Using AI and data to make decisions faster
Former Federal CIO Suzette Kent discusses the importance of -- and challenges with -- using data and artificial intelligence to meet agency missions.
Machine learning helps Indiana DOT bundle projects
Using the technology has increased savings by 40% and could save INDOT $108 million in the next four years, according to the Federal Highway Administration.
Remote staff build Salesforce tool to speed benefits to veterans
The Post Payments Workshop tool lets Veterans Benefits Administration employees see the status of a claim at any point in its life cycle.
Cities get ransomware help from NLC partners
The National League of Cities is partnering with NuHarbor Security to bring Tenable and Splunk tools to under-resourced municipality security teams.
Getting real-time crash data to responders
Public safety answering points in California can get real-time crash notifications through an agreement between a cloud-based emergency response platform and General Motors’ OnStar emergency system.
FirstNet rolling out 5G, tower-to-core encryption
The FirstNet wireless broadband network for public safety is getting two new capabilities that will increase speed and security for first responders.
Self-service analytics a ‘game changer’ for the Air Force
The Visible, Accessible, Understandable, Linked and Trustworthy (VAULT) data platform lets service members use cloud-based tools to work on data.
The riskiest smart city technologies
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley ranked nine technologies according to technical vulnerability, attractiveness to nation-state attackers and potential impact of a successful attack.
Sustainable highway projects support connected vehicle infrastructure
The Ray, a Georgia-based living lab for transportation innovation, has partnered with agencies in Georgia and Central Texas on sustainability and connected and autonomous vehicle infrastructure.
Utah pilots mobile driver’s license
An electronically signed version of driver’s license information on users’ mobile devices gives them control over what they choose to share.
SmartCityPHL: Where data makes an impact
Philadelphia’s innovation initiative has plans to improve food distribution, map the built environment and improve roads by breaking down data silos and facilitating cross-agency collaboration.
Iowa taps into FirstNet for 911 backup
The Iowa Communications Network is using the FirstNet infrastructure to provide a separate, redundant network for 911 traffic.
Pandemic accelerated rise of smart cities
COVID-19 and the resulting repercussions accelerated the rise of Cities 4.0, or cities that excel at cloud, smart technology and data management to achieve social, environmental and economic goals.
AI analysis speeds FDA drug reviews
An artificial intelligence-based platform helping the Food and Drug Administration analyze adverse drug reports is expected to save reviewers about 7,500 hours per year.
DOD ramps up mobile security
The Defense Innovation Unit selected Zimperium’s mobile endpoint protection platform to help shore up security of devices accessing DOD’s unclassified applications and data.
Z-axis tech keeps responders safe
Vertical location services can give emergency workers vital situational awareness and help keep them safe when responding to incidents in multistory buildings.
Smart cities are built on data
Managing a city’s integrated ecosystem means using data for the collective benefit of the city, public and private sector.
How milCloud 2.0 makes DOD cloud migrations easier
The recent addition of VMware and AWS services to milCloud 2.0 improves the service’s ease of use, security and cost for both fit-for-purpose and general-purpose cloud needs.
Feds lead in DMARC use
Seventy-eight percent of all federal domains have published a DMARC record, and 74% of those records have an enforcement policy, meaning that 74% of federal domains are protected from spoofing, according to a new report.
Data-driven transit advocacy, with a side of cloud
With a mobile app that collects data from public transit riders, artificial intelligence and analysis help from CloudBank, researchers are building dashboards residents can use to support claims of inadequate service.
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