Civic Innovation
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The City Council has approved three contracts to replace its veteran accounting, payroll and human resources management software. A consulting firm will help with oversight and advisory services. -
The Marin County Digital Accelerator takes an agile approach to gov tech, moving fast to get work done. A recent project found a “single source of truth” to modernize planning and permitting.
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The Bismarck Municipal Court system handled nearly 87,000 new cases from 2020-2024 and saw a 40 percent caseload increase in 2024. Officials are examining what systems might be upgraded to handle the additional burden.
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New, glitch-filled voting machines in Sedgwick County, Kan., come just in time for the polls opening next week.
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Plus, U.S. Department of Agriculture moves to invest $97 million in rural broadband companies, San Francisco’s environment department publishes data on healthy nail salons, GovEx publishes a guide to evidence-based policy, and Albuquerque, N.M., launches a new one-stop-shop app.
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Mayors from San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland discuss their stand on these technologies during Nextdoor’s first annual Mayor Summit.
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Starting in January, Philadelphia will join the growing list of cities across the country issuing municipal identification cards, an especially useful tool for residents without government-issued IDs.
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The state has fielded and approved grant applications for $10.3 million of the $19 million the state received in federal funding to secure Florida's election.
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Counties across the state are preparing to comply with a statewide requirement to phase out a physical paper ballot by Sept. 1, 2019.
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The Minnesota legislature approved $7 million in statewide election technology upgrades last year, some of which went toward tablets that will streamline the voting process.
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As election officials work to get new systems online and proven before the 2020 election, no direct-recording machines have been certified for use in Ohio.
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Technological professionals are the first, and last, lines of defense against the misuse of technology.
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PBNYC’s maps serve to foster data literacy and empower residents to become active members of their community through new digital means.
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Marin County, Calif., Faults Old Code, Heavy Traffic and More for Lack of Election Night Web ResultsThe Registrar of Voters’ website remained inaccessible most of the night.
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Ajit Pai once blamed the Obama administration for a DDoS attack. Now he's saying it never happened.
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San Jose's recent agreement with AT&T on small cell deployments could bridge the city's digital divide and enhance the provider's FirstNet rollout, while serving as a signpost for other municipalities.
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A 45-page lawsuit alleges that South Carolina's digital voting machine fleet is outdated, broken down and full of "deep security flaws" that make them vulnerable to Russian hackers.
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Cook County, Ill., the nation's second-largest county, has identified a finalist within its ranks for its next chief information officer, and hired its inaugural chief data officer.
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Plus, a federal government single-sign-on platform enters public bug bounty testing phase; Louisiana debuts digital drivers' licenses; and a new report highlights states’ use of data and evidence to improve life for constituents.
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No-cost app development and rampant replication sounds like a civic tech pipe dream, but one organization is making it a reality.
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Plus, civic technologists in Austin, Texas, host annual budget party; NYC Planning Labs celebrates its first anniversary; San Antonio concludes its first civic tech startup weekend; and the NYC CTO’s office releases a glossary of common civic tech terms.
