Education Department creates developers hub
The department partnered with 18F to build a Github repository of open source projects and application programming interfaces.
DOT opens dataset on Smart City Challenge ideas
Ideas proposed for the Department of Transportation’s challenge have been collected an online dataset that features the challenge addressed, proposed project category and project description.
Obama: Justice reform depends on better data
In a Harvard Law Review article, the president highlights “reforms that make the criminal justice system smarter, fairer, and more effective at keeping our communities safe.”
Improving search across clinical trials
With OpenTrialsFDA, researchers can more easily search the Federal Drug Administration’s drug approval packages for detailed information about the methods and results of clinical trials, some of which has never been published.
Enterprise Linux 7.1 meets NIST crypto standards
Red Hat's platform is FIPS 140-2-certified for nine of its modules, making it a secure, open-source operating system.
Senate moves to make more federal data machine readable
The Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act would require federal agencies to publish all their information as open data using standardized, nonproprietary formats.
3 ways to strengthen security with software supply-chain automation
Automation can give developers confidence in open-source components’ security, licensing and quality.
What works for state legacy systems upgrades
Using 18F’s resources on modular contracting and agile development, states can speed legacy system replacements.
How the Port of Seattle crafted a hybrid approach to GIS
Using both Esri and open-source Boundless GIS saves the port money and reduces its business risk.
Code.gov portal debuts
With the opening of the Code.gov portal, agencies at all levels of government can access custom software developed for federal projects.
Boston.gov opens its source code
Boston releases the code behind its recently redesigned website so that developers can contribute improvements and other cities can build their own sites from it.
A cornerstone of government transparency gets an overhaul
The Office of Management and Budget's federal IT Dashboard was rebuilt to be faster, cheaper and far more user-centric.
Can blockchain spark a government services revolution?
The technology that underpins the Bitcoin crytocurrency has the potential to power all sorts of innovative government services.
Two-factor authentication in two weeks
HHS' low-cost, open-source 2FA solution protects users who connect to GrantSolutions.gov -- and is poised to do even more.
LA launches open source business portal
The LA Business Portal creates a single point of information on registering, licensing and running a business in Los Angeles.
TaxBrain: Open source economic forecasting
The Python-based web application lets users simulate and study the effect of tax policy reforms using open-source economic models.
Can open source and education save our electronic voting systems?
The future of online voting will depend on the federal government’s ability to work with states to enact uniform standards for voting protocols that include a verifiable voting method voters can trust.
California launches open source data portal
A revamped open data portal in California is up and running, and it’s powered by DKAN open source software.
DOT launches open National Transit Map
The map was built using information submitted by 270 transit agencies that provided open, machine-readable geospatial data on 398,000 stops and 10,000 routes.
Commerce hosts competition for seaport info exchange
By connecting multiple systems involved with the shipping process, Commerce hopes to increase ports’ efficiency and competitiveness.
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