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Justice & Public Safety
Fort Worth, Texas, Increasing Number of Surveillance Cameras
There are currently 217 license plate cameras watching Fort Worth streets, and 20 more are set to be deployed soon, said Sgt. Jason Spencer, a public information officer with the police department.
March 26, 2024
Policy
Big Tech Companies Oppose Pennsylvania’s Social Media Bill
The bill would prevent kids younger than 16 from creating a social media account without parental consent as well as compel social media companies to better monitor group chats with minors.
March 26, 2024
Justice & Public Safety
Chinese Hackers Indicted in New York for Targeting Government
A band of hackers sent a yearslong barrage of malicious emails to U.S. politicians, government officials and private companies as part of a Chinese espionage and intelligence operation, prosecutors said.
March 26, 2024
Cybersecurity
New Haven, Conn.’s First CTO Is Longtime Law Firm CIO
Michael Simeone joins the city from Bendett & McHugh, P.C., where he was CIO for nearly nine years. The new chief technology officer will help guide and align tech work and strategy for New Haven and its board of education.
March 25, 2024
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News Staff
K-12 Education
Report Finds GenAI Use Up, Plagiarism Down in 7 Countries
A 13-month study from Copyleaks found an encouraging decline in plagiarism, and most papers and assignments completed by high school and college students were not found to contain AI-generated text.
March 25, 2024
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News Staff
Opinion
Decoding Failures: How to Better Manage Infrastructure Risk
Billion-dollar transportation “megaprojects” are notoriously prone to cost overruns and delays. With huge federal dollars spurring on such projects, Aurigo’s CEO argues now is the time to achieve better management.
March 25, 2024
Election Technology
New Voting Machines, Capabilities Go Live in Anchorage, Alaska
Elections officials have deployed new voting machines at three vote centers to better accommodate people with disabilities, and a way for voters to “cure” or fix signature problems via text message. In-person voting began Monday morning.
March 25, 2024
Justice & Public Safety
Police in Greeley, Colo., May Get Real-Time Information Center
The City Council has given its first approval to appropriating public safety tax funds to build the facility, estimated to cost $2.3 million plus roughly $700,000 in annual operating costs. A second reading of the appropriation is set for April 2.
March 25, 2024
Question of the Day
Why are ‘Doctor Who’ fans mad at the BBC?
Answer: For using AI to draft promotional content.
March 25, 2024
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News Staff
Public Safety
Bay Area, Calif., Cities Demand Improved Ambulance Times
Firefighters are often the first responders on the scene but aren’t allowed to transport patients to the hospital and often have to wait up to 25 minutes for an ambulance to arrive, even with critically injured patients.
March 25, 2024
K-12 Education
Mason City Schools, Iowa, Define AI Uses and Policies
Mason City Community School District has moved on from the early catastrophizing about artificial intelligence to testing various use cases and defining how AI tools should be used by students and staff.
March 25, 2024
Transportation
Federal Official: EVs a Charged Topic With High-Level Support
Demand for electric vehicles is growing internationally and the technology is finding gubernatorial backing at home from both sides of the aisle, Shailen Bhatt, a senior member of the U.S. Department of Transportation, said Friday.
March 25, 2024
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Skip Descant
Public Safety
Churches in New Jersey Getting ‘Bleeding Control Kits’
The state Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness began distributing bleeding control kits to thousands of houses of worship in New Jersey this month. They provide medical items to treat gunshot victims.
March 25, 2024
Higher Education
Opinion: University Compsci Departments Need Restructuring
Where computer science has traditionally been divided among engineering and liberal arts colleges, the importance of the subject warrants a seat at the table as its own foundational discipline that incorporates others.
March 25, 2024
Opinion
Opinion: AI Turbocharging Disinformation Attacks on Voters
As the general election campaign begins in earnest, we can expect disinformation attacks to target voters, especially in communities of color, while evolving tech makes them harder to identify.
March 25, 2024
Transportation
South Florida Grapples With Deadly Scooter Accidents
In car-reliant areas, scooters have served as a makeshift solution to the last-mile problem, or the last leg of a journey, such as from home to campus or between a train station and an office.
March 25, 2024
Emerging Tech
NASA Struggles With Mission to Bring Part of Mars to Earth
Mars Sample Return is an ambitious yet imperiled NASA mission whose rapidly ballooning budget has cost jobs at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and drawn threats of cancellation from lawmakers.
March 25, 2024
K-12 Education
Ohio College Hosts Cybersecurity Class for K-12 Administrators
Sinclair Community College and the online learning company D2L have launched a free, self-paced cybersecurity course, expected to take one or two hours, to help local K-12 administrators stay ahead of cyber threats.
March 25, 2024
Lohrmann on Cybersecurity
Federal, State, Local Cyber Leaders Meet to Discuss Threats
Cybersecurity experts from state and local government, as well as top federal agencies, gathered this week to discuss everything from critical infrastructure attacks to concerns about China. Here are some top takeaways.
March 24, 2024
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Dan Lohrmann
Past Issues of Government Technology
Government Technology January/February 2020
A focus on government is paying off for gov tech entrepreneurs. See our fifth annual list of 100 companies to watch.
2020-01-03
Workforce & People
CIO Behind Chattanooga’s Smart City Innovation Is Moving On
After two years as the Tennessee city’s tech leader, Tyson Morris will pursue other opportunities. He said Friday he is committed to continuing his work using technology to help people.
March 22, 2024
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Nikki Davidson
Higher Education
AI to Assist Nursing Students With Clinical Simulations
The online medical certification company MedCerts is combining AI with augmented reality to simulate training scenarios for nursing and medical students to practice diagnosing and interacting with patients.
March 22, 2024
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Brandon Paykamian
Policy
Connecticut May Study Data Center Power Use
The Legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee approved a bill requiring scrutiny of a proposed data center — and any data center proposed in the state that would bypass the electrical grid. The bill heads now to the full state Senate.
March 22, 2024
The Future in Context
Who Should Regulate Kids’ Access to Social Media?
Complete bans, age verification and new online tools are in play as government, the tech industry and parents contend for influence and control in determining how to keep minors safe online.
March 22, 2024
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Paul W. Taylor
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Ashley Silver
Public Safety
App Helps Police Connect the Dots on At-Risk Individuals
The GUIDES mobile app gives Long Beach Police access to services that can help a subject with substance abuse, homelessness and mental illness. It allows access to case information, and warrant and stay-away data.
March 22, 2024
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