CDC's open gov success during Ebola outbreak
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention built a microsite that automatically updated information online for public viewing pertaining to the agency’s Ebola efforts.
Minnesota consolidates geospatial sites
The state is building the Minnesota Geospatial Commons, a collaborative site for users and publishers of geospatial data, maps, services and applications.
County shelter uses facial recognition to ID lost dogs
Miami-Dade County Animal Services has partnered with Finding Rover, a free mobile app that helps pet owners find their lost dogs using facial recognition technology.
NASA crowdsources asteroid hunt with desktop app
A program developed during a NASA software challenge lets amateur astronomers identify new asteroids with a desktop computer.
HHS opens research pubs, grant data
In pursuit of its open government goals, the Department of Health and Human Services is expanding access to financial data and to the results of its funded scientific research.
Archives seeks help transcribing historical documents
As part of Sunshine Week, the National Archives is recruiting citizen volunteers to transcribe historical documents.
Philadelphia opens contracts datasets
In a move toward greater data transparency, Philadelphia opens its contracting datasets to public access.
Helping agencies learn from NIH’s BRAIN
The National Institutes of Health's award-winning research-and-presentation project has been turned into a tool for broader use.
Report: CompStat does reduce crime
CompStat-style programs are responsible for a 5 to 15 percent decrease in crime in cities using the system, according to a recent study by the Brennan Center for Justice.
Ultra-small, self-testing Ethernet switch for harsh environments
Phillips introduced a ruggedized Ethernet switch that has no moving parts, operates with less than 8 watts of power and is fully sealed and cooled without the need forced air.
SMART tool failed to cure State email woes
Records management issues plagued the State Department despite the State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolkit (SMART), designed to allow staff to preserve emails and cables using Microsoft Outlook.
Army streamlines network initialization
The Army has developed tools to make network updates and initialization of workstations faster and more efficient.
A practical approach to email records management
With the right strategy, agencies can leverage technology they already own for a cost-effective and scalable email records management solution that ensures compliance with federal records policies.
GSA seeks .gov TLD management solutions
GSA released a request for information to learn about solutions, best practices and on-going approaches for managing Internet registration under the .gov top-level domain.
Samsung may bundle Office apps into Knox
Reports from the recent Mobile World Congress in Barcelona indicate that Samsung plans to bundle Microsoft’s Office apps – OneDrive, OneNote and Office 365 – into its Knox Workspace enterprise security platform.
Struggling with Scrum? Try Kanban for IT projects
IT managers struggling with the rigor of Scrum should focus on optimizing workflow directly and give Kanban a try.
NHTSA crash data upgrade slowed by tight budgets
Armed with mobile technology and new data sampling methods, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration aims to improve the accuracy of its crash data, but funding restrictions are slowing the transition, GAO says.
Agencies tap into recreational data
The departments of Interior and Agriculture will showcase data and platforms that will make it easier to access recreational information across the United States.
NORTHCOM seeks disaster sim, with social component
To address training needs for disaster response and managing the mission message, the U.S. Northern Command is looking for a disaster management simulation tool with a social media emulation platform.
IoT conundrum: How to power buried sensors
A researcher at Michigan State University has developed technology that can generate electrical power to buried or implanted sensors.
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