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The state has made a new investment to secure better web access for rural and other underserved residents. The state earlier this year announced it had gained a big federal grant for such work. -
Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office in January, wants more public safety tools to protect stops and stations, and a better user experience. She has ordered officials to come up with a plan.
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The launch of GrantWell, which offers free support to municipal governments, aims to expand their access to federal and state funding. A recent listening tour highlighted local needs.
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City commissioners on June 23 unanimously approved a $3.95 million project to reconstruct a portion of roadway. Part of the project would entail installing "dark fiber" to facilitate the expansion of Internet access.
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The nearly $1.7 billion IT bond passed last week in Massachusetts funds upgrades to software, equipment and databases across the state, also setting aside money to improve remote learning and cell service.
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Plus, how human-centered design helped city officials in Seattle massive increase testing for COVID-19, the U.S. Senate introduces a new $100 billion broadband infrastructure bill, and more.
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The Amarillo City Council has recently approved a $54,654 contract with Trinity Innovative Solutions to provide the Amarillo Police Department with 35 GETAC body-worn cameras for officers.
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With COVID-19 affecting schools across the state, enrollment in the Georgia Virtual School has already risen 30% and officials think it could go much higher, overwhelming the 250 teachers for the program.
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The COVID-19 outbreak has magnified troubles rural areas face without high-speed broadband, and Somerset County, Pa., officials now plan to use half of their federal relief funding for broadband Internet initiatives.
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The Idaho State Board of Education has now received a $4 million grant from the federal coronavirus relief bill intended to improve the delivery of online education to its post-secondary students.
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The pandemic has transformed many online services from “nice-to-have” to “need-to-have.” Public-sector IT leaders are central to reimagining government, and they continue to find new ways to deliver for citizens.
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San Diego City Council is planning to make major technology upgrades to increase public participation. The list includes an upgraded voting system, new video displays, and more.
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A new proposal at the federal level would create millions of dollars in new funding for cybersecurity protections for school districts. Schools have been an increasingly popular target for cybercriminals.
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The legislation, passed during the special session called by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, calls for law enforcement officers in the state to wear cameras and activate them when responding to calls.
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A potential tax revamp in St. Louis, Mo., aimed at attracting more private companies to start offering high-speed Internet service in the city may be headed to the Nov. 3 city election ballot.
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An Oregon city has paid out a ransom to hackers who took its computers hostage recently, becoming the latest in a recent string of communities to get caught in an apparent upsurge in cyberattacks.
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Ohio education leaders are asking for $4 million in discretionary funding to boost Internet access from CARES Act money designated for education after the coronavirus pandemic showcased the state’s digital divide.
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The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office asked for federal COVID aid funding for a helicopter thermal scanner, which could help with social distancing, responding to protests and reducing manpower for policing the county.
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Roughly 1,400 vendors with Department of Administrative Services contracts for information technology and general goods and services have been asked to take a 15 percent pay cut due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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A $1.5 trillion infrastructure construction bill introduced Thursday in Washington by House Democrats could bring faster Internet to rural central and western Massachusetts as well as east-west rail.
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Plus, Pew Charitable Trusts pens letter to Congress emphasizing the importance of broadband expansion after the crisis and Bloomberg Philanthropies launches COVID-19 Management Metrics to support local response.
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