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Users of Lyft or Uber Likely to Embrace Autonomous Vehicles
The growth of autonomous vehicles is likely to happen among users who are already comfortable with ride-hailing services like Uber or Lyft. Generally speaking, early adopters of technology will be...
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'A Fix' May Be in the Works for Pennsylvania Counties' Google Mapping Dilemma
Intervention from their U.S. senator has given officials in several predominantly rural Pennsylvania counties new hope in their long-running quest to convince technology company Google to fully update...
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Massachusetts Replaces from Within as First Tech Services Secretary Departs
C-level changes in state technology sometimes follow on the heels of election cycles, but the departure of one of Massachusetts’ top tech officials comes nearly six months before voters will decide...
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Upcoming 2018 Global Automotive Cybersecurity Summit in Detroit
As the first Trump administration Summit on Artificial Intelligence (AI) wrapped-up at the White House on Thursday of this week, the media coverage of the event focused on the huge opportunities that...
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GovEx at Johns Hopkins University Launches Training Center for Government...
The Center for Government Excellence, also known as GovEx, is launching a new training center aimed at helping public employees embrace emerging trends in government technology, including data...
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Tyler Names New CEO, Reveals How Much It Paid to Acquire Socrata
Tyler Technologies has announced a new chief executive officer and revealed the price it paid to acquire Socrata. Tyler’s CEO, John Marr Jr., has stepped down from the position, taking leadership of...
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With Planned Resource Center, Apps Competition, NYC Leans into Blockchain
The New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is doubling down on blockchain this year. NYCEDC, a sponsor of the inaugural Blockchain Week New York City, announced on May 14 that it will...
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Volcano Puts Hawaii's IT, Communications Systems to the Test
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Hawaii’s Big Island is bracing for the potential that its Kilauea volcano will explode this week, as the 18th lava-spewing fissure cracked open Sunday, compounding the challenges...
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Map: FAA Selects 10 Cities for Drone Innovation Projects
The Federal Aviation Administration has a lot of restrictions on drone use that prevent, or make it very difficult, to use them in ways that would be helpful to government. Operators can't fly drones...
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San Francisco to Pilot Digital Tool that Aids in Reducing Marijuana...
Code for America (CfA) will partner with the office of San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón to automatically reduce marijuana convictions for city residents who are eligible under Proposition...
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Steve Ressler, Founder of GovLoop, to Lead Police Tech Startup Callyo
Steve Ressler, who founded the government social networking and training website GovLoop, has become president of the police tech company Callyo. Ressler is now the company’s president, with founder...
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Public Unions and Technology: An Uneasy Relationship
When the top brass at the Massachusetts State Police announced plans in May to activate a GPS tracking system in police cruisers, the union representing the police was not happy. In a complaint filed...
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Hawaii Hits the Books with 5-Year Education Technology Plan
Seven months ago, Brook Conner joined another enterprise as a C-level IT executive. But this time, his organization isn’t interested in turning a profit. The former chief information security officer...
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Seattle, Houston Buck Declining Bus Ridership Trend
Investments in expanding and improving transit service, as well as redrawing routes, have translated into bus ridership gains in Seattle and Houston, bucking a nationwide transit trend of declining...
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Demystifying Agile Procurement (Industry Perspective)
When most people in government think about the procurement process, terms like "bureaucratic," "requirements-driven," "rules-focused" and "lengthy" often come to mind. Public-sector chief...
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Miami Innovation Chief Adds Tech to Title
The city of Miami’s innovation leader has a new job title more reflective of his responsibilities and the agency’s unified approach to how technology can connect nearly half a million residents with...
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U.S. Senate Votes to Keep Net Neutrality, but an Uphill Battle Remains
The U.S. Senate narrowly voted to prevent the end of net neutrality Wednesday, though the resolution it passed has a tough path to adoption ahead of it. The body passed Senate Joint Resolution 52...
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Washington's Acting CIO to Retire in June
After more than three decades in Washington state government, Rob St. John will retire at the end of June. St. John has been serving as acting chief information officer and director of Washington...
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Rash of Italian Cyberattacks Target State Governments
Three websites operated by New Mexico’s Workers' Compensation Administration were taken down Wednesday after hacktivist group AnonPlus claimed to have defaced them, Government Technology has learned....
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Data Is Improving Government Services, But at What Cost to Citizens' Privacy?
For many policymakers, troves of data can seem impenetrable. It can be hard to parse through the gathered information and even harder to apply that information to policy. Many cities, however, are...
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