Airbnb's Big Problems at New York City Hall
Opponents and advocates of the short-term rental platform both say the service is disrupting the country's biggest housing market.
This Might Be The Most ‘Only in Portland’ Thing Ever
The Oregon city’s mayor celebrated Decemberists Day this week at City Hall.
How Long Could Your State Operate Only on Its Fiscal Reserves?
A new Pew study examines the strength of the rainy-day funds of the 50 states.
Michigan Governor Proposes Local Government Fiscal Scorecards
Rick Snyder: “Let’s avoid emergency managers. Let’s do early warning.”
Can Cities Extract Gold From Their Sewage Systems?
A study found that a city of a million people gives out $13 million worth of metal annually—and $2.6 million of it is silver and gold.
How secure are your open source-based systems?
Software developers often assume that open source components in their supply chain are reliable – but assumptions like were behind the Heartbleed exploit. Here are ways to lock down your open source projects.
Nowcasting: Disease monitoring at Internet speed
New research adds to growing evidence that disease monitoring techniques using social media are emerging to take the place of costlier and slower traditional tools.
Agencies get roadmap for security data sharing
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Information Sharing Environment released best practices for data sharing in pursuing national security threats.
CUNY students turn Watson loose on NYC challenges
College students compete to develop the best apps using Watson’s supercomputing powers to solve city problems.
Los Angeles Mayor: ‘Cities Don’t Have the Luxury to Determine National Policy’ on Immigration
And America's mayors can’t avoid dealing with its local impacts on municipal services.
Los Angeles Innovation Chief Outlines Plan to Make His City a Leading Tech Hub
In an interview with GovExec State & Local, Peter Marx discusses how L.A. "will increasingly be recognized as one of the most innovative and entrepreneurial cities in the world."
Would Obama’s Paid Sick Leave Proposal Actually Work? Look to San Francisco.
The city's workers—and businesses—have reaped the benefits of a law that's been on the books for nearly a decade.
A Big First Step for Snow Plowing Transparency
Pittsburgh has deployed GPS units to allow residents to track where plow trucks have been. But simply monitoring public works vehicle movements is only a partial solution.
Mobile dev, code analysis tool debuts for DOD, intell agencies
CACI, Appcelerator join forces in developing a tool to help agencies develop and release secure apps on schedule and within budget.
Touting Prevention, Police Put Crime Info Online
From mapping meth labs in Indiana to 911 calls in Colorado Springs, police agencies are letting the public better understand crime in their communities.
USDA offers search engine for agricultural research
The Department of Agriculture’s search engine provides access to scientific literature performed by USDA researchers.
NIST retires security standards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is proposing to withdraw six Federal Information Processing Standards from its roster because of their obsolescence or lack of support from developers.
Focus on security obscures rise of ‘shadow IT’
The Cloud Security Alliance survey finds more employees are empowered to use cloud-based applications – without IT department oversight.
Michigan intros first of its kind Medicaid mobile app
Partnering with the private sector, Michigan has created a mobile application for Medicaid recipients to view their medical records and coverage remotely.
When Public Officials Announce They Won’t ‘Set Arbitrary Deadlines’ for Big Projects
After previous false promises, D.C. officials have decided not to provide any updated predictions for a long-delayed project's opening.
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