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What Does the FCC’s Authority on Net Neutrality Really Mean?
As the FCC debates how to regulate Internet traffic, two areas of legal doctrine have surfaced as the commission’s potential authority to create and enforce open Internet rules — Title II of the...
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New Orleans Cuts Murder Rate Using Data Analytics
To recall her grandson, 67-year-old Esther Chess gestured to her left eye. It was the point where the bullets had entered and killed Marquis Thomas, age 26. “It went into his head and he fell...
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ACA Open Enrollment Looms: Is Government Ready This Time?
Health insurance exchanges were hard pressed for any positive media coverage this time last year, due largely to hastily planned and inadequately tested websites that left consumers frustrated -- and...
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Fusion Centers: Have They Found Their Sweet Spot?
Ever since fusion centers were created in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to improve information-sharing between governments, they've often been criticized for their ineffectiveness. But...
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Top 10 Ways the Internet of Things Will Impact Our Cities
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly growing movement of Internet-enabled devices and people who are intelligently connected throughout our communities. It is leading to many new intelligent...
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How Nebraska Built a Network with the Lowest Internet Costs
Educational institutions in the northeast corner of Nebraska were once paying $1,200 per megabit per month, totaling around $300,000 per year, for Internet service. Today, thanks to a decade-long...
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2014 Cybersecurity Awards: Winners Succeed in a Growing Threat Landscape
The best in all fields lead by example. And winners of the 2014 Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation Awards marked those in state and local government and education who have, in recent years,...
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Social Media’s Next Frontier
With all new things, there comes a time when the novelty has worn off, but people aren’t ready to move onto something else. Like the coin collector who finally completes his penny collection, no...
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Will Illinois' New Laws Streamline Procurement?
Illinois has put two new laws on the books that state officials hope will clarify the state’s purchasing process and emphasize a move to cloud technology and shared services. House Bill 5491 better...
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6 Cities and a County Share 311 Data, Best Practices
With the rise of digital, cities are pressed to answer demand for high citizen engagement with minimal — or preferably no — face-to-face involvement. The typical tool for this kind of automation has...
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3 Technologies that Could Boost Voter Participation
Are you planning to vote? Midterm elections are coming on Nov. 4, but voting can be a lot of work. You have to research candidates and proposed measures, find a polling place, and then find time to do...
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Will Government Entice Millennials With Unlimited Vacation Days?
A job offering unlimited vacation days and a stipend to finance an annual break from the daily grind sounds like a pipe dream. But it is in fact a reality for employees at a growing number of...
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Is E-Gov Really Delivering?
Ask a half-dozen people about the origins of e-government and you’ll likely get a half-dozen different answers. Some point to Y2K — the Millennium Bug — as a defining moment; if you were in federal...
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Smart Cities: Understanding the Untapped Value of Sensor Data
This fall, Chicago will install a network of 40 sensors to discover how new data sets can inform decisions that make the city a better place to live. The Array of Things initiative will begin with...
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Breaking In: How Tech Entrepreneurs are Changing Government
By Adam Stone For a long time tech entrepreneurs have battered against the ramparts, looking for a way to breach the walls of government with services they believed could further civic aims. They are...
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States Confront Digital Life After Death
When you die, what happens to your online accounts? If you’re like most Americans, you probably haven’t considered the issue, much less prepared for it. But states have been busy legislating the fate...
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Election 2014: Assessing the Fate of State CIOs
Voters in 36 states cast ballots for governor in this year's election. In many cases, CIOs didn’t need to worry about whether their job was on the line; in 17 states -- Alabama, California, Georgia,...
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Tony Parham on Starting Up the Massachusetts Government Innovation Office
Tony Parham was named the state’s first government innovation officer by Gov. Deval Patrick in 2012. Parham brings a varied background to the position, with experience in marketing, product...
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Nutrition App Slices Red Tape for Low-Income Moms
A long line has formed at a grocery checkout and people are impatient and fidgeting. The cashier has just rung up a large purchase. He’s slid a woman’s payment card twice through the credit card...
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San Francisco Pilots Disaster Preparation Dashboard
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake killed 63 people, injured 3,800 more and damaged 28,000 homes and businesses, including much of San Francisco's Marina district. San Francisco continues to face the...
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