California DMV Rescinds Action Amid Uber, Lyft Furor
The ride-booking services protested that an agency action on commercial vehicle registration would stifle their business operations in the Golden State.
The States That Have the Highest and Lowest Union Membership
The national membership rate fell again in 2014 even as job growth surged to a 15-year high.
Frustrated Kentucky Man Drives Into Cincinnati City Hall in Search of Mayor
An 11-year zoning dispute with the city over a pony-keg drive-up liquor store led to Thursday’s drama.
Could Remote Testimony and ‘Legislative YouTube’ Break Down Engagement Barriers?
Constituents often have a hard time traveling to their state’s capital city but technological advances might offer solutions to connect lawmakers and residents.
New Tool Creates 'Common Language' for Success in City Governments
APQC’s Process Classification Framework helps improve productivity and communications through performance standards.
Augmented reality: Not just a game, but a game changer
The announcement of the OnSight application jointly developed by NASA and Microsoft is just the latest experiment by government to harness augmented reality to advance agency missions.
States Look to Tax E-Cigarettes
NCSL analyst: “This is going to be one of the most introduced and debated topics in state legislatures this year, especially the tax issue."
Novetta Entity Analytics connects unstructured enterprise data
Novetta’s Entity Analytics software connects structured, semi-structured and unstructured data within Hadoop, enabling powerful analytic queries.
GAO: Agencies face cyber risk in building access systems
The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration come up short in tackling cyber risk of access control systems in buildings they manages across the United States.
Swimlane launches automated security operations platform
With its data-driven automation and orchestration, Swimlane manages alerts, increases situational awareness and remediates threats.
Windows 10: Secure enough for government?
Microsoft’s new as-a-service operating system will come with a number of built-in security features like multi-factor authentication and containerization.
Big Easy Takes Big Step to Curb Smoking
New Orleans City Council members approve sweeping anti-smoking measure.
The Slow, Agonizing Death of the MetroCard in New York City
The long-heralded swipe-free subway payment system may not arrive until 2022.
See What Your City Will Be Like in 15 Years
An interactive tool forecasts U.S. metro demographics circa 2030.
New Cybersecurity Center in Pennsylvania Aims to Help Fend Off Attacks
Keystone State’s former CIO: “We’re trying to improve security awareness, information, specifically in the government space in state, county and local government.”
NASA, Microsoft preview the era of holographic computing
NASA will use its Onsight software with Microsoft's HoloLens goggles to expand the way its scientists interact with machines on Mars or collaborate in virtual workgroups.
How a Vibrant Open Data Community Has Flourished in Chicago
Watch Derek Eder discuss the secrets of the local civic tech community’s successes.
FirstNet opens to feds, DHS on board
FirstNet began discussions with agencies to see how they can best leverage the nationwide public safety network.
Are you ready for the next OS migration?
With the ending of mainstream support for Windows 7, it’s time for IT managers to start planning for the next operating system migration.
Big data best practices from down under
The Australian government’s guide aims to help agencies leverage their data assets by adopting big data and analytics tools.
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