Will a U.S. City Ever Host Another Olympics?
The group planning Boston's bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games now wants to put the idea to a vote. But residents still don't want the mega-event.
New Pew Data: Most States Are Still Not Out of the Revenue Hole
Twenty of 25 lagging states have GOP governors, legislatures or both.
3D printed weather stations predict flash floods
USAID is using 3D printers to build weather stations to better predict flash floods in underdeveloped nations.
New York State introduces open gov API
The New York Attorney General announced the state will create an application programming interface for access to the state’s open government database.
Labor Department looks to re-engineer IT services
In a recent request for information, the Labor Department said it planned to build an IT and data communication environment that would integrate agency systems across the department.
Huddle earns FedRAMP ATO from USAID
Huddle announced its government and enterprise cloud service has been granted FedRAMP Authority to Operate by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Data center balances storage and networking of five universities
The Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center has adopted a cloud-based approach for the petabytes of data it stores in a two-year-old facility in Holyoke, Mass.
How Much Sprawl Costs America
More than $1 trillion, according to a new report.
D.C.’s Local Government Promotes City’s Tech Credentials
Mayor Muriel Bowser wants her city to be “a worldwide hub for technology and innovation.”
Why State and Local Law Enforcement Should Be Part of the MLAT Reform Process
In a guest article, Bryan Cunningham points out the MLAT problem will get worse as cloud storage providers increasingly globalize data storage.
How Mayors Became America's Infrastructure Mavens
Governors used to lead the push for big projects, but the growing rural-urban divide has brought civic leaders to the fore.
Balance tape and flash in layered storage mix
Tried-and-true tape combined with emerging flash technologies give data center operators control over how they manage storage systems, speed backups and reduce costs.
Eagle County ready for text-to-911
Eagle County, Colo. set up its text-to-911 service to meet public expectations for the service, especially among the hard-of-hearing communities.
Online voting still faces security issues
Suggestions for tech-based solutions for voting and elections may sound practical, but they are certain security hazards.
Landsat 8 data free on Amazon cloud
Amazon’s AWS cloud will host up to 85,000 scenes from the Landsat 8 satellite.
Cities Turn to Social Media to Police Restaurants
Putting restaurant inspection information on Yelp "gives more information to the public about making decisions as far as where to go to eat," says the acting director of San Francisco's health department.
Oregon Works to Fix Flaw in Bill Meant to Entice Google Fiber
State legislation thought to be a ‘win-win’ wasn’t quite a win-win for Google.
Why the Fast-Food Ban Failed in South L.A.
Obesity rates for residents of South Los Angeles only increased after the city imposed a moratorium on the construction of new fast-food restaurants.
Partnership to enhance dispatch, GIS tools for public safety
Intergraph and Esri are collaborating to better their CAD and GIS platforms and enhance geospatial capabilities for public safety.
First responders test future public safety net
At a February ski event, Colorado first responders put LTE mobile broadband to the test in a demo of technologies for a future nationwide public safety network.
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