Accelerating Innovation and Digital Transformation in Local Government
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The 54 winning cities in this year’s survey are incorporating community feedback into their plans, ensuring responsible AI use, maturing their data programs and navigating challenges without sacrificing service. -
The 52 counties honored in this year's awards from the Center for Digital Government are transforming local government with cutting-edge tech while focusing on resident services.
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Winning cities in the 2024 Digital Cities Survey are not only modernizing their IT infrastructure — they're investing in digital equity programs, upgrading resident-facing services and prioritizing data security.
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The city of Hampton will install 15solar-powered poles equipped with surveillance cameras for law enforcement in Y.H. Thomas Park. The city spent $137,000 to fund the pilot LED smart pole system.
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The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing a cyberattack that occurred just weeks before the 2016 presidential primary. The Palm Beach County elections office was targeted by ransomware but never reported it.
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Southwick, Mass., Police Chief Kevin Bishop announced Thursday that the department’s official webpage, www.SouthwickPolice.com, has been taken out of commission due to hackers infecting it with malware.
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The new CIO of Baltimore first started working for the city government in May 2019, on the very same day it fell victim to one of the most damaging ransomware attacks ever to hit a local government.
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Chief information officers from four Southern California communities offered their experiences rolling out smart city efforts. While some offered an optimistic view, others tempered their comments with caution.
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Plus, Code for America and L.A. County dismiss 66,000 marijuana convictions; Philadelphia’s Pitch and Pilot program tackles tap water with new challenge; and NYU calls on Congress to embrace citizen engagement tech.
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High-speed Internet could be coming to the booming Permian Basin as an oil giant partnered with the State of New Mexico and a communications company to install fiber infrastructure in that region.
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Raleigh PD has stopped using a facial recognition app to identify potential criminals through the Internet, cutting ties with a company that has drawn widespread privacy concerns from the community.
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Texas software firm Tyler Technologies finished 2019 with $1.1 billion in revenue, a 16 percent jump from the previous year. The company’s customers include schools, cities and counties, and the federal government.
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A ransomware attack may have hit the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office in 2016, corrupting some of the agency’s data, and the potential incident was not reported to state or federal officials at the time.
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Federal money to bring fast Internet to a rural community has arrived in a $4.4 million grant, the first time the government has picked a Georgia project to receive a share of $600 million worth of funding.
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The just-introduced bipartisan bill would send the money to state and local governments through the Department of Homeland Security, which would also create a new federal strategy for cybersecurity.
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The San Jose Digital Inclusion Fund is expected to generate $24 million over 10 years by collecting lease revenue from telecommunications firms. The first round of grants is about to hook thousands up to the Internet.
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Cherokee County leaders approved an interlocal contract with the Department of Information Resources this week, for a master services agreement that will check the strength of the county's election security system.
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All Vernon, Conn., town buildings have been without Internet access since Saturday after officials discovered that “an unauthorized user may have attempted to access the town’s computer system,” according to police.
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