Opinion

California legislation is now being debated on whether or not cellphone data should be protected.

Far more than the public realizes, innovators are making extraordinary efforts in communities across America.

While it’s unclear where the next online intrusion into the physical world might happen, it is clear that we need to be thinking about how to safely and securely integrate this developing technology.

Today, the FirstNet train is steaming down the track -- and the timetable for its future stops on that railroad to public safety wireless nirvana are visible.

If the data being used is unreliable, you’ll wind up making invalid conclusions based on your analysis.

For most of human history, urban planners have had to do their jobs with only the dimmest understanding of what's going on. Now, however, they are awash in data.

As they move into leadership positions, we're going to hear less about "rowing" and "steering" and more about engaging the public.

Emerging technology like blockchain — bitcoin’s backbone — are on the horizon

With slow economic recovery and spending yet to return to pre-recession levels, organizations just aren’t hiring at the same rate as the workforce is retiring, which is creating widespread talent gaps within the public sector.

Bus Rapid Transit often costs 20 percent of a light rail system but can capture 80 to 85 percent of light rail riders.

To fully realize the benefits of advanced analytics, government needs to build “documented exceptions” into health inspections.

A new initiative will work with 100 mid-sized U.S. cities over three years to create and implement better open data policies and practices.

The Community Resilience Platform (CRP) is the first daily-use, customizable, white label preparedness, planning, response and recovery platform developed for communities to build their own regional and local resilience platforms.

Foundations are important, but they have their limits.

Hiring cybersecurity staff is difficult, but federal, state and local governments are working with nonprofits to encourage the development of cybersecurity skills through individual and team competitions.

States are not the only ones to lack the data they need to make good government.

While the federal government works on big-picture solutions, state and local government agencies are under tremendous pressure to secure critical data, infrastructure and services.

While the city’s dense geography makes it a perfect petri dish for testing services powered by mobile apps, the local boom has been knocked for being tech lite.