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Police in Anchorage, Alaska, began using body-worn cameras this year. Now, body cam video of a fatal officer-involved shooting could test a state position on releasing footage that could be evidence.

Lawmakers in California have proposed legislation on everything from deepfakes to data transparency to large system safeguards. The big question: which bills could pass?

About 1,400 students came to the Marriott Hotel in downtown Oakland, Calif., some from considerable distances, to take the SAT exam, which is now entirely online. Officials had to cancel the test due to Wi-Fi problems.

From robocalls to deepfakes, misuse of artificial intelligence threatens to play a significant role in the upcoming presidential election. Legislation from lawmakers nationwide proposes to keep it in check.

Connecticut is doling out $122 million for air quality improvements in 48 school districts, intended to fix or replace boilers, ventilation components, and controls and technology systems related to HVAC operations.

New research shows reliance on outdated identity verification methods.

A speech language pathologist in New Orleans praises the use of alternative and augmentative communication devices in classrooms to help students with autism, learning disabilities, brain injuries or sensory impairments.

Thanks to technological advances being tested in the upcoming hurricane season, scientists may be able to predict hurricanes with greater certainty, providing Gulf Coast communities with advance warning.

As Houston public safety leaders continue to decry staffing shortages, the police department has come to rely on license plate scanning technology more than any other city in the country, an official said.

The EPA has issued an alert to water systems across the country after finding that about 70 percent of providers inspected since September 2023 violated standards enacted to prevent hacks or breaches.

Some call it spam. Others call it marketing. Recipients want it to stop, while senders are looking to perfect their “art.” But both sides agree on one thing: Email communication is still broken in 2024.

Online utility payments, tax remittance, business licenses, digital forms and e-signatures — state and local governments are moving more and more paper-based services to the Internet. Includes coverage of agencies modernizing and digitizing processes such as pet registration, permitting, motor vehicle registration and more.

Stories about government websites, including redesigns, chatbots, user experience improvements, open source projects and more.

Stories about gov tech businesses and startups on the GovTech 100 list, which is updated annually with companies that handle everything from police tech to back-office digitization and health and human services.

Stories related to how government agencies use social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook to engage with residents, as well as the policies that govern social media practices for the public sector. Includes coverage of the impact of social media companies on government.

Stories about government broadband, Internet connectivity and other related infrastructure efforts, often with a focus on ongoing work to bridge gaps in access.

Coverage of the way technology is changing the kinds of data state and local government collects about citizens, how it uses that data and the ethical and security implications of that. Includes stories about police body cameras, facial recognition, artificial intelligence, medical data, surveillance, etc., as well as privacy policy nationwide.

The state’s chief information officer of more than five years has a varied background that includes 25 years in the U.S. Air Force. In Hawaii, he helped modernize and consolidate IT infrastructure.

Eric Goldman, associate dean of research at Santa Clara University School of Law, assesses concerns around the impending TikTok ban or buyout. It faces significant First Amendment challenges, he said.

The state Legislature has set aside $250,000 this year to study underground water levels and ensure they don’t run dry amid increased demand from data centers and a multiyear drought.

To prepare for hurricane season, starting June 1, Orange County has upgraded the technology in its emergency operations center to better predict and deal with storms.

The state program would match private dollars in an effort to build out the technology ecosystem with project funding. Areas of focus could include data centers, operations support or backing lab space.

The city is cautioning constituents to look for signs of identity theft, after its phone lines and online payment system were compromised March 25. After the incident, officials worked with a third-party specialist to investigate.

The San Francisco company described in a blog post how its chatbots have already been misused to post political spam and generate entire articles. It also described steps it is taking to stop these practices.

The state will issue every sworn officer in its Department of Corrections a body-worn camera. This will make it just the second department in the country to equip state corrections officers with the devices.