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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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Using what is quite possibly the fastest RFP process in the gov tech space, a list of 700 applicant companies has been pared down in preparation for this year’s four-month program.
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Scammers have been spoofing calls from the Macomb County, Mich., Health Department in order to obtain sensitive information. Similar operations have used the county's name as well in recent months.
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The Bullard City Council voted to pay $11,500 for a cloud-based security system from the company Verkada, which will feature 13 cameras that each come with a three-year-license and 10-year warranty.
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A panel formed by Gov.-elect Brian Kemp decided on a computerized system which prints paper ballots after the citizen has voted, despite concerns of voter security and price that a paper ballot system would eliminate.
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pledged during his State of the City speech Thursday to expand and enforce bus priority on streets, aiming to improve average bus speeds by 25 percent by the end of 2020.
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Shreveport, La., is set to hire Keith Hanson as the city's first chief technology officer. The IT leader is a native of the city who started a software development company there eight years ago.
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During panel discussions on building smarter communities and fostering innovation, officials from three cities talked about partnering with education and business, leveraging data and working with citizens and staff.
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Though the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission voted in favor of minor changes to requirements that ensure turbines meet noise standards, they shot down a proposal that would have imposed larger zoning changes.
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City officials asked for more information about a plan to add a secondary fiber-optic line to link with Naperville’s network. The existing connection enables a shared emergency communication system.
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In a 5-4 vote, county officials decided against a new enterprise resource planning system, citing concerns about cost, despite support from several department heads.
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A $50,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security will go towards updating an obsolete email system and addressing cybersecurity concerns voiced in a 2017 audit by the state comptroller's office.
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Although the position is an increasingly common one for local governments, cities that don’t yet have one must still carefully weigh a number of factors before deciding to make the move.
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Officials from Las Vegas and Los Angeles discussed recent partnerships with tech firms that will take advantage of new technologies to boost public safety, reduce energy costs and expand urban communications.
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A recommendation from the Pathways Commission has set the stage for the council to weigh in on city code and where the rentable transportation fits in the community.
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When an elderly man found himself lost in a field in Brownsville, Texas, the police and fire department was able to locate him using drone technology.
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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.
