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Seattle rolling out ‘Predictive Policing’ software to anticipate where crime happens

The Seattle Police Department is hoping to keep the city safe by using data that better predicts where crime may… Read More

Ed Lazowska: The iPad wouldn’t be here without federal research dollars

University of Washington computer science professor Ed Lazowska is known for his strong opinions. And he got to share some… Read More

Spellcheck on steroids: City of Seattle implementing WordRake editing software

When writing, it’s sometimes easy to be wordy and use unnecessary phrases. A Seattle startup is out to fix that problem with… Read More

Calling all geeks: City of Seattle wants volunteers for technology advisory board

Here’s your chance to help guide the City of Seattle’s strategies and investments in technology and telecommunications. The City is looking… Read More

What blizzard? New emergency alert system for mobile phones misses mark

When the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the Cascades on Sunday afternoon, a lot of Seattle-area smartphone… Read More

Meet the winners of the state’s first-ever app challenge

It was the mobile-app version of the Oscars last night at City Hall, as the awards for the first-ever Evergreen… Read More

U.S. State Department pulls plug on big Kindle contract

Well, here’s a very peculiar story with an odd twist. Two months ago we reported that the U.S. Department of State… Read More

Geeks on a Ferry hackathon sunk by malfunctioning boat

In theory, it sounded like a great idea. Get a bunch of geeks on one of the state’s iconic white… Read More

Attention geeks: Your government needs you (and it’s offering $75,000 for new apps)

Ready, set, develop. The City of Seattle, King County and Washington State officially kicked off the first-ever Evergreen Apps Challenge today, a… Read More

47 percent of H1-B Visa requests are in the computer field, and Microsoft leads the pack

Requests for H1-B visas, the controversial 22-year-old program that allows skilled workers into the U.S. to complete temporary jobs, are… Read More

Washington state becomes first to offer voter registration via Facebook

Facebook just isn’t about browsing photos of friends. A new initiative in Washington state actually might have a higher purpose:… Read More

Seattle mayor touts South Lake Union as an ‘engine for job growth’

Anyone who has stepped foot near Amazon.com’s new headquarters in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood can feel the change happening… Read More

Patent office snubs Seattle, picks Silicon Valley, Denver and Dallas for new branches

First, we lost our bid to win one of the NASA Space Shuttles (though we did pick up the consolation… Read More

Firm files protest over Concur’s $1.4B government contract, dubs it an unfair 15-year monopoly

Shares of Concur Technologies soared earlier this month after the Redmond company was awarded a $1.4 billion contract to provide travel… Read More

Concur’s stock soars after landing huge government contract

Shares of Concur Technologies jumped nearly seven percent in heavy trading Monday after the Redmond maker of travel and entertainment… Read More

Seattle’s ‘chief geek’ Bill Schrier to step down May 2

Chief Technology Officer Bill Schrier announced his retirement today after more than 30 years of service to the city. “Bill… Read More

City of Seattle ties for first in web, social media savvy study

A study from the University of Illinois at Chicago is giving top marks to the City of Seattle for its… Read More

Next up for Startup Weekend: Making government move at Internet speed

You might say it is a bit of an oxymoron. But Startup Weekend is introducing a new event next month… Read More

AT&T exec blasts FCC over T-Mobile call center closures

AT&T appears to still be smarting over its failed $39 billion bid for T-Mobile USA, a deal that fell apart… Read More

How technology should be used to spur open government

The Washington Coalition for Open Government organized a conference this weekend to commemorate the 40th anniversary of our state’s landmark Initiative… Read More

U.S. Patent chief: New patent reforms are like an ‘intricate Swiss watch’

At the GeekWire Summit on Wednesday, former Swype CEO Mike McSherry received the loudest applause of the day when he… Read More

Tech lessons from the Seattle snowstorm

The Seattle area and I just went through a four day snow/ice storm event. The City of Seattle’s emergency operations center… Read More

City of Seattle’s site named ‘Best of the Web’ for U.S. cities

The city of Seattle’s overhauled website, seattle.gov, was named the top city government web portal in the country today in… Read More

U.S. Army tests Android, iPhone and Windows Phone 7

The U.S. Army is nearing the conclusion of a six-week test of more than 300 smartphones and tablet computers, analyzing… Read More

Socrata unveils the new data.gov, opening vault on government data

At the Technology Alliance annual luncheon in Seattle earlier this month, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra explained how the… Read More