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How Technology Is Giving Town Hall Meetings a Modern Twist
When it comes to the accessibility of government, some might argue that technology has been a mixed blessing. Some municipalities are using the latest communications tools to make government meetings...
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Los Angeles County Voting System Redesign Enters Solicitation Phase
Work to redesign the process of how residents vote in Los Angeles County, the largest local election jurisdiction in the U.S., is entering a critical but transformational stage after eight years of...
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Inauguration Tech: Confronting the Security Challenge Around Large-Scale...
By the time President-elect Donald Trump takes to the podium to become the 45th president of the United States Jan. 20, countless hours of logistics and security planning will have been done by...
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Facing Competition and Disruption, IT Job Classifications Get a Reboot
For decades, most state and local governments have had a one-size-fits-all job classification system. The typical IT department included titles like Technology Officer IV or Systems Analyst III with...
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For Civic Tech, Hope and Fear in the Age of Trump
SAN FRANCISCO — In the waning hours of Barack Obama’s presidency, a group of tech luminaries, many of whom helped the outgoing administration digitize government services, gathered in a trendy office...
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Grace Simrall Brings Tech Expertise, Broad Background to Innovation Role in...
Quick! Think of a city leading the way in the technology space. What name first comes to mind? Is it Boston, New York or San Francisco? Maybe it’s Philadelphia, Seattle or Chicago. Those are all good...
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How Immersive Virtual Reality Can Be a Boon to City Planners
The American Society of Landscape Architects calls virtual reality (VR) a “powerful tool for landscape architects, architects, planners and developers — really anyone involved in designing our built...
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The Leading Edge: 3 Legislative Trends You Can Expect to See in 2017
State lawmakers are poised to start new legislative cycles — cycles that will no doubt bring some new and exciting tech issues to the fore. From how the benefits and challenges around autonomous...
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What's New in Civic Tech: USDS Is Here to Stay, NYC Council Email Alerts Now...
What's New in Civic Tech is a look at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech. Newly Appointed Federal Chief Digital Officer: USDS is Here to Stay. Period President Donald Trump’s newly...
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North Carolina CIO Steps Aside, Looks to Private Sector Following Leadership...
The storied election of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper over incumbent Republican Pat McCrory signaled a nearly inevitable change for North Carolina CIO Keith Werner. The once deputy CIO turned CIO in...
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State of the States 2017: The Future is Automation
Traditionally, even tech-savvy governors have left specific mentions of IT-centric initiatives out of their annual addresses to the legislatures and citizens of their state. But over the past few...
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With Missouri's Prescription Drug Monitoring Facing Privacy Roadblock,...
Missouri, still the only state without its own Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP), could enact a statewide version in 2017 after roughly 12 years of trying. For now, however, the operative...
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How Data Visualization is the Future of Information Sharing
In 2012, Hurricane Sandy rocked the East Coast in a way the region was largely unprepared for. While the Gulf states have had plans in place for withstanding hurricanes, the northeast dedicated...
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West Virginia Governor Taps John Dunlap as CTO
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced the appointment of longtime state servant and technologist John Dunlap to one of the state’s leading C-suite roles Jan. 30. Dunlap will replace CTO Gale Given,...
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Seattle RFI Seeks Ideas for Providing Public Wi-Fi
The city of Seattle is officially inviting the private sector to bid on providing Wi-Fi to more citizens and public spaces, especially low-income areas. The hope, city officials say, is that a...
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Miami Website Redesign Puts Users First
The city of Miami has launched the first draft of a new website, one officials hope will be an aesthetic upgrade as well as an evolution of online municipal services it provides residents. The city is...
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Five Questions with New Granicus CEO Mark Hynes
With a new name, a new logo and a new chief executive, the dust around the GovDelivery-Granicus merger is starting to settle. The merged company, which will be called Granicus, hired outside for its...
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Digital Democracy Brings Legislative Transparency to New York
Digital Democracy, a Web platform that creates a searchable archive of videos and transcripts from hearings inside of statehouses, launched in New York Tuesday, Feb. 6, and its leadership announced...
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Philly Uses Tech to Tackle Litter
With the stroke of a pen just seven weeks ago, Philadelphia joined other major cities like New York and Los Angeles in creating a “zero waste goal,” seeking to boost its trash diversion rate to 90...
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Pittsburgh Hits the Streets for Resident Feedback on Data Mapping App
Pittsburgh is taking its Burgh’s Eye View application, a map that displays municipal data sets ranging from police incident reports to 311 service requests, on tour, having its developers visit 14...
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