Conklin checks in as CIO at the world’s largest library
Judith Conklin, newly installed CIO at the Library of Congress, talks about remote work infrastructure, continuity of operations and upgrades to essential services.
Looking for election threats in all the wrong places
Jurisdictions applying cybersecurity approaches learned from past elections may be vulnerable to new attacks, one expert says.
Virginia expands sewage surveillance for COVID
To better spot infections before cases spike, the Virginia Department of Health’s wastewater surveillance testing program will start receiving data weekly from 25 sites selected based on geographical location and population-testing rates.
COVID dashboard tracks county virus spread
Washoe County, Nev., turned to Esri ArcGIS to create a dashboard that would monitor the virus’ progression through the area.
Analytics platform surfaces insights from regulatory documents
An open-source project that collects, quantifies and visualizes federal and state regulatory text allows policymakers to analyze the data when making decisions on regulations.
Cloud can help speed FOIA response
Centralized, cloud-based repositories that consolidate information make it easier for agencies to search for data needed to fulfill Freedom of Information Act requests.
County tests blockchain for vital records
A proof-of-concept in Riverside County, Calif., allows customers to select the records they need, authenticate themselves, pay for the copies and receive blockchain-secured digital documents within minutes.
Local government as a data-driven community platform
Smart data integration and secure management of digital identities will help local governments better serve their communities, a new report says.
IRS beefs up compute power for fraud detection
When IRS ran a test of its fraud-detection algorithm on a GPU-accelerated platform across 4 terabyes of data, processing speeds increased 10-fold.
Cloud-native incident management streamlines emergency response
The CommandCentral cloud-native solution links data and workflows from an initial 911 call all the way through the criminal justice system.
AI on the line: Monitoring prisoners’ phone calls for criminal intent
Speech-recognition technology, semantic analytics and machine learning can flag phone calls in near real time that contain conversations that point to violence or criminal behavior.
How predictive analytics keeps corrections staff, inmates safe
State correction departments in Indiana and South Carolina turned to predictive analytics and machine learning solutions to aggregate data and help predict offender violence.
How better data can help states improve online sales tax collection
While practices vary, states are largely unable to determine what share of sales taxes is coming from online sales and often lack an effective way of making sure businesses comply.
New York, Argonne model climate-change impact on power grid
The project will deliver very specific climate predictions that will help officials understand vulnerabilities in the New York Power Authority’s grid to future climate impacts.
Wisconsin clears UI backlog with cloud-based AI
Working with Google Cloud, the state was able to clear its bottleneck of unemployment insurance claims, leverage predictive analytics to speed response time and screen out fraudulent claims.
How open data helps Boulder police, community tackle crime
The Boulder, Colo., Police Department’s new open data portal lets the public view and download crime data as part of an effort to boost transparency and reduce crime.
Infrastructure delivers autonomous edge solutions
The Texas Military Department is testing Public Infrastructure Network Nodes that incorporate 5G, edge computing, radar, lidar, enhanced GPS and intelligent transportation systems into one system.
Crowdsourced sensor data powers smoke map
The Fire and Smoke Map shows fine particle pollution from permanent EPA and Forest Service AirNow monitors, temporary monitors deployed by agencies for smoke events and crowdsourced low-cost sensors.
Cloud-based video redaction saves valuable staff time
The Eureka, Calif., Police Department uses a cloud- and artificial intelligence-based system to quickly find faces, license plates and computer screens that need to be redacted.
Commerce bots speed HR services delivery
The Commerce Department’s Enterprise Services Division is using bots to slash processing time, allowing the shared services center staff to focus on more complicated customer service tasks.
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