Damian Oravez, the former cyber chief of Philadelphia International Airport, said he's in "listening mode" as the city's newest CISO.

Mark Wheeler, chief information officer of Philadelphia, will depart the city to take on limited role with the federal government.

Philadelphia launched a new online navigator tool to make information about construction permits more accessible.

The city's ethics board and IT office teamed up to build an interactive dashboard for campaign finance ahead of this year's mayoral race.

Over nearly nine years as Philadelphia's innovation director, Eliza Pollack empowered agencies to develop solutions they can call their own.

The latest round of funding in Philadelaphia's Innovation Fund includes seven projects, many redesigned to meet agency needs during the pandemic.

A survey gave high marks to the portal, with 92% of respondents saying its dashboards and other visualizations are helpful to their work.

The city is offering little direction to potential applicants, hoping to encourage creativity in their proposals to eliminate waste and litter.

Officials say the city isn't a "blank slate" for vendors to experiment with, but that there's now a careful strategy to guide its projects into the future.

With plans to complete the first phase of its 911 upgrade by the end of the year, the city's path is paved with state dollars, but financial…