Data
How One City Transformed Its Approach to Data
COMMENTARY | Carlsbad, California, had siloed data streams and didn’t effectively communicate between departments. It changed that and is using its smart city status to tackle today's biggest problems.
States Abandon Access to Shared Voter Registration Data
As states gear up to leave the Electronic Registration Information Center, few have specific plans in place to maintain accurate voter rolls on their own.
One State's Plan To Amass Homelessness Data
To target services and funds aimed at reducing and preventing homelessness, California’s data sharing platform allows state and local leaders to coordinate services, policies and programs.
Data-Based Decision-Making Is Flawed When the Data Is Flawed
There are many reasons the quality of state and local data can be poor. Using that information can lead to unfortunate results.
Look for Fraudsters to Apply COVID-era Tricks to New Programs
The pandemic laid bare state and local governments’ vulnerability to fraud, and agencies must lean into data-sharing technology to keep up defenses, an expert advises.
How Records of Life’s Milestones Help Solve Cold Cases, Pinpoint Health Risks and Allocate Public Resources
Agencies should adopt a centralized approach to managing vital records such as marriage licenses and birth certificates to better track population data.
In Search of Cheap Power and Land, Crypto Companies Look to Nebraska
Cryptocurrency is carving itself a home in rural Nebraska, bringing with it both jobs and an enormous demand on the state’s electrical grid. Critics say it could be cause for environmental concern.
Human Resources Has a Data Problem. Here’s How To Fix It
COMMENTARY | Public sector HR departments need to evolve from counting activities and outputs to measuring results and outcomes.
Executive Order Blocks State Business With ‘Evil Foreign Governments’
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s order will ensure companies associated with hostile nations do not access state infrastructure or data through IT or telecommunications contracts.
Communities are Rethinking Their Push for Data Centers
More governments are looking into the environmental effects of data centers on neighborhoods.
A Massachusetts Law Protects the Right to Repair Your Own Car. Automakers Are Suing
The legal battle has major implications for drivers' pocketbooks, and for the climate.
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