Volcker Alliance Aims to ‘Expose the Game’ Some States Play With Their Budgets
A new report criticizes questionable fiscal tactics and calls for more transparency in spending decisionmaking processes.
Irony alert: Popular Chinese app protects PII for Wi-Fi users
The "protection," however, comes from using stolen and shared login credentials.
White House updating opengov roadmap
The administration is seeking ideas for the third Open Government National Action Plan.
States, Cities Call for Skilled Foreign Workers Amid Abuse Claims
The tech industry is pushing for more guest worker visas, and some governors and mayors agree more are needed. But many workers, claiming abuse, are turning to state courts in search of relief.
Inconsistent cloud terminology muddies the waters
The ‘cloud’ has come to encompass goods and services well beyond the original definitions of infrastructure, platform and software-as-a-service.
Office 365 gets additional email protections
Government agencies running Office 365 can now take advantage of Exchange Online Advanced Threat Protection, a new email filtering service that provides additional protection against malicious attachments and links.
CDM, Einstein aren’t enough, security experts say
To make the next hack of a federal agency less devastating, the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation and Einstein programs need complementary data protection tools.
'It's Not Garbage Anymore': Seattle Sees Uptick in Organic Waste Collections Under New Rules
Residents face mandates to divert their food waste from landfills, but enforcement isn’t easy.
Open Meetings Laws Under Scrutiny in Many States
As Alabama looks to close a quorum loophole, other open meetings changes are considered in states like Michigan and Illinois.
Proposed Calif. Ballot Initiative Would Put Voters in Control of Future Pensions
401(k)-style plans would be the default for state and local government workers starting in 2019. Anything else would need public approval.
Tracewell debuts military-grade converged infrastructure server
Built on the Dell PowerEdge FX converged architecture, the Tracewell T-FX2 provides modular storage, compute building blocks and unified system management capabilities in a single form factor.
HHS on a mission to liberate health data
The relaunched websites and open data pilots are part of agencywide efforts to make health information more accessible.
IT security’s blind spot
Is overconfidence by IT security managers a bigger problem than technology challenges?
VIEVU debuts hosted cloud service for bodycam video
VIEVUSolution.com lets agencies upload evidence and manage case files in a secure cloud-based web interface.
Army testing command post Wi-Fi
The Army has tested wireless command post communications and vehicle-mounted radios that provide ground level communications to soldiers independent of satellites.
New Visualization Tool Will Augment Existing Open Data Portal in Philadelphia
The city is also looking to automatically update more datasets.
Montana, Wyoming Lead States in Startup Activity
In a Kauffman Foundation report, Austin, Texas, is the top metro for new businesses with the highest rate of new entrepreneurs.
What Particular Civic Tech Hackathons Reflect About a City’s Challenges
Los Angeles is worried about water while in Texas, the Rio Grande Valley wants to get underserved voters to the polls.
More efficient traffic stops… for police
A new mobile app lets officers query multiple databases during roadside traffic stops.
Virginia gets a new CIO
Gov. Terry McAuliffe named Nelson Moe as the state’s new CIO and head of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency.
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