Can IT help cure the opioid crisis?
Government agencies and public health organizations are working to develop new tools to share pertinent health care data among providers and, in some cases, to predict the path of a user about to return to a life of opioid abuse.
Digging into government spending data
Launched by former Microsoft Chairman Steve Ballmer, USAFacts.org offers a data-driven look at federal, state and local government spending.
States Are Moving to Cut College Costs by Introducing Open-source Textbooks
Initiatives in Maryland and New York are attempting to curb rising education costs by adopting open-source, copyright-free textbooks.
The road to indoor navigation apps
By using the data generated from smartphone sensors, radio frequency signal strengths and GPS fixes, NIST hopes developers can build indoor navigation apps that can be validated against fixed locations.
The basics of content management systems
Content management systems have grown more powerful and easier to use, but there are still some important factors for government users to consider.
Download Our New Special Report: ‘Embracing the Promise of the Cloud’
Three stories about how state and local governments are using the latest cloud innovations.
Why an IT resilience strategy might be the best investment states can make
Investments in network infrastructure can boost a state’s return on investment by providing a solid foundation for the efficient delivery of these new or improved IT services.
Army HQ keeps work on track with collaborative task management tool
The Task Management Tool enables real-time visibility, automates the document-sharing process and eliminates the need for paper.
How data management can cut cities’ hazardous waste costs
A startup’s sorting technology can help cities reduce the costs associated with disposing of household hazardous waste.
Deep-learning tools surpass humans in analyzing images
Researchers are using big data analysis on images and videos for a variety of purposes, from managing traffic and detecting autism in children to providing warning of imminent landslides.
Avoid the risk: 10 reasons to modernize your managed file transfers
MFT provides higher levels of automation, transparency, control and security while increasing efficiency and lowering operating costs.
Uncovering the hacker archetypes
Hackers can be categorized by the essential and universal traits they share, a developer says.
Looking to the Feds for Help in Fighting Cybercriminals
Cybercriminals are unrelenting in their attacks on state and local government computers, and the states are looking to Congress for help.
U.S. immigration agency will lose millions because it can't process visas fast enough
Revenue from “premium processing” of H1-B visas has been spent on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ efforts digitize the larger immigration system, ProPublica reports.
DARPA pop-up testbed takes on spectrum management
A low-key competition for engineers tested techniques for sending and receiving information, like real-time intelligence data over the least crowded spectral bands.
IGs suggest terror-info sharing improvements
Tech advances have spurred more efficient information sharing among counterterror components, but some operational gaps still exist, according to a joint audit by inspectors general at the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security.
Largest Body-Camera Supplier Is Giving Police Free AI to Analyze Crime Footage
The CEO of Taser International, now renamed Axon, says these connected systems would allow police to spend more time doing their jobs, rather than paperwork
State Officials Question Benefits of Federal Election Oversight
DHS officials told a hearing of the Election Assistance Commission that aid is vital to prevent government-backed hackers from Russia and elsewhere from undermining the validity of election results or throwing an election into chaos.
Fully digitized credentialing for health professionals
The Indian Health Service wants a standardized, scalable solution to increase efficiency.
Utah’s Cloud Flexibility Welcomes Innovative IoT and AI Solutions
In an interview with Route Fifty, state CIO Mike Hussey discusses rural broadband and lingering “last mile” challenges.
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