In Oklahoma, fighting fires with better data
With the Esri Collector app, Oklahoma Forestry Services gets geographic situational awareness for fighting wildfires and managing public lands.
Smaller cities vie to be the next silicon valley
Across the nation, cities of all sizes are trying to build 21st century economies by providing money and expertise to startups and clustering tech companies in millennial-friendly neighborhoods.
GSA.gov pivots site design for mobile users
The General Services Administration refreshed its website to accommodate the increasing number of mobile visitors.
Expired Federal Deduction for Sales Taxes Matters Most for States With No Income Tax
The deduction is expired and will not be available for people to claim on their 2015 tax returns unless Congress passes the tax extenders bill.
There Are Risks and Benefits When Opening Up Your Data
And more state and local governments should consider return on investment when deciding when to publish datasets.
DARPA seeks toolset for complex adaptive systems
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency aims to provide a deeper understanding of system component interactions and a unified view of system behaviors.
Asking DHS to hack your systems
The Department of Homeland Security's National Cybersecurity Assessment and Technical Services can help governments at all levels learn how their networks look to would-be attackers.
Delaware Divvies Up Seized Assets Without Oversight; South Dakota Preps for More Overdoses
Also: Pennsylvania leads successful veterans courts movement and Florida cities demand control over fracking and effective leadership on climate change.
Smaller Cities Vie to Be the Next Silicon Valley
Their mills, foundries and factories have collapsed. Now some small to midsize cities are trying to build 21st century economies by promoting startups.
Researchers patching cellphone leaks of personal data
Many mobile apps transmit user identifiers, locations and passwords without providing any obvious benefit to the user.
Malware, ransomware twice as likely to hit state, local networks
After evaluating over 30 million alerts from its users around the world, Sentinel IPS found that 67 percent of government networks and 72 percent of education networks triggered critical malware or ransomware alerts.
IT Solutions Challenge winners announced
Common problems in federal IT and acquisition could become less acute thanks to the winners of the CIO Council’s IT Solutions Challenge.
Wanted in Ann Arbor: A City Administrator With ‘10-15 Years Experience in Child Care’
That job qualification might seem odd, but is an important reality in some local governments.
A Way to Make Bus Route Planning More Accessible and Flexible
New software is helping transit agencies map new stops and lines in greater detail.
Texas Threatens to Sue Refugee Aid Groups; N.C.’s Venus Flytrap Felony
Also: New York City’s new sodium rules face litigation.
Boston uses CALC tool for buying tech
Boston is using the General Services Administration’s Contract-Awarded Labor Category tool to make more informed and cost-efficient IT procurement decisions.
Will Obama Step Into Divisive Land Squabble in Maine?
The president has the authority to designate national monuments with the stroke of his pen. But will he do so in the Pine Tree State?
How SDN builds next-gen security
A shift towards software-defined security can deliver improvements in automation, virtualization and a holistic security architecture.
Route Fifty Viewcast on Dec. 8: Leveraging Data for State and Local Government Transformation
Register for our upcoming free, livestreamed event that’s focused on the role of data in government operations and performance.
Dell ships laptops with certificate vulnerabilities
The company has released a patch that fixes the flaws that could give hackers access to private information.
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