Could an Energy Park Secure the U.S.-Mexico Border?
March 22, 2019
Federal Grants, Vendors to Break — at Long Last — from DUNS
March 22, 2019
CDT Announces $10.5M Data Center Contract with Los Angeles
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What’s New in Civic Tech: Federal Government Launches AI.gov
March 21, 2019
Bloom Assembles Digital Government Alumni for Consulting
March 21, 2019
Oklahoma IT Agency Needs $16M to Pay Its Bills
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Smart Cities Readiness Challenge Narrowed to 10 Finalists
March 21, 2019
Texas Awards $28M Contract for New Medicaid System
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View our latest data-driven stories, where we aggregate information on technology use in state and local government.
Microsoft Speeds Show Broadband Use Is Far Lower than Access
Ben Miller / Mar 04, 2019
Much of the government conversation surrounding high-speed Internet revolves around who has access to it. But new data from Microsoft shows that access and actual use of broadband are two very different things.
Finding the Magic Line Below Which Cities Can Buy Stuff Easily
Ben Miller / Feb 22, 2019
A city's purchasing threshold can determine whether buying something involves calling up a few people for quotes or spending a year trudging through a rigid contracting process. So where's the line?
Data Pinpoints the Moment When Police Body Cameras Took Off
Ben Miller / Jan 28, 2019
The protests in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014 started a national discussion about police body cameras. But data shows that it took some time — and money — for law enforcement to really become a big market for the technology.
State IT Structure Landscape Changes Dramatically
Ethan Bagdanov, Nicholas Gibson / Jan 14, 2019
There's no IT project more daunting than transitioning a state’s entire technology structure. Nevertheless, since early 2016, 30 percent of state governments have done exactly that. We review who has made the change.
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Digital Cities Survey 2018: Key Data Points (Infographic)
News Staff / Dec 12, 2018
The Digital Cities Survey is an annual review of IT best practices of U.S. cities, a look at what’s going right in municipalities of all sizes as well as where growth can be made. Here’s the 2018 survey by the numbers.
Digital Cities 2018: Winners Stretch Far Beyond IT Basics
Adam Stone, News Staff / Nov 02, 2018
This year's winners in the Center for Digital Government’s Digital Cities Survey are finding creative ways to solve government problems with technology, pushing the envelope of what is possible in the public sector.
Nearly Half of U.S. Cities Have Fewer Than 1,000 Residents
Ben Miller / Dec 10, 2018
Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the vast majority of cities in this country are small. In fact, most would be better described as "teeny tiny." Here's a look at the number of cities by population category.
Cities Are Rapidly Taking on Internet of Things Technology
News Staff / Nov 19, 2018
In 2015, 61 percent of cities participating in a national survey project said they were considering the Internet of Things in their IT strategic plans. This year, that number reached above 90 percent.
All the States with New Governors — and Maybe, New CIOs
Ben Miller / Nov 09, 2018
All in all, 20 states elected new governors on Tuesday, and eight changed parties. Governorship changes often — but not always — portend changes in IT leadership, so these will be states to watch.
