Cloud & Computing
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Value and function are key for the nation’s largest probation department, so far as technology is concerned. Showing solutions can smooth workflows and perform as advertised is essential, the agency’s deputy CIO said.
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While the trend in recent years has been toward cloud solutions, there's still value in on-premise data infrastructure that offers lower costs and more security. A hybrid approach may be the best bet.
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Security filters that block international traffic would affect a relatively small number of Ohioans. Overseas voters from Ohio requested about 9,600 ballots in 2018, and only about 7,500 of them were returned.
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Maryland elections officials will no longer require the state’s largest jurisdictions to use a wireless network to transmit voter information to the state during its upcoming primary and general elections.
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The Adams County, Miss., Board of Supervisors has given the election commission the authority to apply for a Help America Vote Act grant for an upgrade to technology in the election commissioner’s office.
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US Ignite, which is a smart city advisory group for local governments, has picked four projects to receive funding as part of the Replicating Success initiative by that group and the National Science Foundation.
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State emergency management officials are pointing fingers at a software issue for a false “evacuate now” alert last week. Ten minutes after the false alarm, residents were assured that no evacuation was being ordered.
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IT leaders from across California gathered at the 2020 Public Sector CIO Academy to learn how to mitigate the intrinsic risk of innovation. Experts advised identifying small solutions that over time result in big wins.
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Data privacy regulations are being adopted to protect internet users. Today, humans need to read those rules to ensure compliance. New research suggests machines could interpret them in real time.
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New software tools could help states collect sales tax revenues on all products purchased online thanks to a Supreme Court ruling. The change will generate billions in new revenue.
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Emails obtained through a public records request show that the strain of ransomware used against Volusia County libraries last month is the same kind behinds other attacks on government systems.
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New Hampshire officials guaranteed election havoc at the Iowa caucuses, caused by technological error, will not occur in that state, where votes are cast with pencils on paper and most are counted by machines.
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Technology initiatives begun last year are beginning to yield significant results in areas including wildfire response, accessibility and blockchain, the state chief information officer said at the California Public Sector CIO Academy 2020 in Sacramento.
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At the Public Sector CIO Academy, experts from the public and private sectors provided insight into what IT leaders need to think about when considering data collection and sharing aimed at benefiting residents' lives.
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The social media company announced that two data center buildings on the 340-acre campus went online Thursday. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company plans to add two more buildings.
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Plus, a tracker follows the progress being made with affordable housing in Atlanta, a New York City plan takes aim at the digital divide, Missouri lawmakers consider a bill that would add a CDO, and more.
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Experts are voicing their concern about Georgia's election security practices and whether they will prove effective against myriad threats during the high-profile 2020 presidential race.
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A network designed to transmit voter data to state officials during elections had to be shut down during a recent special primary because it was causing significant delays at polling sites, officials said this week.
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Initially created in 2016 to allow reports of potholes, graffiti and abandoned vehicles, the app is now taking reports of illegal encampments and began allowing residents to purchase replacement trash cans.
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Some states don’t collaborate with cities and counties to improve cybersecurity.