Solving art history mysteries with open data
Making provenance data open and accessible gives more people information about a piece’s sometimes sordid history, including clues that might uncover evidence of Nazi confiscation.
Open data dusts off the art world
Museums are finding ways to convert even the provenance of artwork into open data, offering an out-of-the-box lesson in accessibility to public sector agencies.
Massive Linux vulnerability discovered
The zero-day vulnerability allows Android or Linux applications to escalate privileges and gain root access.
State, local governments build on analytics.usa.gov
IT managers in Tennessee, Philadelphia and Boulder, Colo., offer insights for integrating the analytics.usa.gov dashboard into state and local government.
More agile, DevOps in agencies’ futures
According to Booz Allen Hamilton, agile processes and bridging of the cultural divide are key areas of focus for government agencies.
CfA helps Pittsburgh ease procurement
Code for America fellows built three open source tools to improve the city’s procurement process.
How Iowa eased its transition to Drupal
The state’s Drupal Standard Operating platform was made available to state agencies in December 2014, as part of a plan to eventually migrate all state sites to a common system.
GSA’s Integrated Award Environment embraces GitHub
The General Service Administration has put the IAE codebase on the popular code repository platform and looks to focus developer outreach efforts there as well.
Education Department to local schools: #GoOpen
Federal education officials are looking to require that all copyrightable educational materials funded by department grants be openly licensed and free to use.
Open-Compute supercomputers enlisted for nuclear security
The National Nuclear Security Administration has contracted for supercomputing clusters based on the Open-Compute Project, the Facebook-led open source hardware and data center design initiative.
Can container management make government more like Google?
Developed by the search giant, open source Kubernetes gives IT managers an automated solution to container management.
Why open source is a safe choice for agencies
Open source technologies combine distributed peer review and transparency, which speeds innovation and lowers costs.
Being smart about open source: 5 practical tips for government use
There are clear benefits to open source options, but the “openness” should not be the most significant factor in determining a good fit.
Mission-driven data visualization
Data visualization does not have to come in the form of a dashboard. Key performance indicators certainly have their place, but agencies at all levels of government are making data visualization an integral tool for critical missions.
GitHub Enterprise now available through major GWACs
Agencies can now access GitHub Enterprise, the open source platform for code review, collaboration and project tracking through DLT Solutions’ government contracts.
Public record requests made easy (for government)
The Port of Seattle is using NextRequest, a cloud-based public records management portal, to simplify the request process for both citizens and the government employees who field the questions.
Why government needs open source databases
Open source technologies give agencies secure, nimble and responsive infrastructure at much lower costs.
Cities show how to make open data usable
The Citygram app, which turns structured data into citizen-friendly local updates, can be a model for federal agencies’ open-data efforts.
Picking the right portal to make open data accessible
Some of the most commonly used platforms offer support for large datasets, visualization and search, easing agencies' transition to open data.
NSA using OpenFlow for SDN
Spy agency says commercially available solutions are key to its network management.
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