DHS makes more investments in automotive cyber research
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded $3.7 million in research funding to the University of Michigan and HRL Laboratories for automotive cybersecurity research.
DHS opens Arctic Domain Awareness Center
Department of Homeland Security’s Arctic Domain Awareness Center to better understand the Arctic environment and its challenges.
How USCIS went agile and open to move application process online
A new customer management system allows the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service to digitize applications for green cards and other requests.
San Francisco leveraging libraries to build a better IoT network
The city is installing antennas on its libraries to build a low-power network for connected devices and the services they support.
DHS funds research to harden vehicles against hacking
DHS has awarded New York University $1.4 million to develop a cybersecurity system for cars.
Survey: Social media analysis tops crime-fighting tech
A survey on crime-fighting software shows an increasing reliance on social media analysis to fight drugs and gang violence.
Smart irrigation saves Caltrans water and money
The California Department of Transportation installed smart irrigation technology to deliver only as much water as it needs to keep the highway’s plants and soil healthy.
Sustainability tools sprout from Green Gov Challenge
California hosted its first Green Gov Challenge in which citizen hackers used public data sets to help the state meet its sustainability goals.
With infrastructure in place, AF readies mobile HR app
The Air Force is working on an app to give personnel access to benefits, payment and retirement information.
Wearable gateway bridges responder devices
The Mutualink Wearable Smart Gateway lets first responders share multimedia information with command posts and other agencies in real time over secure wide-area networks.
NYC launches hyper-local websites
New York City is creating 400 websites that will give residents hyper-local information on their neighborhoods.
Detroit ups its app game
Detroit has released three apps to improve non-emergency services, make public transit more transparent for riders and connect with police.
Can connected cars and smarter infrastructure make transit safer?
A new report from the GAO breaks down the benefits and challenges facing vehicle-to-infrastructure technology.
Philly 311: Innovation that was worth the wait
A funding crunch put plans for Philadelphia’s 311 non-emergency system on hold for years, but the payoff was better technology and new levels of citizen service.
NYC tests two systems to keep city buses out of accidents
The MTA is testing collision-avoidance and turn-warning systems to see if citywide deployment makes sense.
Pittsburgh expanding test of traffic management system
The city approved a traffic modeling study of Surtrac -- a system that has shown promise for reducing both traffic and vehicle emissions.
USPS staff take the bait in phishing test
U.S. Postal Service's Office of the Inspector General sent phishing emails of its own to 3,125 USPS employees, to see if staff would click on a potentially dangerous link.
Could 3D printing help the Postal Service fabricate a brighter future?
A report on the future of 3D printing, shipping and supply chains urges USPS to carve out a new niche.
Defining the CDO
A trio of data experts discuss what they do, what agencies need in terms of data support and the future of the agency chief data officer position.
Sandia Labs donates 200+ computers to California high schools
The Energy Department research facility's 242 retired computers will update technology in the Northern Humboldt Union High School District.
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