Power BI expands access to data sources
The newest version of Power BI, Microsoft’s cloud service that lets users create, analyze and share data visualizations includes connectors to a variety of cloud-based data sources, including Data.gov, the main index of government open data.
A Pregnancy Prevention Breakthrough in Colorado
The state’s teen birthrate dropped 40 percent between 2009 and 2013. Here's how that happened.
Facebook launches social media tool for cybersecurity pros
The ThreatExchange helps security professionals share threat information more easily, learn from each other’s discoveries and make their own systems safer.
Amid Airbnb Battles in New York City, Some Hotel Prices Decrease
And a new interactive map shows just how big the short-term rental company is getting in the Big Apple.
What Should Boston Do With All That Snow?
Desperate for snow-disposal solutions, Boston has asked the public for ideas. Scientists weigh in on the most responsible options.
DARPA makes strides in searching the ‘deep web’
The Defense Department’s research arm has developed a search engine that lets investigators find and analyze data in the ‘deep web,’ a swath of the Internet inaccessible with conventional tools.
Every City Should Have Something Like San Francisco's Mass Transit Access Map
It lets you see exactly how much of the city you can reach in a given time window.
How Orange County, California, Fixed Its Voting Database and Saved Money, Too
Incorrect addresses waste money so officials set out to clean up their records in a big way.
Why Elon Musk Sees Brownsville, Texas as His Gateway to the Universe
Unlike other border towns, Brownsville, Texas, never reached its full “border potential.”
California Leaders Unveil a Major New Climate Technology Initiative
State legislators have set some ambitious energy usage reduction goals and want to create jobs at the same time.
Texas and Its Cities Get More Unwelcome News in New Moody's Fiscal Report
It might not be the “fiscal apocalypse” Alaska is facing but the drop in global oil prices presents big challenges for the Lone Star State to tackle.
DOE pilots big data infrastructure projects
Science data pilot projects across the Department of Energy are using supercomputers and ESnet to explore new approaches for collecting, moving, sharing and analyzing massive scientific datasets.
Setting Fires Before They Happen
Watch how Sarasota County, Florida’s prescribed burn program works.
Indiana ramps up mobile apps for government
Since Indiana launched mobile device management software to push internally developed applications, access to public information has been streamlined and downloads to its app store have boomed.
Guilty, Then Proven Innocent in North Carolina
With eight successful exonerations so far, the state's Innocence Inquiry Commission could be a national model for fighting wrongful convictions.
Cloud optimization key to next Windows Server
The next version of Windows Server will be refactored, cloud optimized, container capable and open.
DISA launches chat, web conferencing service
The new open-source Defense Collaboration Services gives DOD employees secure web conferencing and instant messaging on both the NIPRNet and SIPRNet.
Utah government sees 10,000-fold increase in cyberattacks
A surge in cyberattacks is being attributed to the presence of the National Security Agency’s $1 billion data center.
‘Glitch’ Prompts Minnesota DOT to Sideline Popular Toll Scanner Program
It’s not the first time a state has had to scramble to deal with a transponder shortage.
Do Chief Innovation Officers Deliver for Cities and States?
In addition to seeking breakthrough solutions to state and municipal government problems, they serve as catalysts in trying to transform operations.
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