Are state and local governments ready for CDM?
Interest in the DHS-run Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program has been slow to build outside of federal agencies, but other levels of government are beginning to take note.
CfA announces 2016 fellows, partner cities
The Code for America Fellowship Program announced its 2016 local government partnerships.
5 cities win AWS City on a Cloud challenge
Five U.S. cities took away awards in AWS credit as winners of Amazon Web Services’ City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge that acknowledged innovative and impactful local government solutions.
Local governments learning to put IoT solutions into action
As local governments ramp up spending on IoT solutions, the return on investment financially, socially and economically shows a promising trend.
Mapping the world of open data portals
OpenDataSoft has mapped more than 1,600 open data portals worldwide, in an effort to make clean, usable, open data easier to find and access.
A Toughbook that focuses on flexibility
Panasonic announced the new Toughbook 20 -- a fully rugged and detachable laptop/tablet device ready for the Microsoft 10 Pro operating system.
NIH’s app challenge takes drug abuse research mobile
The National Institute on Drug Abuse is looking for an app that addiction researchers can use to leverage information from participants using mobile devices.
Congressional App Challenge kicks off for student submissions
This year’s contest launched Nov. 9 and runs through Jan. 15, invites high school students in 37 states to create, code and submit original applications.
More bad news for Flash-dependent websites
A recent analysis by Recorded Future offers yet another reason why government agencies should reduce the use of Adobe Flash Player, as it was found to be the most frequently exploited web product.
What’s next for U.S. Web Design Standards
18F and the U.S. Digital Service ask for feedback to better meet agency and user needs.
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.
States vs. feds: Who does cybersecurity better?
A new study compares the cybersecurity posture of different levels of government.
NSF creates four regional data science hubs
The National Science Foundation announces more than $5 million in grants to help the innovation centers tackle specific regional priorities with big data and analytics.
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.
IDC shortlists smart city analytics suites
The market research firm handicaps platforms from the top enterprise analytics vendors.
New grants for minority STEM education
The Department of Education awarded grants to 13 colleges and universities with a strong minority presence.
New Jersey eases the business formation process
New Jersey updated and added new features to its Business Formation Services web application that will help to streamline the process for entrepreneurs.
Drilling down into Seattle crime data
The Crime Data Dashboard gives the public the same kinds of statistical information on property incidents and violent crimes used by Seattle's police.
Brother debuts compact, full-page mobile printer for public safety
Brother Mobile Solutions’ PocketJet 7 offers faster print speeds and broader wireless capabilities.
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