TOP NEWS
CDT Awards $36M Contract for LifeLine Program Management The $36-million, 30-month contract with Maximus will help the California Department of Technology provide discounted home and cell phones to eligible households.Anti-Bias Toolkit Offers Government a Closer Look at Automated Decision-Making The offering is a collaborative effort between GovEx, San Francisco, the Civic Analytics Network and Data Community DC.
Industry Giants, City Leaders Gather to Take on Seattle’s Biggest Issues Seattle City Hall housed representatives from tech giants like Microsoft and Twitter this week to discuss homelessness and transportation woes in the city.
MARKET SPOTLIGHT
Best of New York 2018: Winning Projects Focus on Cooperation, Breaking Down Silos New York’s state and municipal governments face daily challenges often on a scale unlike those found elsewhere in the country, and this year’s award winners excelled at finding new and more efficient ways to tackle them.WHAT WE'RE READING
Microsoft Rolls Out Additions to Office, Security and Cloud Offerings (Bloomberg)VCs Say Silicon Valley Is Not the Gold Mine It Used to Be (TechCrunch)
Voice Technology Is Useful, in Demand, and Not Moving Fast Enough (Digital Trends)
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