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Conduent Sells Part of Its Gov Tech Business to Avenu
Conduent, the large process-services company, is selling off a small chunk of its government technology business to Avenu. The move, which Conduent referred to in a press release as part of a larger...
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NIC Launches Prescription Drug Monitoring Platform Powered by New Tech Buy
E-government stalwart NIC Inc., is expanding its reach in an area of health care that’s at national crisis level, with the acquisition of technology assets and launch of a prescription drug monitoring...
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Traffic Data in Tampa Gets the AI Treatment
Lane closures, hazardous road conditions, traffic accidents and other motorist concerns in Tampa Bay, Fla., are getting a new set of eyes and analysis, in the interest of making roadways safer. The...
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StreetLight Data Raises $10M, Plans for Data Visualization and International...
StreetLight Data has raised a $10 million Series C round from investors, and is planning on using the money to beef up its data visualization capabilities, automate commonly used customer functions...
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Responder Ventures, Amazon Web Services Create Program to Connect Emergency...
Venture capitalists see a lot of big ideas that never end up going anywhere. Their game is one of careful risk curation using finite resources — one can’t roll the dice at every opportunity. But one...
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Seattle Enlists Tech Help to Confront Social Ills
One of the most tech-concentrated cities in the country is turning to its tech community to help solve persistent urban ills like homelessness and mobility. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan established the...
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Stanford Undergrads Build New Platform to Connect Citizens with Elected...
A group of students at Stanford University have built a civic engagement platform aimed at fixing one of the biggest problems in American politics: the inability for constituents to feel meaningfully...
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Governors Association Works with Eight States to Improve Health Data Sharing
Eight states are in the early stages of a collaboration with the National Governors Association that could enhance their ability to use and share health-care data enterprise-wide, ultimately improving...
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5 Common Issues State Auditors See in Government IT Departments
SHUTTERSTOCK Earlier this year, Michigan's auditor general cited the state's Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) for gaps in its network cybersecurity. It gave the department 60...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: USDS Injects Human-Centered Design into Government...
The United States Digital Service (USDS), a federal agency aimed at improving how government uses technology, recently took to Medium, the online publishing platform, to stress the importance of...
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More Government Websites Encrypt as Google Chrome Warns Users Non-HTTPS...
Google Chrome, the most widely used Internet browser, has officially started warning users that unencrypted Web pages are “not secure.” Among those “not secure,” as of Aug. 9: The front pages of the...
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L.A. Metro Readies Launch of Multi-Purpose Mobility Payment Card
One of the biggest public transit networks in the country will take the bold step of allowing riders to plan a trip with a car-share, a bike-share or other mobility providers, all within its own...
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Is Geofencing the Answer to Cities' Electric Scooter Challenges?
Earlier this year, a wave of electronic scooter firms descended upon San Francisco Bay Area cities without the blessing of the municipalities, prompting the city of San Jose to consider fighting...
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Philadelphia Works to Develop New Municipal ID Card
Philadelphia is working to join the growing number of major American cities that offer municipal ID cards that remove barriers separating residents who lack driver’s licenses or state IDs from vital...
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Chatbot, Image Analysis Solutions Are Winners at Minnesota Gov-Only Hackathon
State, county and local developers flexed their creative muscles and won recognition for putting technology to work to benefit the public sector and residents alike, at a recent government-only,...
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West Virginia to Extend Online Blockchain Voting Test to November
After testing mobile phone voting powered by blockchain in its primary elections, news outlets are reporting that West Virginia has decided to extend its use of the technology to the midterm elections...
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How an Illinois Park District Scored Free Wi-Fi for Its Facilities
Faced with frequent requests for Wi-Fi at the Naperville, Ill., Park District’s recreational and outdoor facilities, the district’s board members asked Information Technology Director Omar Sandoval to...
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Stock Options, IPOs and Acquisitions Accelerate Cybertalent Divide
Everywhere you look, cybersecurity is booming. There are the scary, dark sides of this story, with data breaches being reported almost daily, foreign actors trying to influence our elections and smart...
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New Jersey Hires GovLab Founder as Its First Chief Innovation Officer
The state of New Jersey has created a new C-level innovation post and hired a former federal tech leader to make government services more responsive and jumpstart its innovation economy. New Jersey...
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One Company Saw a Sharp Drop in Calls for 911 'Frequent Flyers' — by Sharing...
Say the Poulsbo, Wash., Police Department gets a 911 call about somebody with a mental health problem disturbing the peace in a public area. The cops show up and arrest they person. Poulsbo is a small...
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