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Patrick Groves

Staff Writer

Patrick Groves was a staff writer for Government Technology from 2019 to 2020.

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People and Careers
New York State Insider to Take Reins of IT Agency
After serving as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's deputy secretary for technology and innovation since May 2019, Jeremy M. Goldberg will be taking over as the state's acting CIO from Joseph Rabito.
November 27, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
Emerging Tech
Delta Air Lines to Deploy Facial Recognition Tech in Seattle
Delta Air Lines, the second-largest carrier at Seattle’s Sea-Tac airport, is implementing facial recognition that will be used with international travelers at its gates by the end of this year.
November 26, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
Healthy Louisiana
Health and Human Services
New Louisiana App Provides One-Stop Shop for Medicaid
The Louisiana Department of Health has partnered with vendor MAXIMUS to streamline Medicaid enrollment, creating the Healthy Louisiana app. Eligible residents can use the app to compare health-care plans and find doctors.
November 26, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
San Diego Chief Data Officer Andrell Bower
Workforce & People
San Diego Taps City Insider as New Chief Data Officer
Mayor Kevin Faulconer appointed Andrell Bower as the city's new chief data officer, a position that has remained vacant since July. Bower is charged with evaluating new tech to streamline government processes.
November 20, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
Civic Innovation
Vermont Attorneys Leverage Open Source Expungement Plug-In
A Vermont Code for America brigade, Code for BTV, designed a Google Chrome extension to scrape data from criminal dockets found on the state's legacy court database to autofill expungement and record sealing petitions.
November 20, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
Emerging Tech
Maine City Defers Vote on Facial Recognition Tech Ban
Portland delayed taking action Monday on a proposal to prohibit city employees from using facial recognition technology. Proponents of the ban say the technology often misidentifies women, people of color and children.
November 19, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
Transportation
Calif. Regulators Challenge Rideshare Hotline for Seniors
California regulators have issued a $10,000 fine to GoGoGrandparent, a San Francisco-based startup that provides a toll-free number that people nationwide can use to request Uber and Lyft rides.
November 15, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
Broadband and Network
How City-Run Internet Might Work in One Massachusetts City
A municipal Internet service run by the city could increase bandwidth tenfold and drop prices to consumers by about 30 percent, according to the CEO of a company seeking to bring the service to Quincy, Mass.
November 14, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
FutureStructure Automation
Orange County, Fla., to Receive $20M AV Shuttle Federal Grant
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced a $20 million award for Lake Nona to develop a driverless bus system, one of many Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grants nationwide.
November 13, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
GovTech Biz
Three Vendors Partner on Digital ID Mobile App for Colorado
Ping Identity, ID DataWeb and ProofID worked with the Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology to create a back end for the myColorado app, which aims to modernize state IDs and improve residents' security.
November 13, 2019
 · Patrick Groves
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