Government Experience
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The city recently launched its Kensington Dashboard, which offers a comprehensive picture of the area through data, to inform residents and stakeholders about progress toward resolving its challenges. -
A statewide effort led by the Controller’s Office has connected grant management directly to its enterprise resource planning system, changing how agencies track, process and deliver funding.
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The Center of Excellence in Environmental Forecasting, recently stood up in a joint state-education endeavor, will aggregate information to inform residents on everything from hazards to recreation.
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As public-sector agencies continue to invest more heavily in the marketing benefits of social media, they may want to consider legally protecting their slogans.
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A bill pending the upcoming special session that begins June 1 would eliminate the trust fund set up to collect licensing and registration fees through the abandoned portal.
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If the effort succeeds, it would create the first system of its kind in the country, combining both the legal aid and courts systems in a single online resource.
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As governments scramble to please mobile users, hybrid apps might be a winning option.
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Facebook verification is now available for states, cities and counties. Here’s why you need it.
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America's president carved out his own space in social media.
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Though Gov. Rick Scott expressed various concerns, he signed legislation that requires the state to create an online voter registration system by 2017.
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Every time a Twitter user mentions the city’s official account, @notifyboston, Boston collects information about the tweet and the user.
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Political campaigns are targeting voters based on information collected by social media companies and big data firms. And soon, campaigns will be able to steer ads, based on your data profile, to your Internet-connected TV.
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The electronic cash transaction network will allow U.S. residents without bank accounts or debit cards to purchase non-immigrant visas for friends or family living in Cuba.
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Hawaii says aloha to its struggling health-care portal.
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Government Technology magazine and special guests gathered for the first in a special series of webcasts focused exclusively on the use of social media in state and local government.
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Albany, a town of about 60,000 people, has gathered more than 3,000 “snitches” in the year that the app has been in use.
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At the inaugural GSMCON, 365 "govie" delegates gathered in a ballroom above a casino floor — and may very well have been witnessing the formal birth of a movement.
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Rep. Kenneth Sheets, R-Dallas, has pitched the hashtags as a way of promoting the state's online presence.
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A new tool in Google Chrome puts website privacy policy language in plain English, letting you easily know whether your email address is shared or the site has access to your Social Security number, and if it tracks your location.
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Project leaders failed to hold vendor CGI accountable for “shoddy work” and missed deadlines, according to a report.
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New York City Council Member Ben Kallos continues to sponsor legislation that solves local problems with high-tech answers.
