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Minnesota Governor Proposes $125 Million IT Upgrade, New Tech Committee Forms
There has been a flurry of activity around the Minnesota Statehouse in recent weeks with regard to how the state protects and evolves its technology infrastructure and cyberdefenses. The first, and...
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After Two Years, New York State CIO Will Step Down, State Says
Just more than two years after her appointment by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Maggie Miller, New York’s chief information officer, will be stepping down. Miller tendered her resignation on Wednesday "in order...
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RSA 2017: Unified Front Necessary for Sufficient Cyberprotection
SAN FRANCISCO — On Feb. 14, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe told 2017 RSA Conference attendees that among the many challenges facing state government today, cooperation from the federal government was a...
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RSA 2017: National Drone Rules Remain Unsettled
SAN FRANCISCO — From who shoots them down to where they can legally fly, the issues and implications surrounding drones are far from figured out. Does effectively shooting down a unmanned aerial...
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What's New in Civic Tech: White House Removes Open Data Info, Internet...
What's New in Civic Tech takes a look at highlights and recent happenings in the world of civic technology. White House Removes Open Data Info The White House has removed all of the information that...
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Contemplating Change for Coding Competitions, Hackathons
As it enters its fourth year, Go Code Colorado, the statewide business app competition run by officials in the Secretary of State’s office, has produced several notable online tools. Among them are...
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3 Tips for Joining California's Agile Government Vendor Pool
California is preparing to expand its agile vendor pool from 11 spots to 30, which means 19 new companies will soon be added to the state’s list of pre-qualified contractors that provide user-centric...
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New Asset Management Platform Plugs Machine Learning into Transportation
A government employee takes a photo of a wall with a tablet. Software on the tablet finds where the cracks are in the wall, and turns that into data that can be tracked over time. Machine learning,...
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More than 300 Federal Gov Websites Fail to Meet Domain Encryption Deadline
As the clock hit zeros on 2016, 31 percent of federal government websites missed the deadline to set up secure domains. Dec. 31, 2016, was the deadline for all existing federal government websites to...
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What's New in Civic Tech: AI Compiles Database of Trump's Words,...
What's New in Civic Tech is a look at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech. Tool Uses AI to Compile Database of Trump’s Words It can be difficult, at times, to figure out how U.S....
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Long Beach Innovation Offices Wave Goodbye to Two Leaders as End of Funding...
Both of Long Beach’s city innovation leaders are moving on. John Keisler, director of Long Beach’s Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded innovation team, is taking a position as head of the city’s economic...
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What's New in Civic Tech: GovLab Pushes Data Collaborations, Trump Names...
What's New in Civic Tech is a weekly look back at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech. GovLab Launches Data Collaboratives Website In an effort to help public groups such as...
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18F Hasn't Cared Enough About Making Money, Report Finds
Basically, 18F doesn’t care enough about making money. That was the broad conclusion of a recent investigation into the group from the inspector general (IG) of the U.S. General Services...
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What's New in Civic Tech: U.S. CTO Becomes Permanent Position, BigAppsNYC...
What's New in Civic Tech is a weekly look back at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech. President Signs Bill Making U.S. Chief Technology Officer a Permanent Position In his final...
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To Test Accident Prediction Software, Startup Aims for Three City Pilots
Meet WayCare: an Israeli startup that wants to predict when traffic accidents and congestion will happen in cities. The firm is in the midst of a seed fundraising round and is working on potential...
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How CIOs and Other New Roles Help Government Address 'Wicked Problems'
There was a time when the hot new thing in government was creating public sewer systems. These days, the government’s big problems tend to look a little different. They might not rely so much on metal...
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Gov Tech Market Event to Dig into an Evolving Industry
Winds are blowing faster now in the government technology market space. But in which direction? This arena has seen steady growth, an onslaught of changes and some signs of acceleration. Research from...
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How to Overcome the 'Bad Story' Fear and Open Up Your Data
OAKLAND, CALIF. — When the city of Los Angeles released data on trash collection, the L.A. Times followed it with a story about how the service was worse in low-income areas. And that immediately made...
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A Possible IPO, and 3 Other Ways Accela Might Grow Post-Maury Blackman
After more than a decade and a half with Maury Blackman at the helm, Accela — which clients call a “poster child” for the burgeoning government-facing technology market — is moving on. The move came...
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Ekistic Ventures Brings Government Experience to the World of Tech Startups
On Sunday, Brett Goldstein discussed cloud architecture with a tech startup. On Monday, he dug into the company’s code to try to solve a problem. But Goldstein doesn’t work for the startup, and his...
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