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The technology that helped investigators track one of three men accused of opening fire in the French Quarter, killing one and wounding three, has also raised criticism about the actions of an Orleans Parish judge.
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Plus, Washington, D.C., preps for digital inclusion week; Florida relaunches and expands its commercial property search tool; and the National Digital Inclusion Alliances unveils two new tools for local government.
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The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is giving the police department funding to use new software for investigating child pornography, as well as other types of criminal activity online.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot wants to merge the departments of Innovation and Technology, and Fleet and Facility Management in 2020 to save the city $1 million and help drive down an $838 million budget shortfall.
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Cupertino, Calif., is one of the latest communities to launch an on-demand transit program, where a shuttle will take you wherever you want to go for $5 a ride. The program could cut the need for a costly fixed bus route.
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Taxpayers Protection Alliance, which is a national taxpayer watchdog organization that is based in Washington, D.C., is now joining a debate over a possible city-owned broadband utility in Iowa.
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Police officers in Winter Park will be joining a growing number of Central Florida law-enforcement agencies that have made the recent decision to use the recording devices while in the field.
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The network would provide fast and secure Internet for city hall, the police, fire and public works departments, while also offering the capability to eventually feed fiber optic cable into other parts of the city.
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In order to jump-start a key waterfront project, two public agencies in the city are reaching out to the private sector, hoping to soon move forward with plans to create the Western Crossing Innovation Park.
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The Sioux City-based data and broadband provider FiberComm formally announced completion of a $6 million project turning a century-old, vacant downtown building into a 21st-century data center.
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A newly minted Oregon nonprofit is partnering with a California-based education and research network to better connect universities. The new deal will also help deliver public services, officials say.
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E-scooter operator Spin is leading a project, in partnership with data firms StreetLight Data and Populus, to make troves of micro-mobility data available to nonprofits advocating for safer streets.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 19 rural broadband projects in 14 states would see part of the $152 million. The investments come just months after the FCC approved $69 million for the state.
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Springfield, Mass., Mayor Domenic J. Sarno has been a vocal supporter of the emerging technology for law enforcement purposes, even threatening to squash an ordinance aimed at restricting its use.
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School districts have seen a stark rise in cyberattacks in just the last several years, according to the newly released report. Part of the problem could be traced back to digitally savvy students.
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The new communications center will help emergency dispatchers handle calls more efficiently. Prior to the new facility, all 911 calls went to the police department and a dispatcher would then reroute the caller as needed.
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Each year since 2020, 38-year public employee Bill Mann has focused on an individual theme designed to protect both the public and private sectors, and this year’s features weekly cybersecurity lessons.
