Heatmaps offer cities new insights into SeeClickFix data
Clustr app shows related issues on an interactive map to help city managers tackle problem areas.
Navy creates a 'safe space' for cyber innovation
The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Rapid Innovation Center provides the military with sandboxes to test and develop new devices without fear of compromising network systems -- and the "brain space" to explore those ideas.
Why you need a data intermediary
The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership aims to help communities create data intermediaries to act as data translators, educators and collaborators.
Chicago Just Released a Massive Amount of Bike-Sharing Data
A new dataset about the Divvy bike-sharing program is now the largest available through the city’s open data portal, with over 52 million rows of information.
The Role of Education in Urban Technology
School systems in cities that adopt open digital infrastructure stand to benefit the most.
Alert fatigue: Health IT system reminders overwhelm users
Research on this human-computer interaction is looking at whether excessive reminders may cause more risk than the benefits the alerts produce.
Air Force to test NIPRnet access for iPads
Recent advances in mobile device security and the ability to compartmentalize information have made it possible to further integrate iPads into Air Force networks.
FEMA keeps it simple with disaster app
Recent upgrades include weather alerts and reminders that keep users engaged.
Records management: Look beyond the NARA mandates
Although deadlines for accessible electronic records are approaching, forward-thinking agencies will seize the opportunity to get their records management house in order.
DOD bringing recruitment into the digital age
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said he wants to reinvigorate the recruitment process with digital workflows and microtargeting.
Open data: If you can’t measure it, how can you manage it?
While most organizations agree that open data provides a range of benefits, the ability to measure those improvements and the associated costs of open data initiatives remains elusive.
AT&T joins the Smart City Challenge
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that AT&T is supporting the challenge with $1 million in hardware, products and services.
Cyber situational awareness: Hurdling multiple level security barriers with ease
With products certified secure according to the NIAP Protection Profile 3.0, IT managers can use keyboard-video-mouse switching in highly volatile crisis centers.
How 20th-Century Events Shaped the National Flood Insurance Program
A look at the history of U.S. policy and disaster response
Rewriting business processes key to SSA modernization
Social Security Administration CIO Robert Klopp says legacy IT and business processes must be reimagined -- not just repurposed for new platforms.
Creating Economic Development in Your Digital City
Digital infrastructure will propel more people into the digital economy, allowing individuals and corporations to innovate and partner to unlock new outcomes.
L.A. County Sheriff Is Boosting Metro Security With Prescriptive Analytics
The Armorway platforms AI algorithm generates an unpredictable security plan after predicting what adversaries might do.
States Bedeviled by Contraband Cellphones in Prisons
Several states want to block cellular signals in prisons and make contraband phones useless to inmates.
DHS optimizes website for mobile
The Department of Homeland Security revamped its website making it more friendly to mobile devices.
NASCIO: Make a policy roadmap before venturing into the IoT
A recent report by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers urges CIOs to get out in front of the Internet of Things.
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