StateScoop highlights 2017 Industry Leadership winners StateScoop highlights 2017 Industry Leadership winners Apr 23, 2017
StateScoop highlights 2017 GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year winners StateScoop highlights 2017 GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year winners Apr 23, 2017 By Jake Williams
Boston spends $10 million to expand fiber to schools, housing, city buildings A rare procurement arrangement will open vendors to bid on chunks of the network, which will serve the city on an open-access model. Apr 21, 2017 By Jason Shueh
Watchdogs say NYPD’s body cam policy undermines accountability, file lawsuit Despite concessions by the department following public outreach, the groups calling for changes are now joined by law firms. Apr 21, 2017
Chicago’s open data portal redesign targets non-experts Improved mobile accessibility and new tools open the city's assets to a wider audience. Apr 21, 2017
Homeland Security selects Mississippi university for drone testing The federal office looks to a university in the geographically diverse state on research to assist border patrol, coast guard, disaster relief and coast guard operations. Apr 20, 2017 By Jason Shueh
Illinois fights technical skills gap with courses in data science, analytics, coding A new partnership announced by the state with Microsoft and the IoT Talent Consortium is designed to bolster the skills of low-income residents. Apr 20, 2017 By Jason Shueh
Atlanta responds to bridge collapse with real-time traffic map Following an arson that created massive traffic delays, the city threw together a digital tool it now hopes to fund permanently. Apr 19, 2017
Georgia is using Alexa to reach more disabled residents The state becomes one of the first to extend its informational and transactional services onto Amazon's voice-driven platform. Apr 19, 2017
Open data isn’t obvious everywhere: Birmingham makes state history with new policy Mayoral support and cross-sector collaboration on a new open data policy and portal marks a state first in governance. Apr 19, 2017