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Cybersecurity experts say AI and automation are changing how much impact manipulated data can have on government technology systems. -
Martha Norrick left her job earlier this year and has since joined the incoming mayor’s transition team on technology. She was an advocate of open data and data literacy.
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The state is in procurement on a new GoHawaii app, intended to integrate agricultural declarations and tourism questions. Hawaii recently marked the 75th anniversary of its in-flight visitor survey.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb has appointed Josh Martin to the chief data officer post, elevating him from an interim to permanent capacity. Martin previously served as the Indiana Management Performance Hub chief of staff.
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Philadelphia is using data-matching to cut down on the number of forms that assistance program applicants have to fill out. The innovative work focuses on the end users, not the bureaucracy.
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Specifically mentioning the killing of George Floyd, the startup hopes to use its records management software to create reports to inform police, city officials and citizens what officers are doing on a day-to-day basis.
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Plus, Philadelphia groups launch digital equity helplines, experts issue a report on the IT components of Philadelphia’s new payroll system, and local stakeholders call for additional federal support of disrupted Census.
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The Los Angeles Department of Transportation's collection of trip data for shared e-scooters and similar on-demand devices is being challenged as a government overreach in federal district court.
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The New York city's first chief data officer is heading to the private sector. He and Chief Innovation Officer Adria Finch shared their thoughts about how the public CDO position defies neat categorization.
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An accurate census requires good data in and good data out. With the 2020 census, the US has unprecedented challenges with both.
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StreetLight Data's new examination of 100 U.S. metros during the nationwide stay-at-home orders shows that small changes to societal norms, like daily commutes, could have significant impacts for air quality.
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Gov. Phil Murphy made assurances that personal data would be kept safe as the state prepares to deploy contact tracing technology. He says the tools will not be used to track movements.
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Google is adding new COVID-19 alerts to its Maps app to provide more information about virus-related restrictions. The new information is being integrated into the platform as more states reopen.
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The group that lobbied against mandatory vaccinations has set its sights on COVID-19 contact tracing, calling the effort a tool for government surveillance. State officials say participation in the program is voluntary.
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A group protesting the governor’s stay-home orders at the state’s capitol in late April says the tool meant to observe the spread of the novel coronavirus should not have been used to track their whereabouts.
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Fleet management technology from Samsara gives officials in Boston a close look into the operations of hundreds of vehicles crawling across the city.
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The city has developed a public-facing dashboard dedicated to COVID-19 resources for residents and businesses. Features include the mapping of available essential services and other timely data.
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Alabama, North Dakota and South Carolina have signed agreements with the tech giants to use the tracing technology to develop COVID-19 tracking apps to help slow the spread of the virus.
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The traffic analysis firm StreetLight Data has seen sharp increases in traffic volume in beach communities, a harbinger of what officials can expect during the three-day Memorial Day weekend.
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The Bluetooth-based design would depend not only on voluntary download of the apps by users around the world but also require express consent from users to report a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 through the app.
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Health officials in Boulder County, Colo., are struggling in their attempts to collect the data needed to track the novel coronavirus. Officials believe immigration status and joblessness may be factors.
