A Booming North Carolina County Presses Reset on Transit Planning
It’s too early to talk about specifics but Wake County knows it needs a strong long-range plan to be regionally competitive and attract top talent that favors ‘liberty’ of transportation choice.
Are agency researchers being misled by Twitter data?
The use of social media as a public outreach and data collection tool is now actively promoted by government agencies. But do the data samples paint an accurate representation of public sentiment?
Is Startup Urbanism to Blame for Rising American Inequality?
Can we blame the Google bus for San Francisco's affordability and inequality woes?
Microsoft broadens government cloud offerings
Microsoft expands its cloud offerings for public sector customers with Azure Government, Dynamics CRM Online Government and a set of software services meeting federal security standards.
What’s next in cybersecurity automation
The Department of Homeland Security will explore developing an environment for automated cybersecurity and shared situational awareness.
Courts Plunge Into the Digital Age
Courthouse digitization efforts are "affecting every single person who works in the courthouse and everyone in the legal profession," and are saving money in the process.
N.Y.C. Bill Would Have City Develop Its Own Taxi-Hailing App
Council member’s plan would create a city-sponsored alternative to Uber and other ride-sharing services.
Vermont’s E911 System Outage Exposes Big Operational Flaws
A technical problem caused a major six-hour outage last week. But a lack of response protocols could have made the failure even worse.
Is Memphis Making (Another) Massive Mistake With Its Pyramid?
A giant Bass Pro Shops outlet is set to move into the infamous landmark. But the city could be on the hook for millions if the deal falls apart.
iCenter leads multistate tech-testing lab
North Carolina’s iCenter operates a laboratory where agencies, educational institutions, industry and citizens can perform technical evaluations, prototype testing and proofs-of-concept.
Federal Laboratory Consortium launches tech transfer tool
FLCBusiness provides a searchable database of federal lab capabilities and know-how, facilities and equipment available for public and private utilization, lab-specific programs and funding opportunities.
Windows 10: One experience on every device
Microsoft is retooling its internal development efforts to produce a single operating system in Windows 10 that will work across various devices.
NSF projects bring supercomputing to mainstream research
The National Science Foundation announced high-performance computing projects aimed at expanding supercomputing to researchers in the medical, social science and education communities.
Airbnb Talks Up Its Local Benefits in L.A. Amid New Scrutiny
The popular short-term rental housing company touts its economic impact as cities grapple with regulating the company’s disruptive business model.
Missouri Has Spent $11.7 Million Policing the Ferguson Protests (So Far)
Deploying National Guard and Highway Patrol forces is expensive.
Here’s What You May Have Missed Last Week
A dismal fiscal outlook for state and local governments; a smart idea from Salem, Massachusetts, and New Orleans; a big municipal power failure; Oklahoma’s Capitol is falling apart.
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Defends Homeless Feeding Restrictions: ‘It’s the Right Thing to Do’
But a 90-year-old World War II vet who recently attracted major media attention vows to continue to fight the city’s ordinance in court.
Intergovernmental ‘Crisis’ Portends Fiscal Decline
Experts: States and cities will face unending and unsustainable budget problems as Washington cuts back its aid.
A New Tool for Tracking Pittsburgh's Bad Air
The 'Breathe Project' lets residents watch neighborhood pollution levels change by the minute.
Boston moving licensing and permitting to the cloud
Working with Accela and OpenCounter, the city will create a system that will work across departments to coordinate workflow, integrate a variety of backend systems and provide an improved public experience.
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