Government Technology

It’s at the "heart of the new focus on data analytics," says Harry Hatry, director of the public management program at the Urban Institute, who has been an advocate of using disaggregated data for decades.

Collectively that information provides a window into the city’s past, present and future, and it can be used to make smarter choices for solving problems and allocating resources, Doll says. "It allows us to really get a good handle on the state of the city at any given moment."

We also send text and email reminders so you won’t miss elections. So what are you waiting for?

Texas lawmakers recently passed legislation to establish a statewide data coordinator and a new data transparency commission.

State CIO Tom Baden talks about workforce retirement, recruitment and realignment.

States and localities are embracing the promise of big data. But just how good is the information they’re collecting in the first place?

The creation of a new countywide information management system will be a "watershed moment."

At the pace it’s going, Xerox Corp. will be six years past its renegotiated deadline by the time it completes an $84 million state contract for a new computer program to manage Medicaid payments, according to an audit of the project.

State regulators should consider how they can unlock additional data sets to enable the development of sophisticated choice engines that help consumers make wiser purchasing decisions in economic areas where the market lacks transparency.

Government IT chiefs react to looming retirements and tech changes.