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Electronic ID Pilot Aims to Bolster Authentication, Save Governments...
A steady female voice came through the receiver of Brigitte Jackson’s phone. “You’ll receive your refund in seven to 14 business days,” the voice said. “Yay! Thank you so much. I’m so happy!” Jackson...
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White House Helps Cities, Residents Improve Quality of Life by Opening Data,...
On March 7, the White House released a trove of open datasets and tools to cultivate job growth, transportation, education and affordable housing under an initiative it calls the Opportunity Project....
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5 Tips to Help State, Local Governments Combat Cyberthreats
When Adm. Michael Rogers took to the stage at RSA 2016, held last week in San Francisco, to discuss what the agencies under his charge were doing to combat cyberthreats and evolve, there were some...
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6 Ideas to Help Government Realize Open Data's Transformative Power
Most open data portals don’t look like labors of love. They look like abandoned last-minute science fair projects, pie charts sagging because someone didn’t use enough glue stick. The current open...
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Introducing the Chief Data Scientist
In 2012 the Harvard Business Review declared chief data scientist “The Sexiest Job of the 21st Century.” Sexy perhaps, but hardly universal. In January, Indeed.com had about 90 listings for the title,...
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Obama Asks Tech Industry to Compromise on Encryption
In response to the national controversy over government access to encrypted files, President Obama on Friday urged the tech industry to partner with national security officials to find a balance...
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'Array of Things' Expands to Cities with Research Partnerships
The Array of Things is expanding outside Chicago. But only to cities that have partnerships with a local university or research institution. The project, which aims to deploy a fleet of multi-function...
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San Francisco's Gigabit Master Plan: A Sign of the Times
San Francisco is taking broadband seriously. Following the announcement of a city partnership with Google Fiber last month, the office of Supervisor Mark Farrell announced on March 15 the appointment...
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New Orleans Promotes Entrepreneurship at First Civic Innovation Summit
NEW ORLEANS — Rattling off the city’s long series of hardships, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu recalled the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina and its successors Rita, Ike and Gustav. He referred...
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Legislation Could Spell Trouble for State and Local Drone Zoning
Legislation approved through the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation March 16 carries with it the opportunity for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to trump state and...
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This Week in Civic Tech: HHS Open Datafest Highlights Innovation, Nonprofit...
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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Conversation with a CIO: Mississippi’s Craig Orgeron Discusses Coordinating...
In a new series, GovTech is looking for insights from IT decision-makers on the opportunities and issues facing their respective jurisdictions. Each week, our staff aims to catch up with a state or...
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3 Ways 18F Makes Tech Deployments Easier for Agencies
SAN DIEGO — As the startup-minded civic consultancy arm of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), 18F is opening up and talking about its creative charge — and shared three ways in which 18F...
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White House Prescribes 12 Tech Remedies for Aging Baby Boomers
The good news: Americans are living longer. The bad news: As a nation we’re still scratching our collective head to provide seniors with quality care. The predicament has stirred the President’s...
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App Connects Voters with Short Polling Lines in Texas’ Collin County
If you’ve turned on the news recently you’ve no doubt been inundated with stories about the upcoming presidential election. It seems there’s hype from all sides, but no matter what your political...
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One Concern: Applying Artificial Intelligence to Emergency Management
Ahmad Wani remembers Oct. 8, 2005. It was the day when at 8:50 a.m. Pakistan Standard Time, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck his home in Kashmir killing more than 70,000 people and displacing another...
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Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers: Honoring What Works
This month we bestow our annual Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers awards on leaders helping to ensure that the potential of technology is fully realized in government. These are the visionaries who...
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How One Startup Intends to Reshape Government Finance
Whether it’s school district budgets or city coffers, the Michigan-based financial transparency startup Munetrix is angling itself as a company of note in 2016. Former business consultant and...
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Workforce Disrupted: Major Changes Ahead for Public-Sector IT Workforces
These days, IT employees might have a background in theater instead of computer science. They’re more likely than ever to be part-timers and short-timers instead of career public servants. Some of...
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Partnership Helps Chicago Leverage Private-Sector Data Analytics Expertise
In the past, public-private partnerships have mostly involved the delivery of services, much like the way Chicago teams with Comcast to bring the Web to low-income families through the Internet...
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