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The public safety tech major has now integrated its body-worn and in-car cameras with its situational awareness platform, CommandCentral Aware — part of a larger trend of police gaining more and more access to video.

The two tech providers will offer dispatchers and first responders precise geolocation data for buildings three stories and taller. The move reflects the growing precision of data in the public safety space.

Connecticut high school students were building drones last week in a summer workshop for the Career Pathways program, designed to give them experience, including internships or apprenticeships, before graduation.

Commuters using several MVRTA bus stops will soon have access to Wi-Fi and device charging thanks to a $50,000 grant from the state. The stops could also include displays for real-time schedules and other information.

The best thing U.S. senators could do was spend weeks negotiating, and days voting, to pass climate investments. Returns on that $369 billion injection, to be spent over the next decade, could come too late.

Answer: Almost none.

Officials at the University of Texas Permian Basin created a robot with a 360-degree camera that can act as a conduit through which remote students can tune in to lectures and interact with classmates.

As intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications become more sophisticated, ensuring network uptime has become increasingly difficult for state departments of transportation (DOTs). Ciena’s Daniele Loffreda highlights how DOTs can add resiliency to their communications networks.

Using grants from Cook County and a state nonprofit, a suburban Chicago school district is installing solar arrays on its campuses so students can learn about power generation and the photovoltaic process.

In 2019, University City officials asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for options. Now, officials have a strategy spelled out in the Corps draft plan released in April: Build a detention basin.

Throughout this year, we’ve been collecting great examples of how special districts are using advanced technologies to address real-world challenges. We’re showcasing these ideas on the Special Districts Program website - and we’ll recognize the top 10 submissions this fall as our 2022 Innovation Award Winners and name one overall District of the Year.

A new report from the Illinois Law Enforcement and Training Standards Board identified multiple issues Bloomington, Normal and Illinois State University police departments have experienced since implementing body cams.

The state recently announced the new Tackle Box mobile phone feature to enhance fishing-related tourism by making it easier for new and experienced anglers to enjoy the great fishing offered throughout New York.

Rohit Chopra heads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and he recently spoke about the potential for fraud with instant payments, bias in lending algorithms, and why he's keeping an eye on car-loan debt.

As a tech leader with a wide-ranging career in the public and private sector, Ann Dunkin, chief information officer, U.S. Department of Energy, has served in roles that others have only dreamed of. In this Q&A, she provides a window into the mindset, qualities and support that have helped her succeed.

Our national parks are not immune to disasters.

What does it mean to be prepared for technology and business disruptions in the 2020s? How can your organization recover fast?

She didn’t grow up dreaming of working in a position of power in a big city like Los Angeles, but her strong desire to help people and make the world a better place rerouted her into a career of public service.

The new system, called Patron Point, will allow the county library system to improve communication with patrons about news and events and is being implemented across all seven branches.

Deborah (Deb) Snyder is a senior fellow with the Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the former chief information security officer (CISO) for New York state. In this Q&A, she discusses the importance of bringing new voices to cybersecurity and describes how she has done so in her role as a technology leader.

Lydia Payne-Johnson has an extensive background in both the private and public sectors as an executive with experience in compliance, cybersecurity risk, data governance and consumer marketing. In this Q&A, Payne-Johnson, who is currently the director of IT security, identity management and risk for The George Washington University, shares her strategies for being prepared and staying on track in career and life.

Major tech companies are working with the American Association of Community Colleges to strengthen AI programming in institutions across the country by offering funds to build labs and develop courses.

A panel at the AWS IMAGINE conference in Seattle this week discussed the potential for data, given the right infrastructure, to optimize a school district's staff by matching teacher skills with student deficits.

In a filing with utility regulators, the Minneapolis-based utility company unveiled plans to build 730 fast-charging stations across the state in the next few years. The project would cost an estimated $300 million.

Answer: Well, now you can.