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Melissa Scott was a veteran of Philadelphia IT before taking the lead as CIO in 2024. Her experience gave her insight into how the city should approach new technologies to best support staff and residents.
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BETA Technologies and Joby Aviation are bringing their “advanced urban air mobility technology” to the greater Dayton-Springfield area in the hopes of having machines operational by early next year. -
The city said public safety complaints from residents are behind the decision to halt on-demand rentals. City officials will meet with Dallas residents, businesses and vendors to discuss potential changes.
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A $27 million broadband bill that relies on federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act money has been at the center of recent debate, with Republicans and Democrats divide over its progress.
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New tablet devices equipped with a MyCare app can help the Fort Gibson, Okla., Police Department link people with mental illness directly to counselors, said Fort Gibson Police Chief Rob Frazier.
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Jessica Tisch, commissioner of the New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, explains how she pivoted to address the pandemic while maintaining and modernizing the massive city’s systems.
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Of all the cyberattacks that affect state and local governments, ransomware is one of the most ubiquitous and costly. Now security researchers fear it could also become a political weapon in the upcoming election.
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Capital Metro recently announced the addition of two electric buses, bringing the transit agency’s total to 12. To date, the electric buses only make up around 3 percent of the agency’s 424-bus fleet.
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Armed with new funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, officials are discussing how to best extend public Internet service in the northwestern part of the city.
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Preventing attacks from hackers and cybercriminals is an increasing concern for academic institutions that are already facing a rise in enormous challenges during this time of distance learning.
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In Northwest Indiana, a newspaper investigation has found that only nine agencies — including cities such as Michigan City, Hammond and Valparaiso — report the use of body cameras by police.
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As body cameras started to take off among American law enforcement agencies, Madison police have been somewhere between supportive and agnostic about the technology — often seeing cameras as an inevitability.
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By bringing together property data from various systems — and other jurisdictions — Tyler thinks it can quicken mass evaluations. Among other things, that could help show unfair burden placed on some neighborhoods.
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In the 18th annual Digital Counties Survey, leading jurisdictions had made investments in broadband, remote collaboration and digital citizen engagement long before COVID-19 tested whether they were up to the challenge.
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Unlike rural parts of the state, which simply don’t have access to high-speed Internet service, urban areas have many options. Providers have laid the infrastructure, but the average monthly cost is too steep for some.
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Stephen Elkins, who has served as chief information officer for the city of Austin since 2010, announced his retirement this week. Chris Stewart, CIO with Austin Water, will serve as his interim replacement.
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