Analytics

Texas State Highway 130, which connects Austin with San Antonio, is an innovation corridor using high-tech satellite imaging to find tiny flaws in pavement and other structures in need of maintenance.

The Bloomberg-funded group has offered its benchmarking certification program in the United States for years, and now it’s opening it up to local governments throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Rohit Chopra heads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and he recently spoke about the potential for fraud with instant payments, bias in lending algorithms, and why he's keeping an eye on car-loan debt.

The U.S needs defined metrics and more data about cyber happenings across the nation, experts say. Otherwise, it’ll struggle to understand which practices and policies are most effective and where to invest more heavily.

Mayor Justin Bibb has selected Elizabeth Crowe as the new director of quality control and performance management – the city’s data analysis arm that Bibb intends to revamp in hopes of improving city operations.

Organizations like the nonprofit CSforALL want computer science education to incorporate more artificial intelligence and data science, as those are increasingly critical tools for public, private and nonprofit sectors.

The newly announced Equity Through Data and Privacy Program in San Jose, Calif., will use government data and analytics to better serve residents through an equity-based, accountability-driven approach.

A new tool is giving residents access to the policing data regarding use of force and other incidents. According to officials, the department is the first law enforcement agency in Macomb County to provide such information.

A case study by the nonprofit Data Quality Campaign found California’s P–20W Cradle-to-Career data system to be a model for other states to follow, with clear parameters on data governance, funding and community outreach.

A group of universities has launched the Student Well-being Institutional Support Survey, or SWISS, to gather data and suggestions on students’ health needs and inform new support strategies and programs.

Following efforts last year to beef up its data analysis capabilities, the tire company's deal to acquire the gov tech startup could produce tools that help road operators better prioritize infrastructure improvements.

Even as cryptocurrency investors deal with recent losses in value, public-sector interest in crypto continues to grow. That means more opportunities for fraud and more need for protections, the companies say.

The private Catholic liberal arts university in Pennsylvania is adding a new program, potentially bridging computer science and statistics at a time when the field is expected to grow by 20 percent over the next decade.

Joy Bonaguro launched the San Francisco Data Academy during her time with the city. Now as California's chief data officer, she's expanding and improving the model to support agency-level analytics.

Illinois law enforcement leaders fighting a surge in gun violence have launched a searchable database they say will allow departments to quickly access information on how illegal firearms are moving around the state.

Developers of the newly updated website say it will provide more transparency on how the state’s school districts are spending COVID-19 relief funds, and eventually how it relates to student outcomes.

The domain registration giant has partnered with mySidewalk to share data from their Venture Forward platform. The data suggests micro businesses are most concentrated in Nevada and Delaware.

The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati is going to be piloting a technology solution to gain a better understanding of its wastewater network and more advanced sampling methods.