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Disaster Zone
Private Sector Preparedness Response and Recovery — Private-Sector Focused Webinars
PSPR2 Seminar Series for private-sector resilience.
April 24, 2023
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Eric Holdeman
K-12 Education
Butler County Schools Team With ISP to Close Digital Divide
Butler Tech and Butler County Educational Services Center are coordinating with telecommunications providers, as well as federal and state school funding through Broadband Ohio, to expand broadband access.
April 24, 2023
Preparedness and Communications
FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program Needs More Tweaking
The system is one of the few federal initiatives that has drawn bipartisan opposition in Louisiana. Since its inception in 2021, lawmakers of both parties have demanded that FEMA explain what variables go into pricing.
April 24, 2023
Justice & Public Safety
Ohio County May Use Texts to Improve Court Appearance Rates
Greene County Juvenile Court is pursuing funding for a text message system that it hopes will reduce failure-to-appear rates in the county as well as the subsequent arrests.
April 24, 2023
Broadband & Network
Nebraska County Undertakes Broadband Expansion Work
A $10 million project to bring broadband to rural areas of Lancaster County is underway, thanks to federal stimulus dollars earmarked by Lancaster County commissioners for the project.
April 24, 2023
Emerging Tech
To Spur Innovation, U.S. Incentivizes First-Time Patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office launched a program in March to prioritize selected first-time patent applicants for the examination process required when applying for a patent.
April 24, 2023
Disaster Zone
The History of the Internet
These are the highlights of how we got to where we are today.
April 24, 2023
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Eric Holdeman
Disaster Zone
Emergency Power Is Needed for Most Disasters
DHS launches new series of national climate resilience prize competitions.
April 24, 2023
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Eric Holdeman
Lohrmann on Cybersecurity
Widow-Maker: A CIO Story
When Bill Vajda, the Wyoming CIO in 2022, suddenly left his role in January of this year, few knew the real reason why. Here's the rest of the story.
April 23, 2023
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Dan Lohrmann
Innovation Changes How First Responders Communicate (Contributed)
John Knopf
John Knopf is vice president of products at NetMotion Software. He has over 30 years of software industry experience with early-stage and mid-stage companies, and has led numerous products from inception to launch with commercial success. Knopf has led the strategy and direction of NetMotion’s product portfolio since 2002. NetMotion’s software is used by 80 percent of state law enforcement agencies and 70 percent of the nation’s largest local police and sheriff departments to provide always-on access to mission-critical mobile apps and data for more than 500,000 first responders. John has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University.
July 23, 2019
Cloud & Computing
California Auditor Finds Fault with CDT Security, Strategy
The California State Auditor issued a report this week criticizing the Department of Technology for failing to guide the state’s IT needs, failing to assess agencies’ information security systems, and failing to reduce risks to IT projects.
April 21, 2023
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Dennis Noone
GovTech Biz
It’s Been a Pretty Bad Day for Governments on Twitter
The pullback of Twitter’s blue check marks led to the quick rise of fake accounts spreading lies about public services and officials. What comes next, and how can state and local governments deal with this new reality?
April 21, 2023
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Thad Rueter
Broadband & Network
Pennsylvania County to Vote on Expansion of Broadband Project
Crawford County commissioners are expected to ratify a contract to expand broadband service to 2,000 homes in the next three years. The county has committed $3 million of its American Rescue Plan Act funds to the project.
April 21, 2023
Broadband & Network
Placer County, Calif., Officials OK $31M Broadband Boost
The Placer County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $31 million in funding to bring broadband infrastructure to Sheridan, Newcastle, Loomis, North and South Auburn, Meadow Vista and a neighborhood in Granite Bay.
April 21, 2023
Infrastructure
Syracuse, N.Y., to See Massive Summer Influx of E-Scooters
There are expected to be as many as 850 electric scooters and bikes on Syracuse roads this summer — more than double the 400 or so in circulation last year. The fleet could grow to as many as 1,000 depending on demand.
April 21, 2023
Higher Education
Emory University Announces Center for AI Learning
A new initiative at the private research university will design new courses and programs in artificial intelligence, integrate AI studies into existing courses and get students and faculty thinking about its potential.
April 21, 2023
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Brandon Paykamian
Cybersecurity
Privacy, Public Safety Don’t Have to Be Zero-Sum Game
As many still advocate for a national privacy law, experts debate where to set guidelines on how police work with constituent data. The discussion isn’t as simple as personal privacy versus community safety.
April 21, 2023
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Jule Pattison-Gordon
Policy
DHS Announces Artificial Intelligence Task Force
The group will focus on combating the spread of fentanyl, helping victims of online child sexual exploitation, defending critical infrastructure and improving supply chains.
April 21, 2023
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News Staff
Infrastructure
Infrastructure Grant Program to Focus on Climate Change Resiliency
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the release of a new $848 million funding program designed around hardening transportation infrastructure in the face of climate change.
April 21, 2023
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Skip Descant
Question of the Day
How much does it cost to run ChatGPT per day?
Answer: $700,000.
April 21, 2023
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News Staff
Preparedness and Communications
CDC Explains: Who Should Get the COVID-19 Bivalent Booster?
The new recommendations allow an updated bivalent vaccine dose for adults 65 years and older and another dose for people with compromised immune systems, and updates the schedule for children 6 years and older.
April 21, 2023
Higher Education
Houston Community College to Launch Bachelor's Program in AI
The college's first four-year degree programs will be in health care management and artificial intelligence and robotics, building upon related associate degree programs as job openings in those fields increase.
April 21, 2023
Disaster Zone
Is It Time to Change Our Hurricane Rating Systems?
June is the start of a six-month season of potential storms.
April 21, 2023
K-12 Education
Educators in Lynn, Mass., Divided on ChatGPT
Some teachers are requiring students to handwrite all their assignments while studying how to implement ChatGPT, others are already using ChatGPT to design quizzes, but the underlying concern about plagiarism remains.
April 21, 2023
Public Safety
Truck Crashes and Spills Hazardous Waste Shutting Down 1-80
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection spokeswoman Colleen Connolly said the department’s Emergency Response Team was working at the crash in the Drums area of Luzerne County.
April 21, 2023
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