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The newest Transit Tech Lab competition focuses on such areas as data modernization, infrastructure management and workflows. Finalists have a chance to work with city officials and enter procurement. -
The largest city in Kentucky recently hired a public-sector AI leader, and marked the first AI pilot for the local government. Louisville, in need of affordable housing, wants to build AI leadership.
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The company supplies digital licensing, lien and other automotive-documentation tools, and works with state agencies and other gov tech providers. CHAMP has raised more than $100 million since 2018.
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The new platform hopes to ease the workload for parole officers and inform smarter responses to parolee behavior by automating communications, notifications, data collection and other aspects of the probation process.
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Over the past three years, the Durham Police Department has averaged 2,356 shots fired calls per year, according to the city. Now the City Council is considering gunfire detection sensors, but not all are convinced.
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The Seattle-based global commerce and technology giant was pushed past ExxonMobil and Chevron in 2019, receiving the most shareholder resolutions focused on corporate environmental, social and governance issues.
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Five companies have three months to work with Verizon’s new Washington, D.C., lab and its 5G network to produce next-generation solutions for first responders, with help on marketing and use-case testing.
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Much of the government conversation surrounding high-speed Internet revolves around who has access to it. But new data from Microsoft shows that access and actual use of broadband are two very different things.
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The tool automatically generates quotes based on population data. So naturally, Government Technology used it to see how much a new city website would cost for the hometowns of major characters in the TV show M*A*S*H.
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Despite announcing the move in November, Jonathan Reichental has turned down the offer from Oracle in favor of starting his own business. Oracle, meanwhile, is still searching for somebody to fill the position.
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Tyler Technologies was awarded the bid earlier this month, and Owensboro and Daviess counties, Ky., are working with the company on a contract right now. The current system has been in place since the 1980s.
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The leader on the funding round, Energy Impact Partners, specifically pointed to new mobility options like shared, electric scooters as a reason for backing Remix. The company serves more than 300 cities.
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The "Aware" release lets IT workers monitor and manage the network connections of mobile devices used by employees that are outside the firewall — for government, that often means people such as inspectors in the field.
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A partnership between two applications for law enforcement will move 911 dispatch services to the cloud, allowing responders to receive more data from connected devices and set up impromptu call centers as needed.
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One California legislator has introduced legislation to stop the state and its local governments from using products from companies such as Microsoft and Salesforce, who have been in cooperation with ICE.
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The company already offered route optimization, but now it's getting into the actual building and redesigning of routes as well. The idea is to help transit agencies be more flexible in their daily operations.
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A city's purchasing threshold can determine whether buying something involves calling up a few people for quotes or spending a year trudging through a rigid contracting process. So where's the line?
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The company’s CEO cites restructuring while Cleveland media report the company is going out of business. An investor in the company said a 2018 acquisition might have created cash burn problems.
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The former GovTech 100 company is still adding clients and functionality in an increasingly crowded market for government permitting software. Their bet to stand out includes simplicity and speed of deployment.
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Kevin Davis, whose 25-year career includes time working with the public sector at both Splunk and Oracle, will now join Databricks as a vice president as the company looks to bring data analytics and AI to government.
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By combining some of the top SaaS providers in their respective fields with the clout and resources of a publicly traded company, GTY hopes to corner the market for widespread government adoption of cloud software.
