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Public Safety
Experts Having Second Thoughts on Vaccinating Kids
They’re expected to get a public airing next week as advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ponder a spate of post-vaccine heart problems in adolescents and young adults.
June 18, 2021
GovTech Biz
Verra Acquires Redflex, Creating Traffic Enforcement Giant
The companies deal in automated traffic enforcement solutions, including a growing suite of AI and data offerings. Now they are forming what they call the largest transportation enforcement company in the U.S.
June 18, 2021
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News Staff
Justice & Public Safety
Drone Police Unit Takes Off in Harford County, Md.
The Harford County Sheriff's Office has started using drones for search-and-rescue missions and other tasks. The drones were purchased using seized resources from convicted criminals.
June 18, 2021
Broadband & Network
Will Ohio Put Enough Money Toward the Broadband Problem?
Last week, the Ohio Senate removed all broadband funding from the state budget. Commissioners in Scioto County, Ohio, believe this decision overlooks the very real connectivity problems that local areas face.
June 18, 2021
Infrastructure
Colorado Gov. Signs $5.4B Transportation Plan into Law
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law that commits $5.4 billion toward state transportation projects, including more charging infrastructure and incentives for residents to purchase electric vehicles.
June 18, 2021
K-12 Education
HCS EdConnect Brings Internet Access to 25,000 Chattanoogans
A public-private program launched last year has helped thousands of students in Tennessee’s Hamilton County Schools acquire reliable Internet, building upon existing fiber-optic networks in Chattanooga.
June 18, 2021
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News Staff
K-12 Education
Columbia Area High Schoolers Build Physical Therapy Device
The Army Ants youth robotics team, consisting of 35 teens from schools in Missouri, consulted with experts and professional therapists to build a smart compression stocking for people recovering from knee surgery.
June 18, 2021
Question of the Day
How would a custom soundtrack based on your driving sound?
Answer: Porsche is developing a system to help you find out.
June 18, 2021
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News Staff
Cybersecurity
State, Local Governments Highlight Cybersecurity Funding Needs
State, local and county governments officials testified that they need continually renewed, flexible funding to fend off increasing cyber threats during a U.S. Senate hearing yesterday.
June 18, 2021
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Jule Pattison-Gordon
Infrastructure
Astoria, Ore., Leaders Divided on E-Scooter Pilot Plan
A proposal by on-demand scooter company Bird faced hesitation from city leaders. Some voiced safety concerns about the vehicles being used on the stretch of U.S. Highway 30 that runs through the city.
June 18, 2021
Higher Education
Google to Give $5M to Catholic University for STEM Diversity
Xavier University in New Orleans is one of 10 HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) to receive a $5 million grant from the tech giant for scholarships, hardware and other investments.
June 18, 2021
Public Safety
Portal Provides Insight into City’s License Plate Readers
The Piedmont Police Department is using automatic license plate reader technology to keep its citizens safe and to find people suspected of a crime. A new transparency portal is helping residents understand how they work.
June 18, 2021
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Jim McKay, Editor
K-12 Education
How Russian Hackers Devastated 2 Ohio School Districts
Recent court proceedings have revealed details about cyber attacks on Avon and Coventry local school districts in 2017 and 2019, respectively, that cost them thousands of dollars and ravaged their networks.
June 18, 2021
News
Hacker Accessed Bay Area Water Treatment Computer System
A hacker accessed the computer system of a Bay Area water treatment plant in January and deleted programs the plant used to treat drinking water, a senior intelligence official confirmed Thursday.
June 18, 2021
News
St. Louis, Mo., Area County Invests in Cybersecurity
The Madison County, Mo., Leadership on Wednesday approved $163,000 in new funding for additional cybersecurity software in an effort to combat the event of potential ransomware attacks hitting their network.
June 18, 2021
News
New Orleans Invests $70M in Police Surveillance Cameras
Dozens of additional crime cameras will be installed in New Orleans later this year in an effort to help police catch violent offenders and illegal dumpers, the City Council decided Thursday.
June 18, 2021
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Workforce & People
Georgia Gov. Kemp Names Shawnzia Thomas as State CIO
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp named Shawnzia Thomas CIO earlier today, replacing longtime state CIO Calvin Rhodes. She starts in the role on July 1, bringing with her 13 years of experience working for the state.
June 17, 2021
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News Staff
Higher Education
Modern Campus Acquires DIGARC for Degree Planning
By integrating with course catalog software, its second acquisition this year, the learner engagement platform intends to make it easier for college students to plan and personalize their courses.
June 17, 2021
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News Staff
K-12 Education
How Cisco Helped K-12 Districts Tackle the Digital Divide
The tech company partnered with schools in Colorado and Texas during the pandemic to expand Internet access needed for virtual learning, a main concern of educators during the public health crisis.
June 17, 2021
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Brandon Paykamian
Civic Innovation
What’s New in Civic Tech: Meet the 50 Mayors Challenge Cities
Plus, Philadelphia launches new cross-sector household Internet assessment survey, Ohio has built a distracted driving dashboard, and Los Angeles is working to help young people impacted by the digital divide.
June 17, 2021
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Zack Quaintance
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Julia Edinger
Infrastructure
FedEx Partners with Nuro to Test Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
On Tuesday, FedEx announced a partnership with Nuro, one of the nation's leading autonomous vehicle companies, to test the use of driverless vehicles for multi-stop and appointment-based deliveries in Houston, Texas.
June 17, 2021
Workforce & People
Frederick County, Md., Executive Names New IT Chief
Frederick County Executive Jan Gardner named David Maginnis as the county’s new chief information officer within the IT division. In addition, Erin White has been tapped to lead the finance division.
June 17, 2021
Question of the Day
How awful is broadband availability in the U.S.?
Answer: Pretty awful by the looks of this interactive map.
June 17, 2021
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News Staff
Broadband & Network
Reports: User Experience Differs Little Between 5G, 4G
Multiple reports from Tutela, a company with access to network quality information, indicate that users, in many cases, are unlikely to notice differences between 5G and 4G based on data collected from 10 urban areas.
June 17, 2021
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News Staff
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