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Dawn Kawamoto

Former Staff Writer

Dawn Kawamoto is a former staff writer for Government Technology.

Cybersecurity

Hacked Voter Records in Illinois Soar to Half a Million

The state previously notified 76,000 Illinois residents that their data may have been breached before the 2016 election, but recent numbers from the Department of Justice are much higher.

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Policy

California Passes Major Privacy Bill, Averting a Ballot Showdown in November

California lawmakers rushed the passage of Assembly Bill 375 in a deal to knock a privacy initiative off the November ballot.

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Higher Education

Data USA Launches ‘Universities’ Section, Offering Comparisons for 7,000-Plus Institutions

The new user interface aims to provide rich data on colleges and universities and make it easier to compare institutions.

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K-12 Education

Cryptocurrency Mining Threat on K-12 Computers Likely to Ease Soon

The possibility of rogue employees and students running bitcoin mining operations on K-12 computers will decrease over the summer months.

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Workforce & People

Migration: Where State CIOs Come From, and How They Move Around (Infographic)

Fewer than a dozen state CIOs currently come from the private sector and only a handful of sitting state CIOs have survived a change in governor. But the number of the rarest type of state CIO is rather surprising.

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GovTech Biz

Munetrix Unveils New Educator Evaluator Tool

The tool’s debut comes as Michigan prepares to give greater weight to student performance and growth when conducting annual teacher reviews.

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Policy

Honolulu Passes Bill to Cap Uber, Lyft Surge Prices

The city and county of Honolulu becomes the first government agency in the nation to pass a bill that caps fares charged by ridesharing services.

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Cybersecurity

Medford, Ore., Is the Latest City Hit in Widespread Click2Gov Breach

The Oregon city is the latest affected by the breach of its online payment systems.

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Emerging Tech

Facial Recognition Gets Better as the Debate About Its Merits Gets Louder

Privacy and civil rights concerns have escalated, as the technology becomes easier to deploy and gains traction as a law enforcement tool.

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Broadband & Network

City-Owned ISP Captures Title of Fastest in the Nation

NextLight, a community-owned fiber-optic network ISP in Longmont, Colo., kicked Google Fiber from its top-seeded post and vows to retain its No. 1 rank as neighboring Fort Collins prepares to launch a similar broadband service.

Dawn Kawamoto