Several communities in Washington were given awards by Governor Gregoire last week for being examples of smart growth in the state. Washington has been working on fostering smart growth projects for the last 20 years. In order to be considered for the awards, the communities had to demonstrate plans that will focus on three core [...]
Last week, CivSource spoke with Tom Erickson the CEO of Acquia, a Drupal distribution company co-founded by the original Drupal creator Dries Buytaert. CivSource asked Erickson about the use of Drupal at the state and local level and what’s next for Acquia. Erickson worked with Rob Klause of Siteworx to deploy whitehouse.gov – one of [...]
According to a recent report by INPUT, a government business research firm, governors across the US are planning to streamline their general government services. Specifically, they will be in need of technology solutions that can help generate revenue, the report says, and track the states’ jobs picture.
In March, Sunlight Labs announced their “Design for America” contest, a 10 week design and data visualization competition meant to get the design community working with government data. The contest winners listed here were announced this evening at Gov 2.0 Expo in Washington, DC. There were eight categories and each winner will get a $5000.00 [...]
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services signed a three-and-a-half year, $47 million contract to modernize its child support enforcement system through Affiliated Computer Services, the company said Monday.
According to officials Monday, New York City’s 311 Customer Service Center served its 100 millionth call. Just entering its seventh year on the job, NYC’s non-emergency service number is dabbling with McDonald’s-esque stats.
Government has long-since been known as a great producer of data. And new initiatives at every level of government are demanding that data be used in more meaningful ways to improve outcomes – in law enforcement, the environment, and health care, just to name a few. But at the center of these initiatives is an [...]
In this edition of The Gallery, Accenture’s Stephen J. Rohleder discusses important risks and opportunities facing public sector leaders as they think about investing in cloud computing. Mr. Rohleder says that cost savings derived from the cloud will ensure wide use in government, but questions remain as to how well the technology will be leveraged.
On Saturday, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, announced that the state will allocate $3 million in federal funds to the state’s Division of Criminal Justice in order to modernize its IT system. The plan aims to allow prosecutors and law enforcement to share data on offenders. The initiative is part of a broader effort to [...]
The Florida State Department of Juvenile Justice is implementing predictive analytics to help identify at-risk youth in an attempt to reduce recidivism in state’s penal system.
