18F’s Federalist helps agencies build websites faster
The new platform automates common tasks for launching websites and makes managing them easier.
County tests IoT for local farmers
Montgomery County, Md., is using its Thingstitute testbed to see how actionable, granular data can help farmers improve their businesses.
GAO: IRS can increase efficiency, fairness in automated tax collection
Even though the IRS’s Automated Collection System helped the agency collect almost $6.2 billion in 2014, it’s difficult to assess the program's overall effectiveness because the agency has not identified objectives for the collection program and ACS.
Turning open data into a scorecard for prospective college students
The Department of Education released a new mobile-friendly College Scorecard with nearly 2,000 data points to help students, parents and advisors make better decisions about college.
USDA streamlines and automates grant management
The Grantor Management System automates grants processing from application to award, monitoring and closeout.
How agencies can boost their search results
Making government sites easily discoverable by search engines ultimately helps citizens, allowing them to find and use the services and information that agencies make available.
State seeks playbooks to boost its cyber game
The State Department is looking for a set of how-to guides for handling, blocking and responding to cyberattacks.
FirstNet rocks test deployment at Jersey shore
Tests of JerseyNet at two Atlantic City concerts demonstrated unobstructed transmission of video, voice and radio communications between first responders, police and command centers.
Jackson joins the open data movement
An open data executive order from the Mississippi town's mayor establishes policies that codify and standardize open data processes.
NASA, USAID expand environmental data project
NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development launched SERVIR-Mekong in Southeast Asia to share space-based environmental data.
Should this be the end for Flash in government?
Website use of the Adobe Flash Player dwindles each year due to security breaches, mobile incompatibility and resource drain. Are agencies getting the hint?
SBA helps cities put entrepreneurs on the fast track
The Small Business Administration’s “Startup in a Day” awarded communities with funding to improve online licensing and permitting processes for entrepreneurs.
DOD-VA health records interoperability falls further behind
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office finds that progress on health records interoperability is behind schedule.
Iowa installs visual broadband monitoring system
The Iowa Communications Network now has a way to visually track real-time network and information system disruptions and cyberattacks.
DJ Patil's drive for data-driven government
The nation’s chief data scientist assesses the government’s recent work on opening and using data.
Governments remain LAN-bound, but ready for the cloud
A recent survey of 500 public sector technology officials finds that most government offices are ready to transition from legacy systems to cloud-based technologies and citizen-friendly software.
NIH funds new tools to crack genomic big data
The National Institutes of Health’s Big Data to Knowledge Initiative recently funded 15 targeted software development projects to quickly compress, share, access and visualize genomic data.
7 steps to securing open government
A case study of open data processes in Seattle yielded seven ways cities can better manage risk when opening their data.
Pilot project combines federal and state datasets to find SNAP fraud
In a seven-state pilot, the Food and Nutrition Services is using predictive analytics to find and prevent fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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.
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