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Orting Police Department's drone is equipped with a Forward Looking InfraRed (FLIR) system, which can detect temperature variations. The tool is useful for both police and rescue operations, officials say.

The official Twitter account for the city of Wichita was hacked Friday evening and steps are being taken to secure the account, according to city officials. The unauthorized access appeared to have come out of Turkey.

Candidates running for Secretary of State in Washington state have said that they're most concerned about cybersecurity threats posed by other countries, online misinformation and election audits.

A new nine-month program involving online education tools from Emeritus will train senior technology leaders to navigate changing workforce trends, such as the rise of telework and increased threat of cyber crimes.

Chief Risk Officer Rob Main discusses balancing privacy and security, growing North Carolina's cyber workforce, and how his office is helping local governments build cyber capacity.

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As wildfires become more frequent and intense, this project — along with other recent efforts — shows how the gov tech industry is helping to limit damage. Nighttime detection also is becoming a higher priority.

The U.S. Interior and Agriculture department secretaries and the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator chair the group, which includes tribal leaders, state foresters and fire scientists.

“Move slowly and fix your stuff” is how we should operate in the cyber world.

The Los Angeles Bureau of Street Services is testing out fully electrified heavy equipment from Bobcat and Volvo as it transitions to a more zero-emission fleet. Other hybrid vehicles have already found their place in the city fleet.

Using $1.1 million from an $18 million settlement awarded to the state of New Mexico through its lawsuit against Volkswagen, Santa Fe Public Schools is replacing three diesel-engine buses with 2023 electric models.

"I am pretty environmentally sensitive, and I figure if I am going to live in the forest, and the forest hasn't been properly managed for about 100 years, it was up to us to do the work."

The city was one of 11 municipalities to receive a grant from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management to upgrade its emergency shelters. The funds will be used to purchase and install generators at various locations.

The first of many to come.

Without leadership, sometimes nothing happens.

Institutions like the University of Scranton, Misericordia University and Luzerne County Community College are investing in high-demand fields such as supply chain management, data science and medical assisting.

A community college will offer Maryland's only data analytics degree this fall after a $13.6 million renovation of its technology building last year, which included a "hackathon" room and a 3D virtual dissection table.

Historic levels of spending on infrastructure, broadband, cybersecurity, education and technology modernization are directly resulting in increased opportunities for the private sector to drive innovation.

A report came out last week that criticizes gunshot detection technology that is used by cities across the country as ineffective, wasting police officers’ time and targeting overpoliced communities.

Long a holdout from a wave of agencies that outfitted officers with body-worn cameras amid calls for more transparency, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is poised to equip all deputies with the devices by 2023.

Can a police officer who finds a cellphone during an investigation start scrolling through the device — and access a trove of information about your life — without first getting a search warrant?

The questions I am most often asked, both online and in person at conferences and other events, surround how people can break into the cybersecurity field for the first time.

Dr. Miles Davis wants to use his platform as first Black president of Linfield college to affect systemic change. Even as COVID-19 drastically changes the face of education, Dr. Davis is determined to create the next generation of leaders.

The state is set to receive $110 million in federal funds to expand high-speed Internet access to about 22,000 families and businesses in rural parts of the state. The money comes from the American Rescue Plan.

The California Attorney General's Office confirmed Thursday that the OpenJustice web portal remains offline after a trove of personal data related to concealed weapons applicants was exposed in late June.