NYC311 draws record number of digital requests
In its 13th year, New York City’s information and service request program received 46 percent of its requests digitally.
Millions of formerly secret CIA documents available online
The CIA Records Search Tool gives users online access to 12 million pages of declassified CIA documents.
Accelerating virtual reality in government
As VR technology makes its way into the government space, GSA’s Digital Government group seeks to smooth the adoption.
The changing body-cam conversations
As communities get more experience with body-worn cameras, policies and focus are evolving, the Urban Institute finds.
Cyber, funding and Trump spell uncertainty for state and local IT
Cybersecurity tops the list of this year’s priorities for state and local tech execs, according to the National Association of State Chief Information Officers and the Public Technology Institute.
NY to try algorithm-driven pretrial risk assessments
The governor is allowing judges to use “validated risk assessment” in pretrial determinations, but the fairness of the tools has been called into question.
Senator checks on DC Metro IT security
Sen. Mark Warner asks the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for an update on IT systems security and communications upgrades.
FTC hacked drones in privacy demo
In a demonstration of security vulnerabilities in popular products, Federal Trade Commission researchers hacked into and took control of consumer-grade drones.
Uber offers cities a (limited) motherlode of trip data
The decision comes as a result of calls by local governments for more granular traffic data.
DOT opens dataset on Smart City Challenge ideas
Ideas proposed for the Department of Transportation’s challenge have been collected an online dataset that features the challenge addressed, proposed project category and project description.
National Guard expects expanded role in cybersecurity
As cyber threats continue to multiply, states can look to the National Guard for help.
Obama: Justice reform depends on better data
In a Harvard Law Review article, the president highlights “reforms that make the criminal justice system smarter, fairer, and more effective at keeping our communities safe.”
Better data to explain how policies evolve
A researcher is building a database of 4.2 million state-level government decisions so that users can see how different states respond to similar situations.
Cities explore environmental sensor networks
Baltimore and Lafayette, La., won $40,000 in seed money from the EPA for their plans to build systems to measure and manage environmental sensor data.
NIST finalizes cyberattack recovery guidance
New guidance provides tactical and strategic advice for cyber event recovery planning.
Resiliency built on foundation of data, report says
Advances in data collection and assessment can support the nation’s resilience in the face of natural disasters, according to a new report.
NJ city boosts communications resiliency
Sea Bright’s “Resilient City” plan aims to serve as a model for other municipalities planning for natural disasters.
Committee urges standard, transparent policies for Stingrays
Technology used by law enforcement agencies to track the location of a cell phone needs to be better regulated, a House report concluded.
The rise of ransomware
With thousands of new modifications, the lucrative malware is not going away any time soon.
Senate moves to make more federal data machine readable
The Open, Public, Electronic and Necessary (OPEN) Government Data Act would require federal agencies to publish all their information as open data using standardized, nonproprietary formats.
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