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Oregon transit agency tries fare collection as a service

The cloud-based TouchPass system offers small to mid-size transit agencies an easy way to upgrade to electronic fare collection.

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FirstNet award finally issued

The massive broadband public safety network build out will cover 50 states, five U.S. territories and Washington, D.C.

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DHS adds encryption requirements to responder radio equipment

The change will help ensure that responders from different jurisdictions using equipment from different manufacturers can communicate securely and successfully.

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Making CDM more accessible to state and local governments

The General Services Administration acknowledges that purchasing the monitoring and security services has been harder than it has to be.

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Attacks, crashes underscore need for new 911 systems

Recent disruptions in legacy 911 emergency-response systems point up the urgent need for new technology, but few states or localities can afford the upgrades.

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NC rolling out upgrade to crime database

North Carolina’s Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Automated Data Services application is getting a responsive design and multifactor authentication.

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How mobile, big data and citizen engagement help Iowa manage winter emergencies

By combining location data with information from sensors installed on maintenance vehicles, Iowa can provide web-accessible analytics and applications to help travelers, businesses and state agencies make better decisions.

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Integrated visualization, navigation raise the bar for bridge-inspection drones

Equipped with stereo cameras, computer vision, onboard computers and sensors, AutoModality’s drones can sense, explore and analyze infrastructure in GPS-denied environments.

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Philadelphia starts mapping its smart city future

The city plans to open up stovepiped projects so agencies can share data across an upgraded fiber network.

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Boston puts open-data quality first

The datasets moved to the new Analyze Boston site are up to date, provide metadata and are readily accessible.

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Free information need not cost a fortune

Document management software combined with business process automation can not only cut costs but improve access to government records.

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Election systems security under increasing scrutiny

Local elections officials are struggling with maintaining and protecting their election systems, despite offers of help from the Department of Homeland Security.

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Platform helps city workers automate government processes

The cloud-based workflow platform lets city workers create “processes” for common tasks that are usually done on paper, in person or by visiting multiple websites.

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Low-cost video tools for opening government

The Government Self-Service Toolkit helps live-stream public meetings and provides automated transcriptions and searchable archival storage.

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