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Q&A: A Tech Exit Interview with California Sen. Alex Padilla
Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Pacoima, will leave office later this year after two consecutive terms representing California’s San Fernando Valley in the state Senate. During his tenure, he’s garnered a...
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The DATA Act Passes: 3 Takeaways and Interactive Timeline
On May 9, President Barack Obama signed into law the first federal open data bill that requires all federal agencies to publish expenditures publicly online and in a standardized machine-readable...
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Student Workers Replace Retiring IT Staff in Los Angeles
Being in a compromised position can sometimes lead to new ideas -- something Los Angeles and many other cities know much about given their budget constraints and challenges of a new economy. And...
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How to Make Analytics Work for Your Government
Use of analytics in government is on the rise around the country, as proven by Chicago, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District in California, Indiana, Pittsburgh and a host of other jurisdictions....
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6 Things to Expect from the Internet of Things by 2025
Picture this: A world flooded with a sea of data from every connected device on the planet -- devices found in and on human bodies, in homes, around communities, in products, and in the natural...
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Will a Law Professor’s Research Help Clarify Data Privacy Expectations?
As law enforcement agencies and other government officials find more ways to use technology to monitor private citizens, lawmakers find themselves at a difficult crossroads – how to balance the...
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FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Vows to Protect Open Internet
The Federal Communications Commission voted on May 15 to proceed with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on network neutrality. The new proposed rules consider multiple pathways to broadband regulation...
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How Vulnerable Is America’s Power Grid?
America’s hooked on electricity. When we flip a switch, or often just walk into a room, the lights come on. We assume electricity will always be available to warm and cool our homes, prepare food,...
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Florida Seems Poised to Bring Back its State CIO’s Office — Will it Work...
After a two-year hiatus, there’s momentum among Florida’s elected leaders to bring back the state’s technology agency and rehire a CIO. The move is predictable. Since 2005, the state has pulled the...
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San Francisco Deputy Innovation Officer Announces Resignation
In a Tweet and accompanying goodbye letter, San Francisco’s Deputy Innovation Officer Shannon Spanhake has announced her resignation and move to San Francisco tech startup Planet Labs, a satellite...
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Cisco Live: Internet of Things vs. Internet of Everything
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Forecasts predict 4.9 billion global mobile users by 2015, a number equivalent to nearly every person on earth. In that same time frame, two-thirds of all mobile traffic will come...
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5 Telehealth Bills to Watch
The practice of telehealth has increased in recent years as physicians and patients have become more comfortable meeting through video conferencing and other digital means. But as electronic health...
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3 Concepts Will Power the Internet of Everything
SAN FRANCISCO -- “The success of the Internet of Things will be measured by how it changed every aspect of humanity for everyone in the world.” So said John Chambers in an opening video before he...
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Michigan's Simulated City Will Test Car Crash Situations
Vehicle collision fatality rates have been roughly halved in the last 25 years. For every 100 million miles collectively traveled by Americans in 1989, 2.17 people died from collisions – in 2009, that...
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States Continue Banning Employer Access to Social Media
Social media has been a remarkable tool over the last several years, enabling friends and family members to connect and stay in touch. But for all the benefits sites like Facebook can provide, they’ve...
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Is Government Forcing a Secure Smartphone Revolution?
The world has been questioning whether the public sector is forcing a secure smartphone revolution ever since Edward Snowden, ex-National Security Agency contractor, leaked documents exposing the...
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The Drive to Modernize: Governments Hatch Strategies to Bring Legacy...
Legacy software can be a drag: It weighs the operation down. Take, for example, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). In recent years, that agency has lead the way in areas like open data,...
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Will 3-D Printing Produce Human Organs Nearly from Scratch?
The evolving 3-D printing process excites people for several reasons. The technology's capable of making complex shapes quickly, and it's a great way to produce parts to test for form and function in...
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Top 10 Apps to Increase Your Productivity
At the office, it’s rare for employees to hand-pick the computer they work on or the supplies they’ll use day-in and day-out. Like it or hate it, bosses and budgets call the shots on such items. And...
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Minnesota Rep. Joe Atkins Discusses Cellphone Kill Switches and Tracking...
Minnesota Rep. Joe Atkins, DFL-Inver Grove Heights, takes up difficult technology policy questions on a regular basis. From telecommunications to renewable energy issues, the lawmaker and attorney has...
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