Why municipalities should follow the Digital Services Playbook
State and local IT managers should familiarize themselves with the federal government’s new guide on launching digital citizen engagement services, a former state CIO said.
Anatomy of an IoT public safety application
How a technology team at a SmartAmerica Challenge built an Internet of Things prototype to create a sensor network for automating public housing safety alerts.
SCALE brings Internet of Things to public housing
A SmartAmerica Challenge project to build an emergency alert system for public housing turned into a case study on how to develop a working Internet of Things application.
World Bank launches global contracts platform
The World Bank recently launched the Open Government Contracts Platform, an open data tool to help governments and businesses search, manage and monitor government contracts and procurement opportunities globally.
Fairfax County builds searchable crime-data mapping app
Fairfax County's mapping team has developed the Police Event search engine and mapping tool that makes crime data open and easy to use for both developers and end users.
Citizen developers as a force multiplier in the enterprise
Crowdsourcing helps organizations bridge skills gaps in their workforce and bring greater collaboration and innovation to cloud, analytics, mobile and social technologies.
Philly taps Big Ideas for small IT contracting
The city of Philadelphia has multiplied the number of small vendors responding to its RFPs by setting up a customized open source cloud portal designed for startup firms.
USGS chips away at high-res 3D map of the United States
A set of technical maps with elevation data of the entire United States would generate public safety cost savings and spawn decision support tools for flood management, agriculture and vehicle navigation, backers say.
NIST kicks off round 2 of SmartAmerica Challenge
The Global City Teams Challenge is a contest to develop advanced networking technologies to address critical community interests, including air quality, traffic management and emergency services coordination.
Drupal-based defense-in-depth strategy protects data
With open-source Drupal as the foundation of a defense-in-depth strategy, agency IT managers can analyze and identify potential threat vectors, including internal and external threats.
Open-source Docker management platform debuts
Panamax gives developers a single management platform to easily create, share and deploy any Docker-containerized application.
Site renovation: How THOMAS transformed into Congress.gov
The Congress.gov website and database is set to launch in September with a mobile-friendly interface and easier to use, more advanced search functions.
Interior consolidating content management systems
The Interior Department is consolidating its nine content management platforms into one, based on the open source Drupal CMS and hosted in the cloud.
NCI builds out collaborative hub for cancer researchers
The National Cancer Informatics Institute is launching NCIP Hub, an online collaborative forum based on HUBzero, a platform for creating dynamic websites for researchers.
API first: Shifting how government delivers services
An API tier provides a simple interface to complex internal systems, making it easy to deliver services on any device or interface.
RFI Generator manages emergency geospatial info requests
The open source tool helps the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency quickly answer information requests from first responders and geospatial analysts.
NuCivic launches 'truly' open SaaS, open data platform
The Drupal-based NuData open-source, open data platform aims to help governments comply with open data mandates and help developers build businesses based on government data.
What’s cooking at 18F
Summaries of a few recent projects from the digital services delivery group.
US, Honduras to test hurricane response simulation
In a joint exercise this week the United States and Honduras will test the performance of GeoSHAPE, a tool that maps emergency service and resources locations during a simulated hurricane.
Collaboration in the Corridor: State Department site helps staff connect
With features of Facebook, Twitter and Linked In, the open source site lets State Department employees network, collaborate.
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