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The Reading 311 app will enable residents to report issues with specific locations, such as dumping, damaged street signs and potholes. They can also get push notifications with official announcements on their smartphones.

Answer: By altering pending transactions.

Fire departments offer women positions ranging from firefighter to communications liaison, fire inspector and social media strategist, all of which require different skill sets and knowledge.

A close vote by the school board has made Lee County Schools part of a lawsuit against social media companies including TikTok, SnapChat, Instagram and Facebook, alleging harms to student mental health.

Nation-states are increasingly looking to the stars to conduct cyber attacks that disrupt other countries' satellite communications. In addition, solar weather events can also cause disruptions.

Syracuse University's new Center for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing will enlist experts in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, manufacturing processes and robotics to lead research and education in the field.

Local governments are increasingly using technology such as kiosks, chatbots and online forms to streamline services, but are these tools accessible to everyone? Data reveals critical gaps that may have simple fixes.

The report recommends that the university “create a mandatory active assailant training program for faculty and staff that includes general best practices and specific training based on the variety of cross-campus facilities."

Starting this fall, Nevada's largest school district will require students in sixth through 12th grades to wear ID badges and store their cellphones in non-locking, signal-blocking pouches during the day.

A proposed $8 billion IT budget, 3 percent lower than current spending, prompted questions from lawmakers about why IT infrastructure and development are targeted for cuts in 2025, while salaries will rise.

On Nov. 22, the town staff lost Internet access and electronic files were encrypted after a malicious email was opened, Town Manager Kristin Aleshire told The Frederick News-Post.

Nearly two weeks after a cyber attack struck the city of Kansas City’s website, contractors still can’t get building permits online and some zoning matters are going unheard.

The U.S.-based company, the target of a acquisition earlier this year, provides web infrastructure tools to hotels and other businesses with public areas. The move is a response to local agencies’ need to boost community engagement.

In Bakersfield, Calif., Chris Cruz-Boone and other school leaders gathered input from parents, teachers and industry leaders on what every graduating student should have. An ability to innovate was one priority.

David Johnson, a veteran state staffer who became executive director of the Department of Information Technology Services in November 2020, will retire in June. A search for his replacement is underway.

Answer: Yes.

Hackers who breached Wichita, Kan., police and traffic records were able to access residents’ personal information, including names, Social Security numbers and driver's licenses. Since then, the city’s network has remained down.

The Kingston Police Department received nearly $1.15 million, officials said earlier this week. The funding can be used to purchase technology including license plate readers, computer-aided dispatch systems and unmanned aerial vehicles.

The health-care network is doing restoration after a ransomware attack May 8 affected network systems tracking test results, procedures and medications. Ascension runs more than 350 hospitals and urgent care centers in Indiana alone.

The Kansas 911 center welcomed a new deployment from RapidDeploy to add to its AT&T NG-911 technology for improved situational awareness and more efficient operations.

The state of Indiana has implemented a tool called Pivot, which leverages artificial intelligence to support job seekers by unveiling potential career paths personalized to their career goals. Later this year, it will begin to take on other tasks.

The NTSB said that two electrical blackouts caused the Dali Freighter crew to scramble for control before the 984-foot ship struck the bridge on March 26, collapsing the bridge and killing six construction workers.

The recently announced Cyber Resilient Massachusetts Grant Program offers state funds to help address cybersecurity gaps identified by vulnerability assessments. Applications are due July 1.

If passed, the Affordable Connectivity Program Extension Act of 2024 would appropriate $7 billion for fiscal year 2024 to save pandemic-era funds that helped families connect to the Internet.

While generative artificial intelligence is getting all the headlines, K-12 district leaders still rank cybersecurity, data privacy and staffing as bigger priorities, followed by training and funding.