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Better data management makes digital services shine
February 02, 2023 | News, Data & AnalyticsLeveraging metadata and establishing data sharing frameworks across agencies can help government achieve higher data quality and security.
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As pandemic-era Medicaid provisions lapse, millions approach a coverage cliff
| News, Data & AnalyticsNow, states face steep challenges: making sure they don’t disenroll people who are still entitled to Medicaid and connecting the rest to other sources of coverage.
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Dashboard helps city track diversity, equity, inclusion progress
February 01, 2023 | News, Data & AnalyticsPhiladelphia’s workforce diversity dashboard collects and visualizes demographic data on city employees.
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Data sharing initiatives slowly gaining traction
| News, Data & AnalyticsThe majority of agencies still don’t share data, partly due to a lack of clarity on how to use all the information they collect, a new report finds.
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Is it forensics or is it junk science?
| Data & Analytics, NewsDubious forensic techniques have spread throughout the criminal justice system for decades. Here’s what ProPublica has learned about junk forensic science techniques and how they proliferate.
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Urban heat map reveals priority spots for cooling efforts
January 31, 2023 | News, Data & AnalyticsCitizen scientists in Milwaukee collected air temperature and humidity data to help state officials focus where heat prevention efforts are most needed.
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How AI helps one city spot damaged rooftops
January 30, 2023 | News, Data & AnalyticsThe Baltimore Department of Housing and Community Department is using a mix of artificial intelligence, GIS-based flyover imagery and building code enforcement data to automatically detect at-risk buildings.
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Stitching together health data and GIS for better decision-making
January 26, 2023 | News, Data & AnalyticsAn enterprise geographic information systems platform is how the Washington Department of Health aims to get more useful data into the hands of health officials.
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Data index helps officials allocate opioid settlement funds
| Data & Analytics, NewsThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recently launched a county-level social vulnerability index that officials can use to make data-driven decisions on how to efficiently spend opioid settlement funds.
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GAO pegs unemployment insurance fraud tally at more than $60 billion
January 24, 2023 | News, Data & AnalyticsAt the same time, the congressional watchdog cautioned that governmentwide fraud estimates are potentially dicey.