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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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Police plan to conduct the tests this week from 6 p.m. to midnight by firing a series of gunshots into a bullet trap, according to Denver police. Officials say there will be no danger to the public.
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Today, customer service consists of a complicated, bewildering and not so effective array of tech and non-tech solutions. But artificial intelligence, used the right way, can deliver a far better experience.
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Hundreds of law enforcement agencies around the country have partnered with Ring, as part of ongoing efforts to better fight crime. The collaboration with the company, however, has drawn concerns from privacy advocates.
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For the third year, organizers welcomed mayors and their senior staff members to a three-day professional development program in New York City, during which participants examined famous case studies within local government.
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Self-driving cars may someday drop off their owners downtown and then leave to find free parking. What would that mean for cities of the future? -
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been tapped by the U.S. Department of Energy as the new site for a national research effort around grid stability, energy storage and system security.
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The county must encrypt its data under federal, state and local regulations. Gwinnett’s new contract adds “additional risk mitigation strategies” across the county’s network and systems, according to officials.
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Over just eight weeks, four Florida cities announced network security breaches, and some cybersecurity experts say that the number of attacks on cities in the state is likely to continue rising.
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Orlando’s planning department has projected carriers will need about 20,000 nodes to bring about 60 percent coverage, with most of it needed to bring strong coverage to dense downtown and touristy International Drive.
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Residents in November overwhelmingly approved the $2.7 million bond ordinance that will replace the low-band radio system with one that piggybacks onto the existing state police version. Now, the project is moving forward.
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Seismologists say an earthquake strikes the area once every 3,000 to 4,000 years, with the most recent major event happening about 4,500 years ago – indicating the fault is overdue for another earthquake.
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The first American city to have public streetlights is moving ahead with a plan to convert its existing infrastructure to LED. The move is expected to cost as much as $80 million, but will save an estimated $6 million a year.
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The move is part of a state mandate requiring local governments to make information regarding building permits and inspections available online. The city budgeted $872,643 for the project.
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The money will pay most of the costs of monitoring sensors in a high-crime area of the Ohio city’s Fourth Police District. More than 3,000 gunshot calls were reported in those three square miles over the last three years.
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New technologies and services aren't creating irreversible damage, even though they do generate some harms. Preemptive bans would stifle innovation and block potential solutions to real problems.
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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.
