Blockchain
Stories about the distributed ledger technology blockchain and its potential use in government as a secure alternative to traditional records management. Includes coverage of pilot projects in voting and elections, health and human services, identity management, and public finance.
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The New York City Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain, created by mayoral executive order, is intended to support industry growth and ensure the alignment of policies and initiatives across city agencies. -
With its release, the state aims to enable secure, efficient digital payments. The Wyoming Stable Token Commission has said it is the first blockchain-based stable token issued by a U.S. public entity.
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Bergen County, N.J., is using the company’s tech for property records management. Leaders from the company — itself based in New Jersey — discuss what’s next for blockchain among state and local governments.
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With beta testers in the private sector and interested parties in the southeastern United States, Public Bloc wants to encourage infrastructure spending by offering employee-level focus on project accountability.
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Governments often contend with many issues when attempting to link public dollars to real-world outcomes captured by data in disparate systems. EY claims its OpsChain Public Finance Manager will reduce those struggles.
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Blockchain technology can address some weaknesses in voting systems, but not all of them – and it opens new potential vulnerabilities, too.
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The state has passed more than a dozen pieces of legislation, creating an unprecedented legal foundation for blockchain business in the United States. Stakeholders sense that much more is on the horizon.
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A one-day conference this Friday could help local businesses, professionals and others learn how to harness blockchain, an emerging technology that’s busting up old, less secure ways of sharing information online.
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Many questions remain about blockchain, a young technology that interests multiple governments across the globe. Regulations and architectural models will be key to unlocking blockchain's potential.
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Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg has launched a new company focused on using blockchain technology to manage identity. The move has raised concerns about the unusual arrangement.
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Officials and event organizers will choose four finalists to present on stage in October, then award the best one a $25,000 investment plus a $25,000 pilot project with the city of Los Angeles.
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Several states have established bodies to study blockchain technology in the past several years. They range from departmental groups with report deadlines to policy groups meant to bring forward bill ideas.
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The working group will investigate the rapidly developing area of distributed ledger technology thought to have considerable potential for both the public and private sectors.
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The Texas city will explore how the technology can help secure identity documents to help homeless individuals access to social and health services vital to ending and preventing homelessness.
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