under special and perhaps sometimes baffling demands of bureaucratic procedure.
DARPA posts catalog of software and research results
The Open Catalog is curated list of DARPA-sponsored software and research projects that may draw interest and usage from other government agencies.
API offers real-time parking data for cities, universities
Currently in private beta, the API links parking availability information from Streetline to mobile and Web apps, dynamic messages signs and in-car navigation systems.
FOSE briefs: IT management, BYOD, open source, cybersecurity framework
Here are some of the more newsworthy announcements from among the keynotes, panels and conference sessions.
Heartbleed begets headaches in perfecting encryption
New guidelines on improving encryption tools in the wake of the Heartbleed bug offer a range of options for improving encryption, but bigger changes loom down the road.
Atlanta and Code for America website improves court operations
Developed with Code for America, Atlanta’s new ATLCourt website allows residents to look up their court cases, get text reminders and find answers to frequently asked questions.
In the cloud, Linux will win the OS war
For operating systems, you cannot beat Linux's high reliability and low cost.
Aquilent launches Drupal platform for federal websites
The company’s secure Drupal Platform in the Cloud supports agencies’ moves to open source.
DigitalGov Search delivers real-time analytics, better results
The newly launched open source search stack lets GSA’s DigitalGov Search perform real-time analytics and create dashboards to monitor Web search trends.
NASA revs up tech transfer with open code catalog
NASA’s new software catalog, which pulls together programs from across the agency, is the initial effort of what could eventually result in a huge repository of NASA-developed code that will be made available to users outside of the organization.
NIST's AppVet makes sure apps are ready for government work
AppVet provides a framework for managing the app-vetting workflow, including uploading apps, receiving reports and generating an overall risk assessment.
Middleware integrates systems across cloud, Internet of Things
Open source software developer Red Hat updated a set of middleware tools designed to make it easier to connect large enterprise systems, from on-premise to cloud to hybrid environments.
USAID enhances open data toolset
The U.S. Agency for International Development's new website includes dynamic data sets and tools for technologists and software developers to increase transparency, collaboration and the impact of development.
18F team delivers tools for next-gen digital government
GSA's new center of innovation has released more than 20 open source code repositories to help agencies deliver user-centric digital services to the people and businesses they serve.
Collaboration and crowdsourcing, Austin-style: A talk with CIO Stephen Elkins
Austin chief information officer Stephen Elkins talks about the city's plan to build a framework for bringing together regional IT leaders and fostering community engagement.
Public interest labs to test open governance solutions
The Governance Lab at New York University and the MacArthur Foundation Research Network have formed a new research network, Open Governance, to study how to enhance collaboration and decision-making in the public interest.
DARPA to mine 'big code' to improve software reliability
By combining principles of big data analytics with software analysis, DARPA wants to make significant advances in the way software is built, debugged, verified, maintained and understood.
Agencies experiment with software-defined networks
Software-defined networking is giving agencies looking to upgrade their enterprises opportunities to program and virtualize complex networks.
Open data front and center in Chicago
Chicago recently released its first open data report, providing a progress report on current and new initiatives for 2014.
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