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Defining the Autonomous Vehicle: Black and White or Shades of Gray?
There aren’t many ideas in the U.S. today that have the combined sociopolitical momentum and potential for radical disruption as autonomous vehicles do. They could prevent accidents. They could open...
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Startup Looks to Modernize City Websites
Take a look at city government websites and you’re likely to find a mix of pixelated logos, jumbled hyperlinks and a baffling variety of menus. Too many sites incorporate turn-of-the-century Web...
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Apple, FBI at Odds Over San Bernardino Shooter’s Encrypted Device
Despite a federal judge’s order, Apple said it will fight the legal push to unlock one of the devices owned by the perpetrator of the San Bernardino terror attack that killed 14 people in December....
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This Week in Civic Tech: California Releases Use of Force Data, Can an...
This Week in Civic Tech presents a line-up of notable events in the space that connects citizens to government services. Topics cover latest startups, hackathons, open data initiatives and other...
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Hospital's Ransomware Attack Highlights Importance of Strong Endpoint...
In Southern California, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center paid a ransom of 40 bitcoin — nearly $17,000 — to regain access to its electronic medical records system, the hospital announced Feb. 17....
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Alaska CIO Jim Bates Resigns, Plans Return to Consulting
Alaska CIO Jim Bates, also the director of Enterprise Technology Services (ETS), will soon move on, the agency confirmed Feb. 22. Bates, who joined the state in May 2013, will depart in mid-March and...
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11 Risky New Ideas Score Funding from Knight Foundation's Prototype Fund
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is funding 11 risky new ideas through its Knight Prototype Fund, the foundation announced Feb. 23. The projects, which are chiefly themed around media and...
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Feds Extend 18F’s Silicon Valley Expertise to Cities, States
To help steer local IT projects in the right direction, the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA's) team of ex-Silicon Valley technologists at 18F have unveiled a program to assist cities,...
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10 Places to Watch for Autonomous Vehicle Developments (Interactive Map)
The race to put self-driving cars on the road is only getting more and more competitive. In the last year, companies in the field have announced initiative after initiative — Ford tripling its...
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What Should Be Expected from a CIO?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The evolving role of the chief information officer is not only bringing organizational change, it’s also bringing new expectations from those responsible for filling the role....
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Precision Medicine Initiative Cohort Program Will Accelerate Cancer Research
A new chapter in the ongoing fight against cancer and other deadly diseases has begun, and includes a $200 million initiative to study genome-based treatments that is supported by federal agencies and...
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California Public Sector CIO Academy Honors Innovative IT Leaders
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before the lights went out at the 2016 California Public Sector CIO Academy at the Sheraton Grand Hotel on Feb. 25, California’s technology leaders dreamt of their names etched in...
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Seattle Calls for its Data to Be ‘Open by Preference’
SEATTLE — After more than five years of dating, Seattle and open data finally tied the knot. Mayor Ed Murray signed an executive order before a crowd of reporters, city employees and...
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How Cities Can Get Smart: 6 Tips from Local CIOs
There are plenty of people out there who want to make their cities “smart.” Now if only they could figure out how to do it. Sitting down together at Sunnyvale, Calif.’s Plug and Play Tech Center on...
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3 Challenges Tech Leaders Must Tackle to Increase Efficiency, Meet...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Public and private officials looked to the future of government technology in a discussion about the opportunities and obstacles facing the public sector in the coming years. The...
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RSA 2016: Potential U.S., U.K. Data Deal Would Mean Fluid Data Transactions...
SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced a potential cooperative agreement between the United States and the British government during a talk focused on changing cybersecurity...
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Do Universities, Research Institutions Hold the Key to Open Data’s Next...
Government produces a lot of data — reams of it, roomfuls of it, rivers of it. It comes in from citizen-submitted forms, fleet vehicles, roadway sensors and traffic lights. It comes from utilities,...
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Top 3 Roadblocks to Data Transparency in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a presentation held March 1 during California Data Demo Day, which showcases state data transparency projects, California officials underscored a swath of technical and...
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This Week in Civic Tech: Google Fights the Zika Virus, 'City Web' Network to...
This Week in Civic Tech presents a line-up of notable events in the space that connects citizens to government services. Topics cover latest startups, hackathons, open data initiatives and other...
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RSA 2016: 4 Data Issues Faced by States, Localities in the Digital Age
SAN FRANCISCO — As one of the largest collectors of personal data, government is in the unique position to both use and lose valuable constituent information. An expert panel took to the issue to at...
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