Census of Governments moves toward electronic data collection
Census of Governments aims to improve accuracy of the data and ease the burden of collection on state and local governments.
USDA announces open data challenge winners
The USDA-Microsoft Innovation Challenge asked participants to build online tools that strengthened food resiliency by leveraging the Department of Agriculture’s open data.
This Smart City App Collects Data L.A. Will Use to Improve Transportation
Urban planning is a lot easier when you’re tracking regional travel.
Kentucky’s New Governor: Ignoring ‘Our Financial Problems Is No Longer an Option’
In his inaugural budget address, Matt Bevin repeats his intentions to scale back Medicaid expansion and shut down the state’s health care exchange.
State and Local Governments Must Boost Citizen Engagement on Tight Budgets
A new report details how spending on advanced digital solutions in the short term can lead to long-term savings.
Innovative Braking Technology Helps Power Seattle’s Newest Streetcar Line
Onboard battery storage is allowing rail vehicles to travel offwire.
Judge OKs Kentucky Sales Tax Incentives for Noah’s Ark Installation
At question: Can a religious-themed theme park use state-controlled economic development resources?
Complex Federal Land Footprint Causes Snow-Removal Quandary in D.C.
Why is that sidewalk not shoveled? In the nation’s capital, the feds are often to blame.
Innovations that strengthen cybersecurity
ACT-IAC assembled recommendations from industry, government and academia on ways agencies can reinforce their cybersecurity programs.
Password security starts with making life easier for the user
To address the challenges inherent in password-based security, the U.K. government is taking a different tack -- encouraging its systems administrators to simplify their approach to passwords and use automated controls.
Unmasking malware coders
Army researchers are working on an algorithm that will help system administrators improve security by more easily identifying malware authors and tracking the origin of threats
Report: How to build a better government app
A report from the IBM Center for the Business of Government can help mobile managers create effective, useful apps for workers and citizens.
Boston’s CityScore tracks runs, hits and errors in service delivery
The CityScore analytics dashboard gives Boston officials and residents a Fenway-inspired way see metrics on city performance.
States Look to Avoid Federal Obamacare Payments
By banding together, some states could minimize payments to the Obama administration for using HealthCare.gov technology.
How Virginia Streamlined Its Hospital Patient Pre-Admission Screening Process
The Old Dominion’s creation of a Medicaid portal complicated procedures for facilities with data automation, so it had Curaspan create a workaround.
Vermont Wants Federal OK for Its ‘All Payer’ Health Care Proposal
The state hopes its plan will help eliminate inefficiencies that stem from the different rules, standards and payment methods now found across those three types of “payers.”
Here’s How Some Cities Are Mobilizing Citizens in Blizzard Response
Beyond paying for snow-clearing help, many municipalities hope residents will pitch in to help their community—and stay off the roads.
DOD requires Real ID-compliant driver’s licenses for facility access
The Defense Department will no long accept the driver’s licenses or state-issued identification from Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Washington and American Samoa for entrance to its facilities.
SAVER: A Consumer Reports for first responders
The System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders features objective assessments and validations on commercial equipment and systems.
Oak Ridge Lab preps code for supercomputer transition
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is using Allinea’s MAP as portable performance analysis tool to ensure applications run on present and future platforms.
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