The group's third annual startup cohort gains access to its adviser network and can work with established companies like Amazon Web Services.

Each of seven companies developing solutions for urban areas will receive $150,000 and run through a 20-week accelerator program.

Three winners of a Washington D.C. startup competition will split $20,000 for their public-safety-driven technologies.

Tech startups and organization can now apply for a 16-week program that challenges technologists to devise solutions for seven department challenges.

In the category of new business creation, the state ranks dead last in the U.S.

City partnership with a local startup incubator aims to connect government departments with students, startups and entrepreneurs to solve local challenges.

A new report says many civic tech startups are risking bankruptcy by ignoring financials and pursuing offerings that don’t answer critical problems.

Performance management and government transparency software company OpenGov is growing its tools with the acquisition of a civic engagement platform.

The Kauffman Foundation says Washington, D.C., and Virginia are at the top.