Michael Leahy, Maryland CIO I refer to those as “cylinders of excellence.” Everybody loves silos but they all say they’re against them, because otherwise they would have…

Michael Leahy, Maryland CIO My unfavorite buzzwords these days are pretty typical — things like “synergy.” I still hear that a lot. And everything has to be…

It’s interesting, we actually see a little bit of a bifurcation. I would say that established civic tech organizations like USDR and Code for America and DataKind…

A month or two months later, or sometimes six months later, that’s when they’re really starting to do things like think about how we make sure people…

What we’ve observed as patterns is that most of the time, when it comes to particularly natural disasters, those institutions are using things that they’ve already put…

It’s a huge part of how we’re thinking about the need for USDR moving forward. The way that we see our work is that there’s both a…

The sheriff’s office in Winnebago County, Illinois, is looking to spend some of its ARPA funding on vehicle software from Ford that uses heat to fight COVID-19.…

As part of a proposed $3.25 million upgrade to the wastewater system and treatment plant in Plainfield, Connecticut, officials plan to use ARPA funding to install a…

Cole County, Missouri, which contains Jefferson City, is currently amid a project to upgrade its 911 system, and its sheriff has proposed using ARPA funds to switch…

The pandemic has highlighted numerous digital divides. Franklin County, Ohio’s Office of Aging plans to spend more than $80,000 to help its senior citizens go digital. The…