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Camden Makes a Better ‘Civic Hacking’ Event With Mapping
Rather than coding, youth hackers in the New Jersey city used story map software and HUD data to analyze pressing city issues.
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US Spies Train Computers to Spot Suspicious Activity in Live Videos
A research project will attempt to automatically detect suspicious activities, with the help of live video pouring in through multiple camera feeds.
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Agency CIOs Undercount ‘High-Risk’ IT Projects, GAO Says
CIOs are not adequately assessing risk of major projects, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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5 Things to Watch for When Alliant 2 Hits the Streets
The final request-for-proposals will be issued later this month.
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Fast Growth, Economic Divides Weigh Heavy on Austin’s Smart City Bid
“This is not about testing new, shiny-penny technologies that will do nifty things,” the city’s mayor says. “This about using mobility technology to actually address basic problems.”
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Congress Scrutinizes DHS, DOD Silicon Valley Offices
Both departments have until mid-June to provide briefings on their West Coast efforts.
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Where is Customer Experience Working in Government? We’ll Show You.
On June 7, we’ll explore some of the best CX use cases in government.
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Kansas City’s Smart City Challenge Bid Builds Upon Its IoT, Transportation Investments
The city wants to expand its digital corridors to better connect neighborhoods, deploy autonomous buses and boost mobility for residents and visitors.
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Enforcement of Mental Health Care Coverage Lacking
Millions of people who suffer from mental illness or addiction are still not getting the treatment they need.
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EXCLUSIVE: 18F Tech Team Struggles to Cover its Costs, Draft Report Shows
Per its own projections, 18F is not expected to break even until at least fiscal 2018.
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White House Cracks Down on Software Spending
Agencies will have to appoint software managers to centrally manage their software buying.
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4 Ways States Benefit When They Expand Medicaid
The facts point to an unavoidable truth: Medicaid expansion is beneficial not just for uninsured citizens, but state governments as well.
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Maine’s 5 Most Critical Problems; N.J. Gov. Christie: Transportation Trust Funds Are ‘Obsolete’
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Hawaii GIS databases; Missouri county treasurer is scammed; and Minnesota’s endangered moose population.
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3 Ways to Fight the Forces Opposing Better Federal Customer Experience
Washington has a near-monopoly on the very worst customer experiences.
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Lawmakers Want Review of VA’s VistA Modernization Efforts
Earlier this year, the VA CIO said the agency needed to "take a step back" from a planned upgrade of its long-running electronic health records system.
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San Francisco Is ‘Moonshotting’ an Ambitious Connected Transit Vision for Its ‘Smart City Challenge’ Bid
A city-led team of stakeholders, including UC-Berkeley and tech companies, want to create the “world’s first shared, electric, connected and automated transportation system.”
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Report: Federal ‘Internet of Things’ Spending Up by 20 Percent
Agencies spent $8.8 billion on connected technology in the 2015 fiscal year, mostly on wireless devices and sensors.
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How Resilient Is Your City? This Index Will Tell You
“Every city is unique, and each faces specific challenges,” says Arup director Jo da Silva. “But, the factors that enable cities to deal with disruption are universal.”
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TSA, Big Government and the Controversy That Was Inevitable
It’s not like we couldn’t see this coming.
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