Cloud & Computing
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Minnesota Chief Transformation Officer Zarina Baber explains how modernizing not only IT but all executive agencies and moving to an agile product delivery model is driving maturity statewide. -
The state says its approach improves agility while meeting strict new security requirements.
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Pathogens rapidly evolve resistance to antibiotics. AI could keep us a step ahead of deadly infections.
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Brown County, S.D., commissioners have eliminated the county's chief information officer position, doing so following a closed session discussion about personnel, said Auditor Cathy McNickle.
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Many agencies failed to comply with IT security practices that protect sensitive information against data loss or theft, with findings showing no progress has been made from past reports on similar concerns.
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Washington state senators Wednesday approved a bill that would begin regulating the use of facial-recognition programs by local and state governments, one in a series of related proposals up for review this year.
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The law, which is set to go into effect in July, is among the strictest consumer privacy protections in the country, modeled on a Federal Communications Commission rule that was overturned in 2017 by President Trump.
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Local 911 departments tend to use technology that, while old, is comfortable and familiar. But a trio of Florida counties seems to represent part of an emerging movement toward next-generation 911 and the cloud.
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Data from the U.S. General Services Administration shows that larger counties are far more likely to participate in the .gov program than smaller ones, and certain states have barely touched it.
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The department is piloting crime forecasting software that promises to better direct police patrols to the places where certain crimes are most likely to occur, specifically using ShotSpotter to detect gunfire.
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There is often a tension between law enforcement’s use of novel technologies to gather information that might help hold lawbreakers accountable and the civil liberties of the residents they protect.
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The Birmingham city council transportation committee has voted to approve a contract with ParkMobile to add pay by app parking payment options to Birmingham parking meters throughout the city.
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SpaceX and other companies are rushing to put thousands of small, inexpensive satellites in orbit, but pressure to keep costs low and a lack of regulation leave those satellites vulnerable to hackers.
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State lawmakers want Washington, which is home to Amazon and Microsoft, to be the gold standard for regulating companies and governments that collect people’s digital data or use facial recognition programs.
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Cybersecurity experts warned that hacking had reached crisis level last year, and based on what they've seen in early 2020, a similar warning has now been issued with a note that hackers will likely focus on elections.
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Harris County residents who primarily speak Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese or 26 other languages now will have access to a virtual translator at the polls, County Clerk Diane Trautman announced Friday.
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There is an increasing number of guidebooks, manuals and informational events aimed at helping municipal governments, nonprofits and community groups support the Census Bureau conduct this year’s count.
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The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is helping connect software vendor RapidSOS with its 82 counties. The company's no-cost solution can relay a person's location to 911 dispatchers accurately to about 3 feet.
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Customers can now use smart devices to make their payments. The DMV is now accepting Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay at all customer service centers.
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SponsoredIT departments in the public sector are under a lot of pressure to use resources more efficiently. Trying to do more with a stagnant IT budget often leads to cutting corners, but it doesn’t have to. Here are three ways IT leaders can improve resource capacity to shift time away from things like administrative tasks and redundant tickets toward more strategic initiatives.
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