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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The effort to enable deployed military personnel to vote via smartphone is drawing sharp criticism from election and cybersecurity groups.
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The funding round comes from a single investment partner.
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The international collaboration initiative has posted a list of 80-plus startup-friendly challenges that present contract opportunities for gov tech entrepreneurs.
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Stephanie Dedmon will step into the role of Tennessee CIO as Mark Bengel prepares to retire.
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More nonprofits are starting to sell their stories through analysis.
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The searchable map, ordered by the Legislature in 2011, allows the public to see who is renting state-owned property and how much they pay.
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Residents will soon have access to a snow service tracker that allows them to see which streets have been cleared before they leave their homes.
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Texas registrations are at an all-time high, is the state ready for a secure Election Day?
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A core piece of the company's work is verifying user's identities to help deliver feedback to the right people.
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Officials in Fremont, which recently joined the Startup in Residence program, hope to utilize it and a recent Waze partnership to address significant traffic congestion caused by out-of-town commuters.
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After holding tech and innovation positions in government in Boston and Rhode Island, Kevin Parker discusses priorities for his new position in Illinois.
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CIO Shawn Riley said the state has hired longtime private-sector tech executive Dorman Bazzell as its inaugural chief data officer.
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Plus, San Antonio hosts its first SmartSA Datathon; Washington D.C., Gigabit DC Challenge seeks mobility solutions; Chicago launches annual flu shot dataset; and political organizing tactics that are also useful in civic tech.
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An effort to get voters to the polls on Election Day may have left more than 2,000 Texans unknowingly unregistered.
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As open data work and availability continue to evolve, local governments are rolling out new ways to spread awareness.
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While some city officials are certain interactive kiosks would help visitors find what they are looking for, others see problems waiting to happen.
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Innovations in technology and process have helped the city and county of Denver provide vital services more efficiently, its CIO says.
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Plus, Results for America releases new case studies about local government successes; Cook County, Ill., approves contract for new election equipment; federal lawmakers pass act to modernize grant reporting with open data; and New York state wins national procurement award.
