GovTech Biz
-
The city recently launched the first phase of an online permitting portal, reflecting a larger, nationwide gov tech trend. An official leading that effort tells what the city has learned so far. -
The company, one of the few publicly traded gov tech suppliers, reports revenue growth and gains from AI and an acquisition in its latest financials. More such deals seem almost certain as Via vies for more market share.
-
The world’s biggest sporting event, set for the U.S., Canada and Mexico, is months away, and that means gov tech suppliers are preparing to make sure everyone stays safe. Drones are a main area of concern.
More Stories
-
The startup has traditionally served the process of re-integrating the incarcerated into society. Now it’s jumping into health care with an initiative in Arizona, and hoping to sell to state Medicaid agencies.
-
From online public meetings to chatbots, the COVID-19 pandemic made tech-enabled government communication a must-have. How can we keep the momentum going in a post-COVID world?
-
The accounting, payroll and HR tech company sees its new offering as the future version of its current products. Here's Springbrook's plan for building up the solution and giving customers an easier path to the cloud.
-
The body-worn camera maker and the digital evidence management company are integrating their two platforms together, allowing law enforcement and other customers to work with evidence in one place.
-
The acquisition, probably the biggest gov tech deal ever, would bring together a giant of local government software with a giant of state software. Here's how the deal came together, and what it might mean for gov tech.
-
The $2.3 billion deal will almost certainly be the largest ever recorded in the gov tech space.
-
The company, which connects emergency responders with information about the people they're responding to, has pulled in one of the biggest gov tech investments in recent years — led by a familiar venture capital firm.
-
Urban SDK occupies the relatively competitive space of transportation and transit data analytics. The startup, which has an eye toward expanding beyond the public sector, has pulled in $1.7 million from investors.
-
The company has integrated an AI-powered chatbot from a third-party company in order to meet demand from its government customers, who have found themselves facing more questions from constituents during the pandemic.
-
GovOS will start with six products aimed at helping local governments set up online alternatives to paper-based processes and services, allowing Kofile to maintain its focus on digitizing public records.
-
The new CortexAI for Government platform includes models, data sets, tools and applications that serve a wide range of purposes from interpreting speech to helping identify redundant regulations.
-
Amazon Web Services is launching a new “virtual accelerator” to give resources to government technology startups that are trying to create innovative solutions on AWS for state and local governments nationwide.
-
The startup UrbanLeap, now about four years old, has made a name for itself helping local governments try new things. Now it's launching a new solution to help the public sector make purchases as well.
-
Repackaging and expanding upon prior tools for helping governments set up their own vaccine management systems, Salesforce has new cloud software for coordinating vaccines, citizens and employees.
-
The company is following in the footsteps of Amazon Web Services, which went on a similar hiring spree last year. Microsoft has picked up four former state CIOs and one city CIO to fill various roles.
-
A pair of agencies in one of the states hit hardest by the opioid epidemic has invested in handheld devices that identify dangerous substances in minutes, saving time and potentially first responders’ lives.
-
The latest of several public safety tech companies to receive multimillion-dollar investments in recent months, the Tampa, Fla.-based cloud software provider is focused on growth and product development.
-
The company behind FirstNet has come out with four new solutions to help extend networks, boost signal, connect via satellite, allow for vertical location tracking and hook up radios with mobile phones.
