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Colorado Is Fifth State to Release RFP for a FirstNet Alternative
On March 22, the state of Michigan issued an RFP so that it could potentially opt out of a national public safety network contract with the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) — an...
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Significant Data Breach Impacts Job Applicants in 10 States
According to an America's JobLink Alliance (AJLA) press release, millions of job-seekers in at least 10 states may have had their sensitive information accessed by hackers. The incident allowed...
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San Diego to Tackle Largest Multi-Sensor Pod Deployment in U.S. to Date
Sensors-on-lampposts have become a smart city cliché, the go-to image of urban technology in action. But these projects have a Bigfoot quality about them: often discussed, seldom seen. San Diego...
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Accela's New CEO: Focus is on APIs, Gig Economy Tools and Faster Product...
Ed Daihl has a lot of flights to catch. Daihl, whom Accela announced as its new permanent chief executive officer on Monday, March 27, will be spending the next month or so flying out to Accela’s...
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Podcast: Is Sarcasm Safer Than Humor in Social Media?
Listen using the player above and subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher so you can take it with you. SHOW NOTES There is still plenty of GovTech Social in the newly renamed and rebooted Not Safe For...
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18F's Hillary Hartley Becomes First Chief Digital Officer of Ontario, Canada
Hillary Hartley, one of the guiding technologists that shaped the federal government’s startup-inspired digital innovation team 18F, will become Ontario, Canada’s first chief digital officer, the...
View ArticleHow Long are State and Local RFPs On the Street?
The stereotype about the government purchasing process is that it's long and painstaking. But when it comes to the actual window of time vendors have to bid on a request for proposals, it's a...
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White House Innovation Office to Recommend Policies that Implement...
On March 27, the White House announced the creation of the Office of American Innovation (OAI), which will be headed by the senior advisor to the president and first son-in-law of the United States...
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New Facebook Tools Make It Easier to Contact Politicians
Facebook has added a tool that facilitates easy communication between users and the elected officials who represent them — a move that comes less than six months after the election of President Donald...
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Cincinnati Seeks Developers to Create Smart City Platform With Free Wi-Fi
Cincinnati, which last year updated its small-cell wireless facilities ordinance and released its CincyInsights portal to 15 different informational dashboards, is embarking on the creation of a smart...
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Florida Community Takes a Smart City Approach to Wellness
The developers of Lake Nona, Fla., like to think of themselves as a city within the larger city of Orlando. The 7,000-acre mixed-use planned community has housing that ranges from townhomes to...
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The Quiet Public-Sector Disruptor: Building Stronger Cybersecurity Defenses...
2016 was the year cyberattacks shook the public sector. From the start, we witnessed sophisticated attacks that targeted government employees (both federal and the state) and politicians, and aimed to...
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FirstNet Board Votes to Progress with Contract Award, Decision Expected...
With legal impediments out of the way, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) board voted during a special meeting on March 28 to grant the CEO the ability to award the $6.5 billion...
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Waymo Self-Driving Minivan Hits Mountains to Train Software, Collect Snow Data
Autonomous vehicles have overcome many challenges, including other drivers' erratic behavior, pedestrians crossing the middle of the street, and recognizing the difference between red and green...
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ClearGov Raises $1.2M in Seed Funding Round
About two years after launching, ClearGov has closed on a $1.2 million seed round. The money, which follows ClearGov’s construction of infographic-style statistical portals for more than 20,000 local...
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Driving Innovation Beyond the Big City: A Model for Small and Midsized...
In late 2014, I had a chance to present on the main stage at the annual Code for America Summit in San Francisco. To the surprise of very few people, I was there to talk about cities and data. Earlier...
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Michigan County's Ransomware Recovery Plan Minimizes Impact of Network Attacks
As hackers, virus writers and cybercriminals become more creative about how to disguise and plant malware, it is becoming increasingly crucial for government and industry to adopt precautions against...
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Indiana 'Crowdgranting' Platform Helps Fund Housing, Community Development...
A concept called “crowdgranting” has launched in Indiana, and it's helping to develop projects in communities across the state. Using a system similar to that found on the crowdsourcing sites...
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What Digital Engagement Means in Albuquerque, N.M.
Miguel Navrot’s 10-year career and rise through the ranks at the city of Albuquerque in some ways follows the emergence and growth in significance of municipal government driven by IT, data-driven...
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Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2017: An Inspiring Look at What’s...
We talk a lot in Government Technology about modernizing legacy systems, replacing old technology that has outlived its useful life. Such systems become increasingly difficult to maintain, are tough...
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