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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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At a recent Cullman, Ala., city council meeting, officials unveiled a new app that allows people to report issues such as potholes, abandoned vehicles, street lights out and water line breaks via their phones. -
While many jury trials remain suspended through the end of May, other court activity has moved to the virtual world, with video conferences and phone calls replacing in-person sessions to keep pending cases moving along.
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Health officials in Boulder County, Colo., are struggling in their attempts to collect the data needed to track the novel coronavirus. Officials believe immigration status and joblessness may be factors.
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After a string of financially motivated attacks against governments across Marin County, Calif., officials took action to prevent future losses. Now, a grand jury report is saying more can be done to defend systems.
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Sun Tran said the electric bus will be used on various routes to test its performance in the transit system and in Arizona’s climate. The transit agency expects to add five more electric, zero-emissions buses in 2020.
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Drones are finding work surveying crowds and testing temperatures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The non-identifiable cellphone data for 16 million Americans shows patterns in where people live and how often they left their homes in February, March, April and May — before, during and after the height of the crisis.
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The Michigan House of Representatives passed a series of bills last week aimed at expanding telehealth in Michigan, including one that expands Medicaid coverage under the Healthy Michigan program for telehealth.
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As school districts offer Chromebooks and Wi-Fi to students in need after school buildings have closed across the country, students whose families don’t speak English or lack tech knowledge might be left out.
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The Federal Communications Commission grants follow an earlier round of funding aimed at buttressing telemedicine efforts as coronavirus-related social distancing spread across the country this spring.
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Planned to start in August or September, the pilot will start with about 400 to 500 stand-on scooters, 200 bicycles and 100 sit-down scooters. The pilot will take place in the downtown area and surrounding neighborhoods.
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The Hamilton County Health Department has pulled out of a plan to share coronavirus patient data with first responders and 911 dispatch. The controversial plan drew fire over concerns about privacy.
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Milford, Mass., made the decision as part of an attempt to stop people from Zoombombing, or crashing public meetings with inappropriate images, videos, or audio, Milford leadership officials said.
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The Bernards Township, N.J., computer system was breached by a ransomware attack that was discovered Monday night that caused the township’s website to go offline, the mayor and administrator said.
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Esports is also known as electronic sports, e-sports, or eSports, and it is a form of competition that uses video game consoles for organized, multiplayer video game competitions, individually or as teams.
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