Policy
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With the popularity of electric bicycles and scooters on the rise, here’s what state and local laws say about their use in Fort Worth, Colleyville, Texas Christian University and elsewhere. -
As tech titans invest billions into data centers and high-tech computer chips to fuel their AI ambitions, concerns are building over energy costs, especially in communities where data centers pop up.
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New Mexico schools are part of a nationwide push to curb phone use in classrooms, driven by teacher concerns about disruption and growing worries about record daily screen time.
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Contention and heated debate over the police department’s use of the technology prompted removal of policy language allowing real-time scanning and outlined punishments for officers who abuse the system.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed four pieces of gun control legislation this week, one of which focused on limiting undetectable plastic firearms made with 3D printing technology. Critics say federal rules are already in place.
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Two state legislators will host a listening session to discuss accessibility of high-speed Internet in rural communities. They will be joined by representatives from private-sector wireless providers.
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The city will be the third in the last year to welcome the on-demand transportation to local streets. Lime will likely dispatch its scooters sometime before the University of Central Oklahoma fall semester begins Aug. 20.
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There's no way an independent assessor will be able to actually monitor how Facebook might violate or abuse users' privacy in key ways.
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While the private sector has struggled with unethical uses of data, government can learn from these mistakes and craft best practices by creating a data framework that is both principled and innovative.
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Illinois CIO Ron Guerrier has created five pillars within the Department of Innovation and Technology to be assessed annually, with the goal of assuring that efficiencies and best practices are followed.
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Lawmakers passed a bill this spring creating a regulatory framework for telehealth, including authorizing the state to register doctors and collect fees, but the latter requires a separate piece of legislation.
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Companies will now have to be more forthcoming with New York residents about cyberattacks that jeopardize private data under a pair of new laws signed earlier this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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Gov. Brad Little unveiled new rulemaking steps this week, releasing a list that includes online posting of rulemaking public meetings, a new subscribe feature for administrative bulletins and more.
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The newly codified group will investigate how automation, artificial intelligence and other emergent technologies could be regulated, while at the same time examining how the technologies could benefit economic growth.
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The newly created position in Pennsylvania will report directly to the chief information officer, with the state’s online job opening for the gig set to close for new applicants on Aug. 2.
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It would likely cost more than $3 billion in public and private investment to wire areas without high-speed Internet across the state. Legislators have yet to decide how much to spend or where the money would come from.
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A bevy of legislation has been introduced in recent months that seeks to augment and change California's privacy law, but how much of it will pass remains to be seen.
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A recent webcast tackled the challenges facing IT shops at the state and local level and national trends in fighting ransomware, migrating applications to the cloud and adopting artificial intelligence technologies.
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Following widespread service breakdowns during recent wildfires, lawmakers are backing legislation to allow states to require wireless companies to upgrade systems for use during fires and other natural disasters.
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Though some communities have strongly objected to police drones, that hasn’t been the case in Pittsburg, Calif., where drones are only used with approval in specific incidents rather than for routine surveillance.
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The bill seeks a "uniform code" for the use of body-worn cameras by Massachusetts law enforcement officers. But a provision blocking footage from public view is attracting the ire of state officials as well as the media.
