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City of Raleigh Freedom to Choose, a coalition of 53 Raleigh police officers, 48 firefighters and 17 other city employees, has hired attorney James Lawrence to fight the city's policies regarding vaccinations.

A Wayne County, Mich., commissioner is now calling for an audit of a $57 million software project that he described as a “major blunder” after planned upgrades stalled, causing costs to nearly double.

Interpretation and translation services were offered in person at meetings before the pandemic, but the forced temporary shift to the virtual format in 2020 pushed the district to lean more heavily on tech.

United Wholesale Mortgage Holdings Corp. on Thursday said that it made due on its expectation to accept cryptocurrencies for mortgages, but the payments will not extend beyond a pilot for now.

The ed-tech company BCdiploma is lending its blockchain tool for verifying credentials to Modern Campus and its course management system for students, reducing the need for paper transcripts and certifications.

At this week’s NASCIO conference in Seattle, Ohio Chief Information Officer Katrina Flory talked about an unexpected effect of the pandemic on IT staff, and how her state is preparing for future staffing needs.

Answer: Taco Bell.

Research finds that the pandemic drastically changed how governments are thinking about AI, and Nevada CIO Alan Cunningham discusses how tools like AI will ultimately make it easier to interact with the state.

Placer County just approved a project that aims to expand high-speed Internet access to 1,500 households in Auburn, North Auburn and Penryn. The project is expected to be finished by October 2022.

The risks of hospitalization and death from COVID are much, much lower for vaccinated people, so it is important to get fully vaccinated. The wave of infections and deaths from the delta variant were largely unvaccinated people.

The automated voice messaging system meant to alert fire stations to incoming emergency calls is not working properly. A 911 dispatcher is now dedicated to calling stations to make sure fire staff don’t miss emergency calls.

Japan’s largest tech school intends to share its research, support new startups, promote student exchange programs and generally foster international collaboration with a new site in the Bay Area.

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers recently honored people and projects that have demonstrated innovation in technology within the public sector, and named a new president.

The House Transportation Committee is considering legislation to permit personal delivery devices to one day operate on all sidewalks and crosswalks and along the side of roadways in the state.

To safeguard schools in the state from cyber threats, a recently enacted law will allow the California Military Department to conduct independent security assessments to identify any weaknesses.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Family Reunification Task Force launched a website called together.gov that aims to help reunite families separated by the U.S. government at the U.S.-Mexico border.

“We understand the medical physiology of breath, and we’re starting to develop engineering and instrumentation that can exploit those chemical signatures for specific purposes.”

A new $20 million, 40,000 square-foot facility in Naperville, Ill. has large touchscreens, simulated rooms, ultrasound devices and other high-tech equipment for medical and engineering students.

Once again, financial means makes a difference.

Community Points of Distribution (CPODS) planning in Washington state.

Crank up the printing presses, we will need more money!

Amazon says teams can decide on office vs. remote.

A focus on the transportation system.

Who is on a corporate board in a crisis makes a difference.

NASA livestreamed presentations from professionals in STEM fields for its annual event, which usually hosts middle schoolers from around the country at Interstate 79 High Technology Park in West Virginia.