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Bianca Spinosa

Bianca Spinosa is an Editorial Fellow at FCW.

Spinosa covers a variety of federal technology news for FCW including workforce development, women in tech, and the intersection of start-ups and agencies. Prior to joining FCW, she was a TV journalist for more than six years, reporting local news in Virginia, Kentucky, and North Carolina. Spinosa is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Writing at George Mason University, where she also teaches composition. She earned her B.A. from the University of Virginia.

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Emerging Tech

Carrier landings as smooth as magic carpet rides

Magic Carpet software is designed to reduce stress on Navy pilots by simplifying aircraft carrier landings.

  • By Bianca Spinosa
Digital Government

Video analytics help secure political conventions

To secure the Republican National Convention, Cleveland used the Vidsys security platform to collect and analyze video feeds and provide real-time, actionable information to local agencies.

  • By Bianca Spinosa
Emerging Tech

Is there a chatbot in your agency’s future?

Artificial intelligence and machine learning, including bots, can expand and improve digital customer service.

  • By Bianca Spinosa
Digital Government

School in Silicon Valley aims to train more software engineers

A new software engineering school is hoping to solve two problems at once: fix the nationwide shortage of IT talent and get more women on board.

  • By Bianca Spinosa
Digital Government

EPA eyes digital services marketplace

The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking information about vendors’ digital services and their sustainability practices.

  • By Bianca Spinosa
Digital Government

OpenGov helps local governments compare spending

Comparisons uses data from OpenGov’s clients to show governments how they match up with the budgets, and expenditures of other local jurisdictions.

  • By Bianca Spinosa
Cybersecurity

Government Executive of the Year: Ron Ross

If the discussion involves information security, NIST’s technology fellow is almost certainly shaping it.

  • By Bianca Spinosa
Management

Cities show how to make open data usable

The Citygram app, which turns structured data into citizen-friendly local updates, can be a model for federal agencies’ open-data efforts.

  • By Bianca Spinosa
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