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The city now requires electronic requests be made via its online portal, mandates a deposit for large requests and has updated its fees. The moves are intended to smooth the process and recoup actual costs. -
Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office in January, wants more public safety tools to protect stops and stations, and a better user experience. She has ordered officials to come up with a plan.
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Making sure that regular utility customers don’t get stuck bearing the burden of paying to run data centers is a main goal as state regulators consider the impacts of the energy-intensive facilities.
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Last week’s municipal election saw the premier of the new ClearCast scanners, paper ballots and other changes in voting technology in Monroe County and other areas across the state and nation.
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Cities frequently use RFPs and other traditional procurement methods when looking for technological solutions. But Carlsbad, Calif., has struck out on a new path with its recent request for qualifications.
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The famous journalism and arts organization has committed itself to informing the public debate on Internet governance, with a hope that new research will lead to nationwide policy changes.
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The measure, called the NASA Authorization Act of 2019, is the work of a bi-partisan group of senators and directs Congress to provide the space agency with $22.8 billion for fiscal year 2020.
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The new City Council committee discussed the ways in which the ransomware hackers were able to infiltrate Baltimore's IT infrastructure at its first meeting this week.
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The city will decide whether to accept a deal with Verizon to add a cluster of wireless transmitters to streets in a compromise officials say is the best shot at regulating implementation within limits of federal law.
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West Virginia’s State Election Commission has approved a software upgrade that will allow voting systems in 33 counties to rearrange ballot order to comply with a new law moving nonpartisan judicial elections higher up.
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State police have begun using social media to provide use-of-force stats to the public, an initiative that follows the passage of legislation aimed at better accountability for release of info and video to the public.
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Telemedicine is a process by which medical services are provided via live video with doctors and patients in different places. Supporters argue that the growing field lowers costs and helps patients who cannot easily travel.
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Though residents will be able to create a digital version of their driver’s license or state-issued identification for use on a smartphone, law enforcement may still ask for a physical version in certain situations.
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Programs that monitor students' social media and email, which have grown in popularity in recent years, are seen as a means of heading off the next tragic shooting. New legislation would dramatically expand their use.
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While .gov domains are widely used for official government websites at the state and federal levels, local governments often use .org, .net or .com domains, making them easy for hackers to impersonate.
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Many sites offer the ability to 'opt out' of targeted advertisements, but doing so isn't easy. Simplifying and standardizing opt-outs would help improve privacy on the web.
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City officials are trying to establish where scooters might fit on city streets and sidewalks. While some are concerned with safety, others questioned whether the devices were a good alternative to car traffic.
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According to David Ostrowe, the secretary of digital transformation and administration, some 4,000 people are already using a beta version of the smartphone-based identification. That number is set to grow this week.
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The move by Beaumont Independent School District is part of an effort to combat bullying, violence and suicide. The artificial intelligence-based tool will scan school-issued accounts for warning signs.
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Rather than paying to make documents machine-readable in line with the 2017 Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, state agencies are opting to pull them offline. The decision has some concerned about transparency.
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Gov. Greg Abbott signed two bills into law in June to increase transparency in the state by closing public records loopholes and extending authority over official communication on state employees' personal devices.
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