NYC’s early warning system for infectious diseases
A network of smart thermometers will allow public health officials to analyze data on individual neighborhoods so they can craft policies to control outbreaks of flu or COVID-19.
Florida taps education analytics platform to boost employment
The Florida Department of Education will use a cloud-hosted data and analytics platform to determine what educational program will make someone self-sufficient -- and how quickly.
COVID cloud data fuels virus studies
Data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative, a cloud-based repository of COVID-19 data, is fueling studies about the virus.
AI sifts through video data to spot fires
An algorithm detects smoke plumes by comparing images from 25 tower-mounted cameras against the more than 10 million it’s been trained on.
Air Force taps Google Cloud for aircraft maintenance system
Project Lighthouse creates a unified ecosystem that will enable the Rapid Sustainment Office to optimize maintenance readiness, increase staff productivity and reduce costs.
Three steps to building digital resilience
Digital resilience is not just reaction and disaster response; it’s about thoughtful investing in enhanced capabilities that will deliver benefits in the future, one smart city expert says.
FedRAMP authorizes identity verification service
ID.me, an identity verification platform provider, has achieved a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program moderate authorization to operate for its Identity Gateway, a shared service for citizen- and employee-facing authentication.
Coral Gables leans into smart city services
While the city expands its hyperconnected smart city infrastructure, its urban analytics platform delivers actionable business intelligence for stakeholders.
Data-driven cities deliver better outcomes for residents
Local governments that use data to make more effective operational, programmatic and policy decisions are reaping real benefits -- from improved services delivery to greater transparency, a new report finds.
Data gaps weaken effectiveness of economic policies
Economic, technology and competitiveness policies must be built on robust and machine-readable data, a new report says.
DC pivots for Rescue Plan’s health benefits changes
Thanks to its modern IT infrastructure, the Washington, D.C., Health Benefit Exchange Authority pushed out new features that reduced users’ health insurance premiums just two weeks after President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan of 2021.
‘Digitally fit’ city agency makes smooth transition during pandemic
Denver’s Denver Emergency Operations Center was well-positioned to upgrade its workflow processes because of the work they did pre-pandemic made them flexible and agile enough to react quickly when the crisis hit.
Broadband infrastructure, cost issues hobble state expansion efforts
Inadequate minimum broadband speeds and affordability issues make it hard to close the digital divide, state broadband experts say.
Orleans Parish unifies next-gen 911 services in the cloud
A cloud-based 911 contact center will give the Orleans Parish Communication District next-generation 911 services and unify location, audio, video, chat, text-to-911 and mapping data on one platform.
Infrastructure cybersecurity must be context sensitive, expert says
The Transportation Security Administration’s new security directive points up the difficulties with requirements for critical infrastructure, according to the policy director at BSA/The Software Alliance.
VDOT automates the dull out of doing business
The Virginia Department of Transportation’s IT department is working with agency business units to automate mundane tasks and improve efficiency.
Data on short-term rentals helps county collect occupancy tax
Placer County, Calif., uses the cloud-based Rentalscape platform to identify, track and report short-term rental registrations, bookings and transient occupancy tax payments.
A solid cloud foundation proves crucial at crunch time
When the pandemic hit, agencies’ previous investments in cloud and DevSecOps help them scale websites, manage increased workloads and support telework and application development.
NIST, FedRAMP push OSCAL for automated cloud review
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program are advocating the use of the Open Security Controls Assessment Language, a machine-readable language that will help standardize cloud authorization packages and streamline reviews.
Sacramento adopts hardware-based authentication
To fight account-takeover attacks and streamline remote access, city officials issued Yubikeys to make multifactor authentication easy and secure for 500 employees.
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