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San Francisco Rolls Out Dynamic Parking Rate Model
Cost-conscious drivers in San Francisco may want to think twice before pulling into that parking space on an unusually busy downtown street in the Financial District. Like so much of life in cities...
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Cybersecurity, IT Centralization Are Focuses for Santa Clara County CIO
Ann Dunkin, Santa Clara County’s top technology official, kept the same job title she’d had elsewhere when she joined the agency in February 2017. But not surprisingly, the chief information officer’s...
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The IT Workforce: Pivoting Toward the Cloud
Is the approaching public-sector retirement boom a silver tsunami or more of a minor swell? Opinions ran the gamut when we talked to state chief information officers at the annual NASCIO conference in...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: Boston Seeks Applicants for Soon-to-Be Vacant CIO...
Boston is seeking applicants for its soon-to-be vacated CIO position via a job posting on the city’s website. The current CIO, Jascha Franklin-Hodge, announced his departure in December, and his last...
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D.C. Chooses Chief Data Officer to Serve as Interim Chief Technology Officer
The District of Columbia’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO) has announced a new temporary leader. Barney Krucoff, the district’s first-ever chief data officer, will become its interim...
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Could New York City's AI Transparency Bill Be a Model for the Country?
The New York City Council met early in December to pass a law on algorithmic decision-making transparency that could have real significance for cities and states in the rest of the nation. With the...
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Government Bond Startup Raises $10M in Investment
BondLink, a two-year-old startup offering a cloud-based platform for public agencies to sell bonds, has raised $10 million from investors. Franklin Templeton Investments led the round with...
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Watchfulness Is 'New Normal' for Mecklenburg County After Ransomware Hack
Public and internal online services in Mecklenburg County, N.C., where hackers last month penetrated defenses and froze key data, are nearly completely restored but the incident has changed the...
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Local Control at Heart of ‘Small Cell’ Debate
To hear a wireless trade group tell it, deploying small cell antenna technology will enhance a city’s ability to compete in the next 5G technology race that pits the United States against the likes of...
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Most Popular Cybersecurity Blog Posts from 2017
Wow! What a year we had online in 2017. I often get asked: What are the top Government Technology cybersecurity blog posts? Or, when it comes to technology-related security blogs, what do people read,...
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Blockchain Voting Startup Raises $2.2M
Last week, control of a state legislative house was determined by drawing a name out of a bowl. Last month, the losing candidate for a U.S. Senate seat refused to concede, speculating that voter fraud...
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Elucd, a Community Pollster for Police, Raises $1M Seed Round
Elucd, a startup offering police departments a way to regularly survey their communities, has raised $1 million. The seed round comes courtesy of the Y Combinator accelerator, which Elucd participated...
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South Bend, Ind., Could be a Glimpse at the Future of Mid-Sized Cities
The Studebaker plant in South Bend, Ind., shut down in 1963, leaving a lasting mark on the town. The six-story, 800,000-square foot building is still there. First built in 1923, the hulking brick...
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Louisville, Ky., Hires New Head of IT
Louisville, Ky., has picked Chris Seidt to serve as its new director of information technology. Seidt, who started in the role last week, is a veteran of the city's IT department, having worked within...
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2018 GovTech100: Raising the Profile
America knows about Internet-connected juice machines that squeeze bags with roughly the strength of a pair of human hands, and salt shakers that also play music, and smart door locks that may not...
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Martin O'Malley Joins Startup ClearGov's Board of Directors
Martin O’Malley, former Maryland governor and current advisor to the nation-spanning MetroLab Network, has joined the ClearGov board of directors. The company, which offers local governments and...
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Voices in Gov Tech: Shaping the Future of Digital Services (Opinion)
Editor's note: This story is part of Voices in Gov Tech, featuring the unique perspectives of leaders in the market. Read the full series here. Despite the critical work that public servants do for...
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CES 2018: Making Smart Cities Responsive
LAS VEGAS — Municipal leaders may be shifting their smart city focus to residents and embracing a variety of partners, according to experts at one of the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show panels on the...
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Little Rock, Ark., Takes on Open Data
Melissa Bridges has had three careers with Little Rock, Ark. She worked in the mayor’s office in the late ’90s while finishing a master’s degree in public administration. Then, following a stint in...
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Iowa Flood Sensors Wade into Artificial Intelligence
Worried about the possibility of flooding near your home in Iowa? Soon, you can just ask Alexa. The move to merge flood sensor data with artificially intelligent chatbots marks the next generation of...
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