How New York City Uses Data to Manage Public Housing
The NYC Housing Authority maintains 2,500 buildings and generates 2.6 million work orders annually, all with the assistance of data analysis.
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Getting Outside the Government Insider’s Fight for Data
In the uphill struggle for more data-driven governance, the insider’s best resource might just be experience, expertise and methods that have been developed outside of government.
Data Alone Is Not Enough: 4 Challenges Which Exist for Leveraging Data for Better Policy Making
Four key lessons based on conversations with chief data officers across varying levels of government.
Using Data Analytics to Maintain Program Integrity
For being such a small unit, the Forensic Audits and Investigative Service (FAIS) has a mammoth task: to review the integrity of programs with multi-billion dollar budgets.
Using GIS to Tackle Fraud and Abuse
Each year, government agencies lose billions of dollars due to fraud, waste and abuse. Government agencies tasked with fraud prevention are increasingly turning to geographic information system (GIS) platforms — utilizing maps, geo-enrichment and sophisticated data analytics — to tackle fraud, accurately identify patterns and problem areas and improve organizational efficiency.
How Predictive Cost Analysis Can Improve Asset Management
Learn how predictive cost analysis has helped the National Nuclear Security Administration better manage aging federal infrastructure.
Leveraging Web Services for Smarter, Faster Data Analysis
Platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS) are transforming the way government thinks about storage, integration, cybersecurity and analytics, and are helping agencies overcome common data challenges.
How Actionable Data Improves Digital Communications
For many government agencies, the issue isn’t a lack of data but rather the inability to quickly analyze it and turn those insights into actions.
How To Fix Your Analysis Paralysis
Analysis paralysis is an easy trap to fall into anytime there’s uncertainty. For government employees, that can be said about pretty much every decision you’ll make in your career. Here are some tips and tricks that can help.
Why Business Data Accuracy is Important in Government
Effective business data accuracy and discovery tools have the power to increase accountability and reduce risk for all of government.