Digital Privacy Battle Against Manhattan District Attorney Wages On
The Center for Democracy and Technology continues to press Facebook’s right to protect its users from overreaching search warrants in court.
Subverting Government Data Is Replacing Economic Espionage
“Almost worse is if they change it and you don’t know about it because it questions integrity,” according to one Symantec cybersecurity expert.
The Next Great American Streetlight Conversion
Chicago wants 270,000 fixtures around the city to be LEDs within four years.
The Budget Mess Continues in Kansas
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback recently told The Kansas City Star: “I want a fairer tax system, but it’s like that was all counter to my policies.” Good luck replenishing that bone-dry rainy day fund.
Howard County, Md.’s Snowplow Tracker Is Ready for Winter
The jurisdiction is not alone in improving real-time snow and ice removal data relayed to residents and government itself.
Michigan IT’s Disaster Recovery Audit Isn’t as Bad as It Reads
The state’s Department of Technology, Management, and Budget began its own review before auditors released their findings and has already made improvements to data colocation and cloud security.
Case Study: How Norfolk Streamlined Construction Management
One of the last industries to adopt new technology, the field is seeing a much needed boost in productivity.
Trump’s Infrastructure Ambitions Could Be a Boon for Slow SLED Purchasing
But any new policies will take several quarters to reverberate in state and local agencies’ procurement.
What’s to Be Done About Confederate Monuments in New Orleans?
Mayor Mitch Landrieu and City Council members joined a national movement to remove symbols that black residents feel perpetuate racism, but they’re finding you can’t do iconoclasm halfway.
Why Cities Must Bridge the Communitarian-Cosmopolitan Divide
That was the message Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and British MP Tristram Hunt had during a Brookings Institution discussion on Friday.
Chicago’s Hands-On Approach to Innovation Accelerators
More so than maybe any other city government, the nation’s third-largest city is heavily invested in testing startups’ urban technology.
San Francisco Looks to Level the Broadband Playing Field
Landlords of multi-unit dwellings who attempt to offer only one internet service provider to residents will have to open their doors to resident-requested alternatives, if first-of-its-kind legislation passes.
Feds Press Albany Over ‘I Love N.Y.’ Highway Signs
The Empire State doubled down on the tourism campaign local officials find obnoxious and unsafe last summer, even with the Federal Highway Administration threatening $1.7 billion in funding.
Bringing Behavioral Insights to Municipal Operations
The Behavioural Insights Team, a company once part of the British government, has its sights set on improving jurisdictional service delivery across the pond.
How a Simple Sticker Can Nudge Residents Into Compliance
“People generally have limited attention, which means that we fail to consider small details.”
A Year Into Hawaii’s Push to Go Paperless
Government agencies scattered across seven islands make delivering services to residents a challenge that electronic signatures help alleviate.
Why Trump Needs to Factor Rural Broadband Into His Infrastructure Plans
“Otherwise we’re dooming these areas to economic stagnation and worse,” U.S. Sen. Angus King said at a bipartisan Next Century Cities policy event on Wednesday.
High-Tech Innovation Is Happening in More Places Than You Think
And federal funding should match the the economy’s diaspora, according to a newly released ITIF report.
Energy-Use Benchmarking Can Help Cities Quickly Pursue Climate Change Goals
Stakeholders increasingly see the return on investment that comes with governments regulating energy consumption.
Spokane Pursues Smart City Goals With Collaborative Approach
Urbanova is a living lab set in the heart of the 770-acre University District near downtown to "pilot technologies while testing what creates value and how economical they are."
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