Government Experience
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The state has been trying to revamp a pair of aging IT systems for some time, with one being related to worker's compensation and the other being the state’s financial systems. -
The federal government’s now-defunct United States Digital Service has served as an inspiration for states that are increasingly putting human experience at the center of their tech projects.
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The blockchain-based token, believed to be the first from a U.S. public entity, is for individual and institutional use. The executive director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission is planning what comes next.
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The city has received several complaints of slow Internet speeds, so it's taking into consideration a proposal to offer it themselves.
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After an attack by the terrorist organization, the family of one of the victims is pursuing legal action against the social media site it claims made the attack possible due to Twitter's "willful blindness."
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Though the metro area has one of the nation’s highest rates of broadband adoption, progress in the Emerald City has stalled.
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The controversial decision is estimated to cost the state a minimum of $23 million.
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News and views on social media in state and local government in one tidy little package.
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After describing a county office as a "circus" on the social media site, the officer was suspended for 3 days.
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The state law would prohibit posting photos or information about accidents that could involve serious injuries before the police have notified the victim's family or friends.
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Jimmy Wales spoke recently, forewarning governments to take an in-depth look at how technology and social media is affecting people's lives -- and to not over-regulate.
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A new paper details how armchair activists – put together – can be a force.
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How cities with populations under 100,000 are using tech to provide creative and forward-looking services.
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After several complaints that the current website is too difficult to navigate, the Massachusetts capital has revamped its online presence.
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After a year of tense relations with police in cities across the country, some police departments are embracing social media to show the human side of their jobs.
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A look back at highlights and happenings in the world of civic tech.
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Digital collections are growing in substance as public institutions, like the New York Public Library, digitize more and more of their inventory.
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After being banned in Illinois and New York by the states' attorneys general, Rep. Tyler Vorpagel of Wisconsin is hoping to classify fantasy sports as games of skill to protect against anti-gambling measures.
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An online service checks users' Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google+ profiles for companies looking at potential employees, but the service may be used to vet potential immigrants.
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After several Portland Police Officers posted "I AM DARREN WILSON" pictures on their Facebook accounts, the chief ordered them to take them down, and has now implemented a new policy on what is acceptable to post.
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The new company, Keybase, will attempt to bring encryption technology to the masses using a concept called “public-key cryptography.”
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