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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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Staff from the Public Service Department briefed city officials on the plan to replace the devices for all customers within the service area. The project is expected to cost about $35 million.
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Through a partnership with the Allegany Franciscan Ministries Common Good Initiative, the nonprofit Enterprising Latinas launched Wimauma Connects!, an initiative that has built up a mesh of 15 antennas in the area.
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The police department joins dozens of other agencies across Colorado that have encrypted their communications in the name of officer safety and protecting police operations. Press and transparency groups are not pleased.
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A person who identified himself or herself as a hacker contacted the city last Thursday, revealing inside knowledge of a database of people who applied to the LAPD between 2010 and 2018 or early 2019.
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After nearly 30 years of service to the county, Laurie Panella has accepted the job of chief information officer with Marquette University. She begins in the new role Aug. 19.
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The city will be the third in the last year to welcome the on-demand transportation to local streets. Lime will likely dispatch its scooters sometime before the University of Central Oklahoma fall semester begins Aug. 20.
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It has been almost a week since a ransomware attack destroyed backup data and encrypted information on the main server in the North Carolina county. The incident forced the sheriff’s office website offline.
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The upgrade consists of case, communication and document management through an online database. It allows county public defender’s offices to communicate more effectively with attorneys and clients.
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Like so many other rapidly growing cities, Austin, Texas, is dealing with considerable congestion and a daunting outlook for the future. But, new recommendations are reframing the conversation and offering officials options.
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CityGrader.com was created as part of a larger effort to help Florida citizens reach city leaders, thereby making them feel more connected with the elected officials and civil servants in their communities.
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Officials say that new police technologies such as license plate readers, facial recognition and drone surveillance have led to a drop in crime in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction.
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A recommendation to create a broadband plan as part of a larger effort to rejuvenate the city’s industrial areas is slated to go before the city council August 19 as part of a research and technology zoning amendment.
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The Wayne County, Ohio, Commissioners and the Wayne County Board of Developmental Disabilities both fell victim to separate ransomware attacks earlier this month, leaving officials to deal with the aftermath.
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City officials said the scooters, which have flooded San Diego recently, were removed for violating a new city ordinance that prohibits such devices from being too close to special events, such as Comic-Con.
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The malware attacks, which were directed at school systems, affected phones and computers in at least three different communities, and the threat is still active, according to the Governor's Office.
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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.