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Court Innovations Raises $1.8M Series A Round, Plots National Expansion
Court Innovations, a four-year-old startup and two-time member of the Gov Tech 100 list, has picked up its first fundraising round. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company announced June 6 that it’s raised...
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San Francisco Announces Next CIO: Linda Gerull Talks Customer Service,...
The search is over for San Francisco’s next technology leader: Linda Gerull was appointed by Mayor Ed Lee on June 7 to serve as the city’s next chief information officer and director of the Department...
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2017 Best of Texas Awards Spotlight Tech-Driven Innovation in Government
It’s a fairly safe bet in this day and age that a large state will play host to new and innovative projects and interactions as a point of normal business. Where some of these project focus on...
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Pennsylvania County Project Seeks to Shape Best Possible Deals on Broadband
Thanks to an “extraordinary” response to an RFP issued earlier this year, a Pennsylvania broadband aggregation group called the Monroe Gigabit Project, which unites more than three dozen public...
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What's New in Civic Tech: App Fosters Support for Kentucky Fiber Initiative
Kentucky Wired, a state-sponsored initiative to build an open-access fiber network for the delivery of high-speed Internet throughout Kentucky, is on the verge of being approved. And to ensure that it...
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Facebook to Share Data with Emergency Response Organizations
Facebook announced June 7 that it will use its data to help communities recover and rebuild in the wake of natural disasters. The company introduced a new disaster-mapping tool that will “use...
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6 Jurisdictions Tackling Homelessness with Technology
Public servants who work to reduce homelessness often have similar lists of challenges. The most common of these are data sharing between groups involved with the homeless, the ability to track...
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Gilbert, Ariz., Capitalizes on Viral Innovation and Justin Timberlake
When Justin Timberlake put out a call for videos of fans dancing to his hit song Can’t Stop the Feeling, Dana Berchman, chief digital officer (CDO) of Gilbert, Ariz., saw an invaluable opportunity for...
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Experts: Cities Must Think Differently About Resilience Planning
Resilience planning involves understanding the most pressing issues within a community, and working across sectors of private industry, community groups and local governments to help combat those...
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Cities Look to New Predictive Tool to Meet Vision Zero Goals
Cities across the country have signed onto the Vision Zero initiative, an ambitious program to eliminate roadway deaths completely. New York, Austin, Texas, Los Angeles and Denver all have pledged...
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New York State CIO Talks Strategy as New Executive Team Takes Shape
It’s been just over a month since Bob Samson took the reins as the CIO of New York, but there's no hesitation in his voice when he talks about the path ahead for him or the agency he leads. Gov....
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Arkansas Auditor's Assessment Questions Conduct of Former Information...
A new report from Arkansas Legislative Audit to the state’s Legislative Joint Auditing Committee identified “a personal relationship between the former Department of Information Services (DIS)...
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On Millennials: A Story About Government Service, Travel, Father’s Day and...
It seems as if everywhere we turn there are new reports, survey data and expert analysis on millennials. Articles point out what “typical millennials” like and what they don’t. What are their hopes...
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How Big Is the Average Gov Tech Funding Round?
It’s not exactly breaking news to say that venture capital funding rounds tend to get bigger as a company matures. But exactly how much bigger? To get at the trends in funding rounds, we dug through...
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Using Data to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
Prescription drug abuse is a significant problem in America. One way states are attempting to address this problem is through prescription drug monitoring programs — government-run databases designed...
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NYC Establishes 18F-esque Group Within Department of City Planning
The New York City Department of City Planning is now hosting a new tech services unit called the NYC Planning Labs, which is aimed at taking small projects from concept to use within a four- to...
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4 Ways HR (and Other Departments) Can Use Social Media
I hear this all the time: “If I’m the human resources rep for my agency, wouldn’t I just send everyone an email to let them know about programs and deadlines? Why would I use an external social media...
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Rhode Island Ready to Enter Autonomous Vehicle Ecosystem
Rhode Island is calling out for experts, academics and interest groups for connected autonomous vehicles (CAVs) that could transform the state’s transportation ecosystem. Whether it's a private...
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Washington Streamlines Child Welfare with New Apps, Portal and Hardware
With the availability of new hardware, two apps and a portal, Washington state’s child welfare agency hopes to use mobile technology to enhance security and productivity in a sector where the privacy...
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Consolidated IT Operation: The Desired End Game for CIOs?
According to Center for Digital Government research, 25 states run IT centrally — the preferred method by a comfortable margin. Other surveys back up the preference that a consolidated IT operation is...
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