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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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Knoxville, Tenn., recently launched a chatbot to address U.S. Census questions, then came the novel coronavirus. The shift that followed helped the city meet constituents where they were — stuck at home.
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Worries about the potential spread of the coronavirus throughout the Kern County, Calif., legal system have driven a new effort there to convert as many functions as possible to the virtual world.
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The school board has ratified a legal agreement which would allow for video conferencing between teachers and students. Teachers will begin utilizing video conferencing over the course of the next few days.
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Amid the economic effects of the coronavirus, heavy volumes on both the online and phone systems used by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission to process unemployment insurance claims are stressing both.
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A video meeting of the Grosse Ile Township board of trustees was cut short Monday after multiple people made inappropriate racially or sexually charged remarks during the public comment period.
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Repurposing analytics it used to produce data on the opioid epidemic, Biobot is offering a pro bono water testing program to contribute data to the health community’s growing understanding of the pandemic.
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For some businesses, the novel coronavirus pandemic and efforts to contain it have been a boon, boosting their popularity if not yet their revenue. Grocery stores, online delivery and the post office are all hiring.
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The city has launched a number of data-enabled digital applications over the past few weeks as a way of keeping residents up to date about the public health crisis occurring throughout the state.
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Two of the Port Authority of Allegheny County’s electric buses took to the road for the first time this week. Duquesne Light installed fast chargers and electrical infrastructure under a partnership with the Port Authority.
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The city council granted unanimous approval for the installation of four electric vehicle charging stations located between two city-owned parking lots. The stations will be installed by the end of July.
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Most states have rules that could preserve the integrity of an election while also allowing social distancing.
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Security chiefs spend a lot of time thinking about how to fend off attacks that come from outside their own systems, but threats from inside organizations can be just as devastating if the right measures aren’t in place.
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Missouri schools are closed until at least April 24, but remote learning has started with online classes — much like colleges are doing — learning packets available online or by mail, and phone calls from teachers.
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A host of online meetings are now taking place in Tennessee following an executive order by Gov. Bill Lee to allow local governments to meet electronically during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
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As Michigan residents and other Americans adjust to a new normal brought on by the outbreak of COVID-19, prosecutors are trying to maintain normal criminal justice operations in an atmosphere of uncertainty.
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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.