What data architects can learn from food labels
When the FDA and the First Lady recently proposed revised food labeling, they were refactoring information – a low-cost mission multiplier government IT managers can replicate.
Open data front and center in Chicago
Chicago recently released its first open data report, providing a progress report on current and new initiatives for 2014.
API layer fuels official US Navy mobile app
A strong API layer is one of the most important components in the U.S. Navy’s official app, which connects sailors and their families with relevant and updated content.
A trip through the Ozone
Long a proponent of big data analytics, the intelligence community has worked with private contractors and the Government Open Source Software Board to build the Ozone Widget Framework.
Alaska's scale puts USGS mapping systems to the test
A USGS project to create 3D maps of the continental United States uses special high altitude, cloud-penetrating radar to collect data across Alaska’s remote expanses.
File management app for the cloud
SkySync 2.7 syncs, searches and quickly integrates with a multitude of storage systems, cloud platforms and SharePoint.
Big data is just a stepping stone
Government IT managers need to shift the focus from the data producer to the data consumer and zero in on information extraction.
What is virtual network computing?
VNC, developed as an open source “ultra-thin client system,” has matured as a remote access tool for telework and IT maintenance and support.
AT&T, IBM to help cities build out Internet of Things
AT&T, IBM join forces to help cities, utilities and commercial firms develop and capitalize on the Internet of intelligent devices.
How MassHealth cut Medicaid fraud with predictive analytics
Predictive analytics system based on NetReveal fraud detection protects MassHealth from fraud and unnecessary expenditures.
Report: Best practices for big data projects
A report by the IBM Center for the Business of Government provides advice from CIOs for implementing big data projects.
Get out of jail or do more time? Risk tools help judges decide.
Former New Jersey attorney general leads an effort to develop risk-assessment tool to help judges make data-driven sentencing decisions.
Iridium GO! creates Wi-Fi hot spot for smartphones almost anywhere
Iridium GO! is a pocket-sized receiver/transmitter that can also serve as a hot spot, allowing up to five users within a 100-foot radius to make phone calls, send text messages and connect to the Internet.
Flood-risk planners await next-generation laser mapping
USGS, NOAA and FEMA use LiDAR elevation mapping technology to improve flood-risk assessments.
Big IT players add analytics apps to enterprise systems
Intel and Microsoft offer new data analytics tools designed to build upon their installed base of enterprise technologies and services.
NYC Geek Squad stays on mission to liberate data
Building on successes of 2013, the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics pushes predictive analytics to help city leaders make data-driven decisions.
Report: Enterprise app activations growing rapidly
A Good Technology report found a 54 percent growth quarter over quarter in activations of enterprise applications, indicating that organizations are leveraging mobile apps to make employees more collaborative, productive and engaged.
Treasury crosses the finish line on fraud network overhaul
Modernization of the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has standardized data, speeded electronic filing and improved the ability to search terabytes of financial transaction data for evidence of wrongdoing.
City mines eviction filings to slow homelessness
New York City's Department of Homeless Services is using analytics to anticipate evictions and help identify families at risk of becoming homeless.
EPA to open its ArcGIS data to the public
Esri is allowing its government customers to release data stored on its ArcGIS platform to the public.
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