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Broadband & Network
Former Tennessee Mayor Takes New Role Promoting Broadband
As mayor of the self-proclaimed Gig City for years, Andy Berke frequently touted the virtues of Chattanooga’s publicly funded high-speed broadband network in enhancing everything from schools to medicine to remote work.
February 07, 2022
In the Arena
Mayor Welcomes Risk to Spur Innovation and City Growth
What started off as a wrong turn has turned into a home and career for Chris Cabaldon. Through innovation and risk, he has been able to help change West Sacramento into the thriving community it is today.
February 10, 2020
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Cathilea Robinett
Lohrmann on Cybersecurity
Kansas CISO on Career, Pandemic, Grants and Cyber Priorities
In this interview, Kansas Chief Information Security Officer Jeff Maxon covers wide-ranging topics from his cyber career to Kansas' priorities like whole-of-state cybersecurity.
February 06, 2022
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Dan Lohrmann
Preparedness and Communications
Skagit 911 Planning to Ask Voters for Tax Increase
While the emergency dispatch center needs more dispatchers to keep up a growing need, it does not have the space to put them. A new facility would help Skagit 911 improve its capacity and work more efficiently.
February 04, 2022
Policy
U.S. House: FCC, FAA Botched Communication, 5G Launch
Yesterday, members of Congress expressed frustration with how the Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission were on different pages leading up to the deployment of 5G tech around airports.
February 04, 2022
Justice & Public Safety
Opinion: Philadelphia Must Now Act on Gun Violence Data
Now that a collaborative 200-page report outlining recommendations to address gun violence in Philadelphia has been published, officials must act on the report and not allow the data they've gathered go to waste.
February 04, 2022
Policy
Fla. Lawmakers: Governments Should Not Pay Ransom to Hackers
Some lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives want to institute a policy that would prevent state and local governments from negotiating with hackers in the case of a ransomware attack.
February 04, 2022
Question of the Day
Why did scientists build a drone to harass pigeons?
Answer: To keep them from defiling urban areas.
February 04, 2022
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News Staff
GovTech Biz
How Should Government Regulate the Metaverse? — ICYMI
In this week's episode of "ICYMI," we take a look at an outline for how to regulate the metaverse, another injection of federal rural broadband funding and public safety data shared across states.
February 04, 2022
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Dustin Haisler
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Jed Pressgrove
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Joe Morris
Civic Innovation
Virginia County Pilot Offers Training to Bridge Digital Divide
Digital Prince William, a program in Prince William County, Va., launched a pilot project offering free technology classes to older adults to teach them the digital skills necessary to operate mobile technology.
February 04, 2022
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Julia Edinger
GovTech Biz
Fireside's New CRM Improves Office Tasks for State Lawmakers
With many state officials still relying on in-house technology or Excel sheets, the FiscalNote subsidiary aims to bring more digital efficiency to constituent communications and services — especially during the pandemic.
February 04, 2022
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Thad Rueter
Higher Education
Golden Gate University Launches Blockchain Law Center
The center will be the first of its kind to teach blockchain law through new courses, conferences and a speaker series, aiming to familiarize lawmakers and lawyers with the technology's applications.
February 04, 2022
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News Staff
Cybersecurity
What Prescott, Ariz., Learned 'Dodging a [Ransomware] Bullet'
Hackers broke in through a city network engineer’s account in 2020. The near disaster revealed the need for stronger passwords, multifactor authentication and automated threat detection and response.
February 04, 2022
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Jule Pattison-Gordon
Preparedness and Communications
Booster Shots Cut Omicron Infections in Half in Calif.
Californians who have had a COVID-19 booster shot have rates of coronavirus infection less than half that of those who are fully vaccinated.
February 04, 2022
Higher Education
UW Madison's New Chemistry Tower Answers Need for STEM
The nine-story facility will help the university address increasing demand for, and enrollment in, STEM programs, the lack of space for which has forced some students to take classes at other universities.
February 04, 2022
Infrastructure
Michigan Airport to Experiment With More Autonomous Tech
Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Mich., is partnering with a number of companies to deploy autonomous technology in its operations. The controlled nature of the environment makes it ideal to test this tech.
February 04, 2022
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Skip Descant
Higher Education
Veteran Education Program Largely Unused, Ends in December
Launched in 2021 with the American Rescue Plan, the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program has the capacity to train up to 17,250 veterans for high-demand jobs in fields like technology, engineering and health care.
February 04, 2022
Public Safety
Lawmakers to Tackle Shortage of Nurses, Police in MN
Officers are retiring early and the pool to replace them is small, the result of anti-cop sentiments felt across Minnesota at a time — a crime wave — when they're needed most.
February 04, 2022
Higher Education
Cal State Fullerton Provides iPads for Transfer Students
A pair of tech-focused initiatives, the Cal State University system's C-SUCCESS and the CSUF TitanWare program, provide incoming students with tablets, laptops and other devices students need for connectivity.
February 04, 2022
Emerging Tech
New Advanced Weather Satellite to Launch in March
Soon, weather scientists will be getting an even stronger pair of eyes in the sky once a new advanced weather satellite launches this March from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
February 04, 2022
Infrastructure
Google Signs on to Help Develop Detroit Mobility District
Ford Motor Co.'s vision for the campus it's anchoring around the former Michigan Central Depot continues to take shape, with tech giant Google announcing it has signed on to be part of the developing mobility district.
February 04, 2022
Broadband & Network
Washington Senator Details Broadband Plans for State
Washington Sen. Patty Murray highlighted progress made in expanding broadband access for Washington communities, libraries and school districts during a virtual roundtable on Thursday.
February 04, 2022
Sponsored
Public Sector IT Leaders Find Success with No Code IT Service Management Platforms
Historically, IT leaders would need to dedicate a full resource, or even several, to the ITSM platform. Today this can be avoided by leveraging no code platforms that do not require a full-time admin.
February 03, 2022
Education
TOOTRiS Child-Care Platform Expands to Meet Workforce Needs
The software-as-a-service platform is now available across all 50 states, as parents and employers increasingly see flexible child-care options as essential to increasing workforce participation and retention.
February 03, 2022
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Brandon Paykamian
Broadband & Network
Santa Cruz County, Calif., Works to Bridge Digital Divide
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate $500K in grant funding toward broadband access and to consolidate two county departments. The initiatives aim to better serve the county's residents.
February 03, 2022
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