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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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New York City is reallocating millions of dollars in NYPD funding to low-cost Internet service for public housing residents and other low-income New Yorkers, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday. -
The program, dubbed Chicago Connected, will provide more than 100,000 Chicago Public School students with the Internet at home, and officials say the goal is to make sure those students are never without broadband again.
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City commissioners on June 23 unanimously approved a $3.95 million project to reconstruct a portion of roadway. Part of the project would entail installing "dark fiber" to facilitate the expansion of Internet access.
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The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has contracted with OffenderWatch, an IT firm that has developed a vast network of sex offender registries across 21 states.
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On the heels of daily rallies for racial justice in town and across the state and country, Manchester, Conn., officials are expected to discuss several items related to policing, including body cameras.
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In its first official meeting, Indiana’s Silver Creek school board approved a series of district policies for the health and safety of students and staff, including virtual options and face-covering protocols.
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Not long after protesters rallied outside the Frederick County, Md., Law Enforcement Center to demand police accountability and transparency, a petition appeared online calling for the use of body-worn cameras.
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Telemedicine is not new, but technology has advanced to the point where physicians can easily deliver advice and diagnosis via video call to those with an Internet connection. The problem is that not everyone has access.
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Businesses and municipal services large and small — including fire departments, emergency medical technicians, private security firms, department stores and construction crews — have turned increasingly to body-worn devices.
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While the emergence of a new virus was a surprise, the spread of misinformation wasn’t. It happens during every crisis, experts say, as people desperate to figure out what’s going on share rumors and scraps of information.
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A Fort Worth bicycle sharing service, BCycle, found the malware in April and launched an investigation, according to a company letter. The stolen information may have included names, credit card numbers and addresses.
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Hackers claim they stole data from the Cooke County Sheriff’s Office and are threatening to publish it online if their demands are not met. Attacks of this kind are trending across the country.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has announced that nearly $50 million will go to support broadband expansion across the state of Missouri, including support directed at boosting telehealth and education.
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Businesses and municipal services — including fire departments, emergency medical technicians, private security firms, department stores and construction crews — have turned increasingly to body-worn devices.
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Amid a deep examination of police tactics and funding, tech companies are re-evaluating their relationship with law enforcement. Amazon, for example, has halted police use of its facial recognition tech for one year.
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