TOP NEWS

Startup Announces Drone for Cleaning Water, Collecting Data A new gov tech company in Atlanta aims to sell aquatic drones to government agencies for the dual purposes of cleaning up waste and pollution as well as logging real-time water quality data.

Nextdoor Releases App Designed for Public Agencies Nextdoor says its new app makes its existing tools for public agencies accessible from mobile phones, and adds the ability to send geo-targeted alerts or communicate with the public from the field.

Data, Analytics Will Reshape Chicago Curbside Management The Chicago-based effort will launch a months-long project with private-sector partners like Bosch and HERE Technologies to explore improved approaches to managing increasingly busy city curbs.

Is 3-D Visualization Software the Future of Urban Planning? Research from Carnegie Mellon University, together with the Pittsburgh Department of City Planning, uses virtual reality and 3-D technology to help urban designers and other stakeholders better plan cities.

NYC Hub to Foster Startups Geared Toward Cybersecurity The public-private partnership hopes to bolster cybersecurity businesses geared toward protecting banks and other large companies, while also creating a wealth of new regional jobs in the process.

MARKET SPOTLIGHT

McAfee Finds County Websites in 13 States Lack Basic Security The cybersecurity firm found that many counties in a group of electoral battleground states haven't taken measures — encrypting their websites and moving to .gov domains — that protect their credibility.

EVENTS

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WATCHLIST

GovTech companies on our radar this week:

2NDNATURE: Stormwater management software for asset management, report generation and outcome tracking.

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BIZ NOTES

>NEC has achieved an ISO cerfication for its Biometric Center of Excellence.

>Yorktel has acquired the assets of Video Corporation of America.

WHAT WE'RE READING

Policy Versus Technology (Schneier on Security)

The Global Economy, Visualized (World Economic Forum)

Portrait of the Invisible: The Gas Industry's Methane Leakage Problem (New York Times)

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 biz@govtech.com.

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