USPS plans for the Internet of mailed things
A Postal Service RFI outlines interest in a sensor-based mail tracking system.
The real killer app: Citizen service
To perform with the ease of Google and the personalization of Amazon, government apps need a thorough tune-up, from the user interface to the back end.
Michigan’s ‘Path of Intolerance and Regression’; Florida Officials Seek to Ease ‘Flesh-Eating’ Infection Fears
Also: Bakken crude oil train safety questions in Minnesota and Las Vegas water ‘alarmism.’
USDA, Microsoft cultivate food resilience tools
The Department of Agriculture and Microsoft are working to move agricultural data to the cloud where researchers can build tools to provide food reliance in the face of climate change.
EPA compliance database expanded to address dirty air
The Enforcement and Compliance History Online database now includes pollution data from four major inventories.
The Role Data Played in Eric Garner’s Death
311 information and ‘broken windows’ policing strategy were intertwined in the circumstances that led to a tragedy in New York City.
Can Bicycle Cops Help Build Stronger Community-Police Ties?
Two-wheeled patrols might make officers more approachable, but reform advocates say it will take more to ease tensions in some cities.
Integrated Care Is Transforming This L.A. County Clinic
Medical screenings, mental health and substance abuse services are all under one roof.
Stuck in a Budget Mess, a Government Shutdown Looms in Maine
Partisan politics could withhold vital state services from citizens and visitors in the Pine Tree State.
How HHS and NASA are handling hybrid-cloud challenges
Both agencies have found valuable uses for hybrid cloud, but the security and standardization issues aren't easy fixes.
Marshals hunt down device to ID suspects in the field
A hand-held biometric device would help agents who encounter a suspect in the field who either has no identification or who tries to mask his identity.
DOD seeks to scrub PII from 16 years' worth of video
The Defense Media Activity is looking for help in removing personal identifiable information from video content created between 1995 and 2011.
States at odds with feds on data breach proposals
While Congress hashes out a federal standard for data breach notifications, many states are toughening their own reporting laws.
As State Spending on Higher Education Drops, Federal Funds Grow
New Pew research shows “a pretty striking change, in a pretty short period of time.”
Watch PennDOT’s Quick Work to Demolish and Rebuild a Highway Bridge
Road construction can be very visually stimulating.
Civic Tech Just Got a Major New Player Led by a Veteran Municipal Leader
Dan Doctoroff and Google’s new Sidewalk Labs aim to make local government more efficient.
The connected city: Don’t forget to tell the citizen
Salesforce's study of 15 major cities finds widespread desire for digital services, but limited awareness of those that already exist.
Can California Improve Voter Turnout with Fewer Polling Places?
Other states in various stages of voter reform include Vermont, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
NASA puts 150 years of climate projections in the public cloud
The massive dataset is the latest addition to OpenNEX, a partnership with Amazon to make climate data more broadly available.
Charlotte updates Citygram with more open data
The Code for Charlotte Brigade’s update to Citygram now sends alerts about pending rezoning, historic district reviews and more.
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