Dissecting One Community’s Digital Outreach on a Major Infrastructure Project
Rebuilding the Eisenhower Expressway through Oak Park, Illinois, will be a major undertaking. Here’s how this Chicago suburb is informing its residents of the planning process and what’s to come.
Comparing Kansas to Its Neighbors
Personal income estimates slid downward in 57 of the Sunflower State's 105 counties in 2014. But adjacent states didn't see similar declines.
Why Launching a New Website Is Only Half the Battle for Local Governments
Without an effective communications strategy, residents won’t know what’s changed.
NASA’s R5 robots are off to school
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northeastern University will each receive an R5 robot and funding to research improving its autonomy.
6 Steps to Transform Your City Through Digital Solutions
Knowing what data you have, analyzing it in the cloud and planning around your findings is the best way to go.
This County Convinced All Its Localities to Go Paperless
Shared services grants go a long way in New York state.
Army finds untapped brain power with EEGs
Researchers at the Army Research Lab are developing methods for using EEGs to improve soldiers’ performance.
How Governments Can Mitigate Rising Cyberattacks
Is your agency talking to its ISP, using multiple data centers and monitoring its networks?
When Revamping Public Engagement, Governments Can Use the Cloud
A West Virginia state agency sped up its grant processing by building an app on top of a CRM.
Local Police Embrace the Internet of Things
From body cameras to drones, Microsoft is helping law enforcement agencies connect the latest tech through the cloud.
New York City Looks to Close Gender Gap in Business Ownership
With WE NYC, officials hope to “uplift entire families, communities and our city’s economy.”
Code for America Names Local Government Partners for Its 2016 Fellowship Program
Among the priorities for 2016 fellows: Improve access to health and human services, reduce incarceration levels and promote economic development.
Seeing through walls with Wi-Fi
Despite the low energy of Wi-Fi signals, they can be used to effectively penetrate concrete to detect human movement and to map spaces and objects inside buildings.
Raleigh Spotlights Its Firefighting Advances
The city takes a look at the evolution of its tiller trucks, in a YouTube video letting residents know how much better things are today.
N.C. Political Donor’s Napping Trucker Request; Another State Struggles With Its Untested Rape Kits
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New Legislation Cements California's Local Government Data Culture Shift
Waiting until a records request comes in is no longer an option for local governments in the Golden State.
Paving the way for flexible electronics
At the Flexible Hybrid Electronics Manufacturing Innovation Institute, researchers are developing technologies to could transform everything from sensors to energy storage.
Local Governments Innovate Using Amazon’s Cloud
From a cloud-based disaster archive to geographical information system, counties and cities are making citizens’ lives easier.
An Unprecedented Look Into Chicago Police Misconduct
Police complaints are now public record after a seven-year legal battle.
Why Colorado Gets a Failing Grade on Access to Public Information
Among the problems in the Centennial State: Since there’s no appeals process for denied records requests, the only recourse is litigation.
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