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Nation has Georgia on its mind, but many states are making voting easier
April 08, 2021 | NewsLawmakers in 47 states have introduced nearly 850 bills to expand early voting, restore voting rights for people with felony convictions and set up automatic voter registration, among other measures.
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Online dispute resolution offers traffic courts COVID-safe justice
| NewsThe technology offers traffic courts a way to ensure COVID safety without compromising justice, customer service or a local government’s bottom line.
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When software reaches end of life, what’s your plan?
April 07, 2021 | NewsWhen retiring software, government IT teams need complete, accurate and real-time visibility into their environments to identify which endpoints have the software installed, where it’s actively being used and any vulnerabilities related to it as well as remediation efforts.
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Army wants to clean up biometric ID data
| NewsCleaner data and biometric-matching algorithms will deliver improved matching results and limit the number of manual comparisons required.
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IRS floats plans to digitize more data
| NewsThe agency wants to reduce its reliance on paper by extracting machine-readable data from poor-quality paper and digital images, improving document scanning and using artificial intelligence to improve workflow processes.
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Census delay spells election chaos for states
| NewsWith the census data needed to draw new legislative districts delayed until fall, some states are using alternative data, such as Census Bureau estimates of population and race, or approximations based on births and residential construction to estimate population down… Read More »
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Facing wave of retirements, Connecticut looks to digitization for efficiency and savings
April 06, 2021 | NewsA new report found roughly 200 opportunities for improvement and streamlining that could yield between $600 million and $900 million in savings.
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SmartCityPHL: Where data makes an impact
| NewsPhiladelphia’s innovation initiative has plans to improve food distribution, map the built environment and improve roads by breaking down data silos and facilitating cross-agency collaboration.
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Iowa taps into FirstNet for 911 backup
| NewsThe Iowa Communications Network is using the FirstNet infrastructure to provide a separate, redundant network for 911 traffic.
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White House taps Robin Carnahan for top GSA spot
| NewsRobin Carnahan, formerly Missouri's secretary of state and the lead of state and local government practice at 18F, is the Biden administration's pick to lead the General Services Administration.