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The big elections are still months away, but a look at the numbers shows the likelihood of big changes at the CIO spot for 2027. A NASCIO leader discusses what might come after the elections. -
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.
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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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A governor-appointed council reviewed opportunities for and obstacles to blockchain technology in Colorado for one year before releasing its findings outlining statutes, laws and regulations in need of modernization.
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It’s time for providers of government purchasing software to help fix the low participation of WMBEs as local governments increasingly rely on third-party software for their procurement needs.
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The city known for streetscapes that cater to automobiles over all other forms of transportation, establishing appropriate guidelines for scooters is a task that continues to vex public officials.
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If your job doesn't currently involve automation or artificial intelligence in some way, it likely will soon. Computer-based worker surveillance and performance analysis will come, too.
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If passed and signed into law, AB 5 would extend labor protections and benefits such as unemployment insurance, health-care subsidies and a guaranteed $12 an hour minimum wage to workers who qualify.
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Leaders in the town are considering a ban on the technology within government. The proposal makes it the third municipality in the state to consider limits to the rapidly advancing technology.
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The proposal, which hasn’t yet been drafted into a final bill, is a part of a 17-point violence prevention plan in response to the mass shooting in Dayton earlier this month, which left nine people dead and 27 injured.
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Supporters of high-speed Internet in Maine hope that the failure to secure a bond for service upgrades this year is a temporary setback that will be corrected when lawmakers reconvene next year.
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West Virginia officials have urged the FCC to encourage telecom companies to implement call blocking and call authentication solutions that would protect consumers from illegal robocalls and spoofing.
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Known as the six-year supplemental process, officials have routinely targeted voters who miss two years of elections to reduce potential for election fraud and need for casting provisional ballots at the polls.
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Gov. Ralph Northam has expanded the state's Framework for Addiction Analysis and Community Transformation, a data-sharing platform, to include Roanoke Valley, where opioid-related deaths have quadrupled in recent years.
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As the election board’s decision has drawn out, some state lawmakers have floated the idea of delaying the end of paperless machines and allowing them to be used in the 2020 elections after all.
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Whether it’s e-scooters or driverless cars, cities face the daunting challenge of balancing innovation with public expectations of safety in the streets. The solution can be found with adaptive regulations.
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Flaws in the recent move to a new email system have caused long delays for Freedom of Information Act requests, potentially opening the city up to litigation. The delays and blame are points of contention for officials.
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The finalists to house the new United States Space Command include one city in Alabama, four in Colorado, and one in California. This command will be part of President Trump’s proposal for a militaristic Space Force.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation CIO Joe Mandala presented to legislators about the dire need to replace the state's Automated Fingerprint Identification System by 2022 or risk a complete failure.
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Among other things, the companies promised free call blocking services, call authentication technology, monitoring of networks for suspicious call traffic, and cooperating in investigations to trace back illegal calls.
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For the third year, organizers welcomed mayors and their senior staff members to a three-day professional development program in New York City, during which participants examined famous case studies within local government.
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