Advancing Smart Cities Through Digital Transformation
CIRRUS Group is a public benefit company providing services and expertise to cities and communities developing and integrating digital technologies to improve public services, operations, resilience, and quality of life.
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We support cities and communities of all sizes in understanding, planning, and implementing digital transformation strategies that are practical, secure, and community-led.
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Building on a decade of national collaboration, CIRRUS advances Innovation as a Service models that connect cities, researchers, and industry to accelerate real-world solutions.
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CIRRUS works alongside partners to promote best practices, voluntary standards, and cybersecurity frameworks aligned with NIST and international standards organizations.
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Our work bridges research and deployment—supporting applied R&D across critical and emerging technologies including AI, digital twins, smart infrastructure, and resilience planning.
A National Smart Cities Effort—Built for the Private Sector Tomorrow’s leaders.
CIRRUS evolved from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Global City Teams Challenge, which collaborated with more than 240 cities and 500 private-sector partners. Today, CIRRUS continues this work through a private-sector partnership advancing smart cities innovation nationwide.
Experience That Cities Can Trust
With over a decade of experience leading public-private collaborations, CIRRUS Group brings deep technical expertise and real-world perspective to city digital transformation.
Our work spans cybersecurity and privacy, artificial intelligence, smart transportation, broadband expansion, disaster resilience, and systems engineering—grounded in nationally recognized frameworks and hands-on deployment with cities and communities across the U.S. and internationally.