TOP NEWS

Digital Echo, CityGrows Partner on Document Accessibility The digital age is leaving behind some people with visual, cognitive or motor disabilities. A digital services company and an ADA consulting firm think they can help governments get up to code.

Gov Tech Lessons Learned from Iowa's Caucus App Debacle Results of the Iowa Caucus were delayed a day because of a coding error in a new app used by the Iowa Democratic Party. Several technology experts see it as a cautionary tale that could have gone worse.

Software May Help States Capitalize on Sales Tax Ruling New software tools could help states collect sales tax revenues on all products purchased online thanks to a Supreme Court ruling. The change will generate billions in new revenue.

AR, Other Technology Tapped for Expansion by US Ignite US Ignite, which is a smart city advisory group for local governments, has picked four projects to receive funding as part of the Replicating Success initiative by that group and the National Science Foundation.

MARKET SPOTLIGHT

Which Governors Are Talking About Tech? In our annual State of the States project, we go through every governor's speech and rate them based on their approach to technology. Here's who's leading the pack in 2020.

EVENTS

>e.Republic: Data. Trends. Insights. Beyond the Beltway 2020. The #1 market briefing event on the state and local government IT market. Check out this short video with Joe Morris and Dustin Haisler on why you need to be there...or register now!

WATCHLIST

GovTech companies on our radar this week:

Blissway: An early-stage startup that wants to open up road tolling to mobile phone-based payments.

Run a GovTech company? Get on our radar here.

BIZ NOTES

>Moovit has added augmented reality into its app to help people find transit stops.

>Rackspace has extended its FedRAMP authorization to include Amazon Web Services within Rackspace Government Cloud.

WHAT WE'RE READING

Watch Americans Sort Themselves by Education from 1970 to 2018 (Idrees Kahloon/Twitter)

GovTechBiz is our weekly newsletter covering the companies, deals and trends in the business of gov tech. Got a news tip? Other feedback? We’re listening. Send it to GovTechBiz Editor Ben Miller at [email protected].

_______________________________________________

Subscribe / Facebook / Twitter / YouTube