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Dawn Kawamoto

Former Staff Writer

Dawn Kawamoto is a former staff writer for Government Technology.

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.

Dawn Kawamoto
Workforce & People

Alaska Adds Innovation Officer to Its Ranks

The state wants to use the position to produce greater engagement and outcomes while developing new ideas for using technology.

Dawn Kawamoto
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.

Dawn Kawamoto
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.

Dawn Kawamoto
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

Education Technology Investments Heat Up

Money for ed tech startup companies continues to grow, with Glimpse among the latest to score a funding round.

Dawn Kawamoto
Cybersecurity

Federal Legislation Could Open New Doors for State, Local Bug Programs

State and local agencies have yet to fully embrace bug bounty programs, but a bill introduced last month may provide an introduction to bug bounty programs.

Dawn Kawamoto
Cybersecurity

Pennsylvania Department of Health System Taken Offline Following Security Incident

The department’s vital records system received unauthorized changes to the internal site, resulting in the system being taken down for six days late last month.

Dawn Kawamoto
Justice & Public Safety

Orlando Police to Launch Round Two of Facial Recognition Testing

The Florida police department is part of a growing movement by local law enforcement agencies to dive deeper into facial recognition technology, despite growing concerns on the part of civil rights and privacy groups.

Dawn Kawamoto
Workforce & People

Today's IT Security Team: Bouncer, Hairdresser and IT Administrator

Non-traditional IT hires are just one unique way that CIOs and CISOs are looking to attract IT professionals as the industry faces a steep labor shortage of 1.8 million by 2022.

Dawn Kawamoto