Watch How Boston Deals With Snow Removal in a Smarter Way
With its SnowCOP software, the public works department isn’t afraid of a massive blizzard.
Want to Make Municipal TV More Interesting? Use Puppets as Interviewers.
Plenty of programming produced by local governments is boring. But not in Lakeville, Minnesota.
Spartan browser to support IE-based enterprise apps
Microsoft plans to deliver its new Spartan web browser while also permitting organizations dependent on older IE technologies to retain compatibility with their legacy web apps and intranet sites.
DOT greenlights first phase of smart transportation pilot
The Transportation Department issued a pre-solicitation notice for a working model of a connected vehicle transportation system.
Map merge: How USGS integrates geospatial systems
While geographic information systems have become well established in the federal government, the current challenge for agencies is to integrate their data with that from their counterparts in other jurisdictions.
Are Mobile Crime Alerts Making You Racist?
Citizens want details on crime in their neighborhoods, and law enforcement agencies are giving it to them. But there is such a thing as too much information.
How Obama Has Left Red States Deeper in the Red
Budgets in conservative states have been cut much more than in liberal or swing states.
Agencies get in step with the DATA Act
While the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act offers the government a new opportunity to enhance the rigor and usefulness of financial reporting, it’s not without its challenges.
Virtualization, energy saving drive SSA data center plans
The Social Security Administration’s National Support Center designed to take advantage of new technologies, including server virtualization and energy-saving tech to lower costs and closely monitor resources.
The New Data-Driven Government Equation
In a guest article, Kate Bender, Deputy Performance Officer in the Kansas City, Missouri, Office of Performance Management, discusses how hard facts plus citizen perceptions leads to prosperous communities.
Seattle's Scarlet Letter Composting System
The city is using public shame to get residents to recycle their food waste.
Colorado to demo LTE safety network
The LTE Demonstration Network will give first responders the chance to use some of the next generation LTE devices that will bring the power of broadband data to local, tribal, state and federal responders.
The Remarkable Turnaround of Atlanta Public Transit
MARTA CEO Keith Parker on the agency's hopeful future.
FirstNet gives responders access to commercial technology
FirstNet will revolutionize public safety by providing a common, standards-based network that is constantly improved by advancements in commercial technology.
Big data promises a health care remedy
Government agencies are making strides testing uses of big data to predict risks of disease or the path of a killer virus, but hurdles remain, including linking legacy datasets and setting up common vocabularies.
San Diego Mayor: ‘We Should Welcome the Chaos of Disruptive Minds’
Kevin Faulconer says that it’s too easy for governments to discourage innovation.
Student loan office casts net for ‘creative’ credit analysis
The Office of Federal Student Aid looks for new and unconventional data models to determine the credit worthiness of its loan applicants.
Police Department Offers Simple Idea to Make In-Person Craigslist Sales Safe
Local law enforcement agencies could easily replicate what police in Lowell, Michigan, are doing.
How a computing powerhouse delivers health care insights
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Lab used three diverse high-performance computing architectures to analyze publicly available health-related datasets.
So, Google Fiber Is Coming to Your City. What Are the Next Steps?
Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville and Raleigh-Durham are the next cities on Google’s expansion list. But it will take time and a lot of planning to make it a reality.
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