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Government Technology

Government Technology

Government Technology is Governing's sister e.Republic publication, offering in-depth coverage of IT case studies, emerging technologies and the implications of digital technology on the policies and management of public sector organizations.

Yelp and Socrata have partnered to make the results of restaurant inspections public.
Health IT firms are urging Congress and federal agencies to clarify and simplify several aspects of regulation, and to more frequently update their guidance.
Many best practices are commonly overlooked in the development of government social media policies.
Here's what technology experts are saying - along with my naughty and nice labels.
New York City and Asheville, N.C., have both adopted private clouds to provide disaster recovery services, with promising results.
The Iowa Department of Transportation expects to have a working prototype within six months.
Veniam, a new civic tech startup in Mountain View, Calif., aims to supply cities with affordable and infrastructure-friendly hot spots using public transit.
Maggie Miller, former CIO of the Girl Scouts of the USA, will make New York state her eighth CIO position.
Hawaii learned a few lessons from its efforts to "gamify" government. Government work is serious business – but maybe it doesn't have to be a no-fun, no-thrill zone for consumers.
This city and others are using the Internet of Things and sensor data to more efficiently plow the roads during winter storms.