Grant Funding Will Jumpstart Statewide Broadband Mapping in Kansas
A data-collection partnership will identify service shortcomings.
FirstNet brings internet to tribal police
By connecting to the nationwide wireless broadband public safety network, the Oglala Sioux Police Department in South Dakota now has internet access as it patrols one of the largest land-based tribal reservations in the U.S.
Customer experience playbook
Good customer experience can increase mission success, boost efficiency, enhance employee engagement and improve trust in government, according to a new report from ACT-IAC.
The Government Needs Better Data to Stop Election Meddling
Tech companies must be more forthcoming as misinformation campaigns ramp up before the midterm elections, internet researchers said.
Analytics for city governments
Cities will soon be required to master data analytics if they are to hold their own in the rapidly modernizing world, a new report says.
Senators Want to Double Funding for Putting Commercial Drones in the Air
A bipartisan amendment would double 2019 funding for FAA’s efforts to integrate drones into national airspace.
This Georgia County Integrated GIS With Its Transportation System to Improve Mobility
State freeway projects and traffic from nearby Atlanta create congestion only artificial intelligence can handle.
When it comes to e-gov, U.S. is now No. 11
While the U.S. was again outside the top 10 of the United Nations' overall list, it was ranked “very high” and earned a second-place spot for cybersecurity.
Pretrial Risk Assessments Come Under Fire From Civil Rights Groups
But not every organization working to end money bail and over-incarceration agrees they’re the wrong approach.
The Data Behind ‘Hot Cars’ in the N.Y. Subway System
Nobody wants to ride in an overheated steel box in the middle of summer.
VA releases Lighthouse 'API-first' RFI
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to design, develop and maintain a single set of application programming interfaces for the VA enterprise cloud.
Who has 'sufficient access' to broadband?
The e-Connectivty pilot can fund rural broadband build out, but first it must determine what technologies and services are defined as “sufficient access.”
Using Twitter to predict wildfires' air quality impact
Social media can be an inexpensive complementary data source for evaluating the effects of wildfires, researchers with the U.S. Forest Service say.
Privacy Concerns Raised With Connecticut’s $10 Million Electronic Tolling Study
“If Connecticut does not restrict how it shares toll information, state tolls could become an on-ramp for the federal government’s deportation machine,” the ACLU says.
Big data for a better vacation
The National Park Service wants to tap into location-based data to track visitor-use patterns it can use for improving visitor experience and long-range transportation and infrastructure planning.
The cloud as the new data center makes the internet the new LAN
When applications move to the cloud, performance depends on the internet connection between the cloud service provider and the agency.
Shoddy IT is Limiting FEMA's Ability to Respond to Disasters, IG Says
Some of the outstanding recommendations go back to 2005, just after Hurricane Katrina.
DARPA launches program to ensure U.S. AI dominance
The Artificial Intelligence Exploration program aims to develop new, game-changing AI technologies for U.S. national security.
Federal Election Security Help Still Needed Ahead of Midterms
One state and one local official told a congressional committee that smaller jurisdictions require additional federal technical assistance for priority upgrades to voting equipment and security.
3D scanner speeds police investigations
The scanner captures more than 900,000 data points per second that can be used to create 3D images of a crime or accident scene.
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