New York area transit authorities are seeking ways to monitor infrastructure in real time, detect safety risks and track construction progress.

Officials said they're especially interested in serving their "most vulnerable" residents, such as people with disabilities, non-English speakers and the elderly.

Before individuals and community groups can begin submitting solutions, the city first wants to hear residents' biggest transportation challenges to nail down a focus of the competition.

Led by the state technology office, the program is designed to raise awareness of cybersecurity issues among students.

"It happens time and time again," organizers say — some of the best IT security talent is somewhere else in the organization.

Thousands in AWS credits are up for grabs as schools join state and local governments in the City on a Cloud competition.

The nation's most prominent civic tech competition is getting more user-centric through collaboration with subject matter experts.