What Do State Chief Data Officers Do?
A look at the job that puts analytics to use in decision-making.
How One Law Enforcement Agency Is Using Facial Recognition to Identify Suspects
In Oregon, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department can review 300,000 mugshots in seconds and is helping other agencies to query their databases as well.
Case Study: Identity Management Creating Huge Cost Savings in Florida
Pairing online applications with a Customer Authentication Program ensures food assistance goes to those who need it.
N.Y.C. OK’d to Destroy Information on Undocumented Immigrants
Two Republican Assembly members had sought the preservation of IDNYC documents held by the city.
‘Montanans Have Lost Decades of Public Information’; New Year Brings Higher Minimum Wage
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Some drought relief in California; Harrisburg’s ex-mayor wants his curios and collectibles back; and Toledo vs. suburbs water struggle.
Case Study: Ada County, Idaho, Highway District Automates Citizen Service Requests
“We turned our electronic records management system into a business process automation system," according to the district’s information records administrator.
States Impose Wildly Different Policies in Releasing Police Videos
States have been rushing to catch up with the widespread use of police body cameras by passing laws that govern when and how footage can be released to the public.
As Technology Evolves, Public Disclosure Gets More Complex for State Legislatures
“The lines are getting more and more blurred as we move forward,” one state technology official said during a panel discussion at the NCSL summit in Chicago.
Public Sector CIO Advice: The Case for Automating Compliance
Responding to records requests quickly builds public trust.
Flood Disaster Prompts Digitization Effort for 1,700 Boxes of Damaged Documents
In its recovery from Hurricane Irene, an Upstate New York county also improved access to records.
2 years late, GSA goes online with first phase of acquisition database
Online database will create a one-stop shop for the public to search more than 600,000 entities for information about government contractors and grantees.
Bringing the outside online: Outdoor agencies utilize tech in new ways
The National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey are reevaluating how they use technology to better serve the public.
IG: NARA e-records archive missing vital Google-like search capability
As the National Archives' electronic archives moves into operational mode in October, its lack of a full text-based search option could frustrate users. But can it be fixed?
CDC tracking system streamlines vaccine supply chain
CDC's Vaccine Tracking System will integrate all the pieces of the vaccine supply chain, from the purchase of vaccine from manufacturers to the final distribution of the vaccine to health providers.
Have you delved into your data lately?
Instead of just reporting on public-sector data, shops should be exploring it. This is particularly true in government, where very large data sets can benefit from cutting-edge visual data exploration technologies.
NASA launches contest for apps to mine its databases
NASA has launched a contest for clever programmers to come up with new tools to help mine the extensive planetary information collected in the agency's databases.
DOD need for info-sharing speed backfired with WikiLeaks
Senators warn about reverting to the pre-9/11 days of hoarding information, and say instead that agencies need to balance security concerns with needs.
NARA's digital archive failing on promise to preserve and protect
Guest columnist Frank A. McDonough offers three examples of electronic archives that outshine NARA's troubled effort to preserve government records.
NOAA rescues Civil War-era coastal charts, now available online
Rescue project makes historical collection of U.S. coastal charts available online in searchable NOAA database.
Geospatial data management refined
The OMB has issued supplemental guidance to improve the management of geospatial data
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