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Industry Perspective: Open Data is a Civil Right
As Americans, we expect a certain standardization of basic services, infrastructure and laws -- no matter where we call home. When you live in Seattle and take a business trip to New York, the...
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Web Turns 25, Inventor Calls For Internet Bill of Rights
Twenty-five years after Tim Berners-Lee invented an open and neutral World Wide Web, he’s calling for an online bill of rights to keep it that way. The scheme would protect the Web from government...
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California Preparing for Self-Driving Cars by 2015
Autonomous vehicles are headed for the commercial market, and they may find their way onto our roadways as early as 2015. But that reality would require a huge rework of today’s operational...
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RSA 2014: Is Your Security Policy Out of Date?
Network administrators and government IT professionals may have a tough time keeping up with rapid changes in digital technology and cybercrime trends. They could spend so much time watching their...
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Oregon Establishes Tech Oversight Program
A new technology oversight program is coming to Oregon in the wake of the state’s botched health insurance exchange launch. House Bill 4135 directs Oregon’s CIO to appoint a task force to advise and...
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San Francisco Picks 6 Startups to Partner with City Agencies
With the aim to innovate and improve services, San Francisco today announced the names of six civic technology startups that will collaborate with city departments through a four-month...
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RSA 2014: Does Tight Security Threaten Privacy?
When network administrators tighten down on enterprise security, employees may feel like their privacy is being sacrificed —and the administrators themselves may feel like they have no choice but to...
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Govtech.com Publisher Acquires California Tech News Site
Government Technology publisher e.Republic Inc. has acquired TechWire.net, a news website covering public-sector technology in California. The deal, announced today, is part of a move by e.Republic to...
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Is Government Ready to Say Goodbye to Windows XP?
Vanderburgh County, Ind., with a population of just over 180,000, faces a bill between $500,000 and $1 million to upgrade its computer systems from Windows XP. The police department in Washington...
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New Washington Crowdfunding Law Could Aid Startups
Washington may become the latest state to adopt a crowdfunding law to help entrepreneurs raise money for their businesses. House Bill 2023 – The Washington Jobs Act of 2014 – enables Washington state...
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Are Governments Committed to Open Data? (Interactive Map)
Zoom in and click on various jurisdictions for more information on their open data policies. Map sources include the Sunlight Foundation, Civic Commons and original research. While many...
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Open Data: What Is It and Why Should You Care?
Though the debate about open data in government is an evolving one, it is indisputably here to stay -- it can be heard in both houses of Congress, in state legislatures, and in city halls around the...
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States Look to Data Sharing to Reduce Recidivism
As states look for new ways to save money through data sharing and analytics, prison costs have come into focus. The National Governors Association (NGA) announced on Feb. 20 the selection of three...
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California Experiments with Crowdsourced Legislation
From fundraising efforts to searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370, crowdsourcing has quickly become a popular trend over the last few years. But a California legislator may have...
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Philly Takes 10 Startups for its FastFWD Civic Tech Accelerator
There are times to wait and times to run. In Philadelphia it’s all about running as the city charges along with its new civic tech accelerator FastFWD and the program’s first 10 startups. The FastFWD...
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D.C. Takes an Open Data Approach to Muni Code
Knowledge of the law may be a fundamental requirement for citizens in the United States, but this doesn’t always equal easy access to municipal codes for citizens. The OpenGov Foundation, a non-profit...
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Keeping Inmates Honest (with Technology)
The job of watching criminals is never over. For most of the public, prisoners are a non-entity, locked up and unable to perpetrate further crimes. But resourceful criminals are able to continue...
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Florida Tech Agency on the Fast Track
Potential tech czars should start polishing up their resumes, as Florida may soon be looking for its next state CIO. Two bills are making their way through the Florida Legislature that would...
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Minnesota Legislators Mull Changes to Public Notice Law
Municipalities in Minnesota are pushing hard for a bill that would give them the flexibility to choose how they publicize legal notices — and potentially save thousands of dollars. Senate File 1152,...
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County Government Asks: Why Rent Fiber When You Can Own?
When Martin County, Fla., faced rising telecommunications costs, CIO Kevin Kryzda hit the rubber chicken circuit to persuade community leaders, business owners and elected officials to build a...
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