The White House (led by United States Chief Information Officer Tony Scott) has been pretty vocal about using technology to improve how government operates. They want to make sure code helps, not hur
Hillary Clinton has often been depicted as an enemy of government transparency in the long-running controversy over her use of a private email server during her tenure as Secretary of State. It took s
In 2015, civic technology investment and activity piqued the interest of investors, analysts and app developers as an industry growth segment ripe for disruption and opportunity. A couple of examples:
The House Republican Majority Leader and Congressman with the most charming southern drawl, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/03/the-20-most-innovative-people-in-democracy-2012/">Eric Cantor</a
<a target="_blank" href="http://socrata.com">Socrata</a> has raised $18 million to further the extension of its open-data platform now used at all levels of government to present information for the g
<b>Editor's note:</b> <em>Rachel Haot is the first Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York, where she leads NYC Digital and is focused on the city’s digital media strategy.</em>
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<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/tc-nasa-nyc-in-winter-cc.jpg" class="shot2"></img> Through new official partnerships with Facebook, Twitter, and NY-based startups Foursquare
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If information is power, the first step to gaining power is to get the right data. The Obama