State and Local Governments Misperceive the Risk of Cyber Attacks
In an age of increasingly subtle and stealthy cyber attacks, state and local government officials must prepare for the worst. They should start by assuming that they've already been hacked.
This Location Platform Will Put L.A. Services on the Map, Literally
The nation’s second-largest city is making more of its data navigable.
This Smart City App Collects Data L.A. Will Use to Improve Transportation
Urban planning is a lot easier when you’re tracking regional travel.
How Virginia Streamlined Its Hospital Patient Pre-Admission Screening Process
The Old Dominion’s creation of a Medicaid portal complicated procedures for facilities with data automation, so it had Curaspan create a workaround.
Why Los Angeles Moved Its Alternate Emergency Operations Center to the Cloud
A decentralized strategy is not only wise to maintain continuity, but it’s cost effective, too.
For Cities, Mapping Minority-Owned Small Businesses Requires Face-to-Face Engagement
At the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting, Kansas City Mayor Sly James discussed ways Missouri’s most populous municipality is closing its digital divide to spur entrepreneurship.
New Survey: 2016 Top State & Local Management Challenges
A new nationwide survey by Route Fifty and Government Business Council reveals human capital and budget issues to be the year's top state and local management challenges.
Boston, Inspired By the ‘Green Monster,’ Looks to Score Beantown’s Municipal Performance
The new ‘CityScore’ dashboard ‘recommits us to our pledge of transparency and delivery of excellent’ services, Mayor Walsh says.
D.C. Just Went ‘All In’ on Data Accessibility
The District of Columbia followed up the release of several key local government datasets with a Draft Open Data Policy that's up for online public comment.
This Utah Ski Town Drives Record Citizen Engagement With Its Water Portal
Park City’s solution is catching on, even in cities not wrestling with drought-driven water conservation challenges.
San José’s Innovation Agenda Will Hinge on the Internet of Things
Starfish, a new smart city network, will be demonstrated in the heart of Silicon Valley.
How Charlotte Is Helping Cities Like Dallas Develop Smarter Infrastructure
A new federal initiative, Envision America, will help adapt the Queen City’s best practices for a Dallas Innovation Alliance mass transit solution.
Making Data on the Colorado River Basin’s Troubling Depletion More Accessible
Residents in Arizona, Nevada and Southern California should be paying the most attention to the Interior Department’s new, interactive drought tool.
Defining Civic Data Standards and Bringing Clarity to Them
Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Government Excellence wants help from cities to refine their definitions and identify more standards.
Survey: Local Government Can Compete With Private Sector at Hiring Younger Workers
Incoming workers’ desire to do good makes county and city employment a perfect fit—if jurisdictions can make the often-smaller pay palatable.
New York City Faces a Daunting Records Management Initiative
The nation’s largest city hopes to dispose of 700,000 boxes of documents by 2017. But that’s not a simple task.
4 Major Takeaways From Chicago’s Open Data Strategy
A recent workshop detailed the basics of what the Windy City’s official information portal has to offer.
The Dallas CPE: Planning, Management and Continuous Improvement Enhance Service Delivery
The City of Dallas integrates proven management systems and performance improvement tools under a single umbrella to provide better, more efficient services to residents.
Water Utilities Embrace Customer Engagement
Behavioral psychology can promote conservation in a drought.
Did These States Help Stifle Innovation in 2015?
Vote for the best example of policymakers opposing technology in ITIF’s Luddite Award poll.
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