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Upkey Opens Summer Virtual Internship for 10,000 Students
Upkey, a Chicago-based ed tech startup, will now offer its summer Virtual Internship Program (VIP) to 10,000 student applicants looking to build their professional networks through a variety of career...
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Texas Department Seeks Second Cyber Insurance Policy
In response to two recent cyber incidents that affected the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), state Sen. César Blanco has proposed a bill that would allow TxDOT to purchase an additional...
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120Water Releases Tools to Help Utilities Find Lead Pipes
How many lead water pipes are there in the U.S. nobody knows — but we’re about to get a pretty good idea. The federal government is currently in the process of revising the 30-year-old Lead and Copper...
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Self-Driving Shuttles Find New Uses During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic pumped the brakes on some autonomous shuttle projects last year, while others reimagined their projects to serve more immediate community needs. The AV shuttle program in...
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COVID-19 Reminds Me of 1994 Report, ‘Prisoners of Time’
We’ve all experienced COVID-related events and circumstances we never predicted. We’ve had to change everything, and the stresses and strains are not over yet. Parents and students have a very...
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Biden Infrastructure Plan Boosts Broadband and a Lot More
With Congress heatedly debating President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, members of the public, private and research sectors came together recently to discuss its game-changing...
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Cheyenne, Wyo., to Create Technology Advisory Council
After taking office on Jan. 4, Patrick Collins, mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., acknowledged his need for technology expertise as the city looks to improve its broadband infrastructure and advance its...
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Ginkgo and Helix Partner on Pooled COVID Testing for Schools
As millions of K-12 students return to in-person learning, school districts across the country have looked to pooled testing as a cost-effective means of monitoring the deadly virus. The method –...
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Idaho CISO Shares Experience from Public, Private Sectors
There are only a small number of current public-sector chief information security officers who have served as the top cybersecurity leader in multiple states. Add if you consider those with both state...
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Philadelphia Uses Innovation Fund to Inspire Agencies to Take Action
For years, the city of Philadelphia, Penn., has worked to foster innovation among government agencies to facilitate delivery of improved services. A key factor in this effort has been the Innovation...
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Opinion: Tips for Starting a Drone Program for K-12
There has been a rise in K-12 schools introducing drones to the classroom as experimental use cases have shown their educational potential in science, technology, art, mathematics and engineering...
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Gov Tech Biz Quarterly Roundup: Q1 2021 With Jeff Cook
Over the last year, it’s been hard to find a week that goes by without a transformational investment or acquisition in the gov tech space. Already in 2021, there has been a record-setting pace of...
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West Virginia Bill Sets Sights on Social Media Censorship
A new West Virginia bill proposes regulations against censorship of information by social media companies during an election, with some “criminal and civil penalties" depending on the nature of the...
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Is It Time to Pull Back the Curtain on AI in Hiring?
Artificial intelligence-powered hiring processes may be overdue for a government intervention, according to speakers at a recent Brookings Institution webinar. The movement toward AI allows predictive...
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Arkansas Computer Science Program a Model for Other States
In 2014, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson – then a gubernatorial candidate – announced his vision to make Arkansas the first state in the country to offer computer science courses in all its public and...
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Electronics-Free Soft Robot Has Potential for MRI, Mineshafts
Cutting the Cord Soft robots aren’t new — more flexible than the word “robot” typically conjures, they can squeeze into tighter spaces than their traditional counterparts. But soft robots have always...
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Former FCC Chair on Building Back Better Under Biden
One of the most sweeping agencies of the federal government is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC): Its regulatory authority over the nation’s networks covers approximately one-sixth of the...
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CivicPlus, SilverSky Partner on Cyber as Security Risks Rise
With hacks and data leaks happening left and right, cybersecurity is only becoming more important as time goes on. That applies even moreso in government, where a breach could mean anything from...
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Opinion: Cybersecurity Is a Marathon
When we think of cybersecurity pre-COVID, during a pandemic and post-pandemic, there are a myriad strategies, practices and processes to consider. Since COVID-19 spread worldwide, the FBI reported a...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: USDS Admin Stepping Down in April
Matt Cutts, the current administrator for the United States Digital Service (USDS), announced via Twitter this week that he will step down from his position in April. Cutts elaborated on his decision...
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