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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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The county must encrypt its data under federal, state and local regulations. Gwinnett’s new contract adds “additional risk mitigation strategies” across the county’s network and systems, according to officials.
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New technologies and services aren't creating irreversible damage, even though they do generate some harms. Preemptive bans would stifle innovation and block potential solutions to real problems.
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The state Court of Appeals ruled that because the plaintiffs suffered no actual financial loss or harm, they are not entitled to recover damages for future injuries. An opposing opinion could have major implications across the state.
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A statewide cybersecurity training bill passed in the spring and was signed into law, requiring most municipal and state government employees to be trained by June 2020. Officials hope it will prevent another attack.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said new license plates are needed to work with cashless tolling systems, red light cameras and the readers used by police. An estimated 3 million vehicles will be affected by the changes.
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In a letter to Lime, dated Aug. 16, city officials accused the company of repeatedly allowing scooters to operate in restricted areas above the speed limit. The company says it’s being treated unfairly.
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Joey Fenley, head of Palo Pinto County’s IT department, told commissioners he plans to block all outside efforts to access the county’s network for cybersecurity reasons, even in the case of a mandated state audit.
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State CIO Shawn Riley assuages legislators' worries by detailing how his department has found 100 of the 217 unaccounted-for devices stated in recent audit findings and his plan to prevent future clerical errors.
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A new bill in the state would require Medicaid to cover telehealth the same as in-person services in terms of both its coverage for patients and its reimbursement for providers who see them.
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The city plans to offer speeds of up to 4 gigabits through its forthcoming HiLight service. Backers of publicly funded Internet say municipal projects are necessary amid the federal rollback of net neutrality protections.
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Some states are shifting resources to fix problems, finding they must hire more personnel and spend more money to comply by the deadline. The Department of Homeland Security says it has no plans to extend the 2020 deadline.
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To tame the onrushing technological tide, society needs dams and dikes. Just as has begun to happen with facial recognition, it’s time to consider legal bans and moratoriums on other emerging technologies.
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New technology has brought tremendous benefits to the emergency response community, but it has also brought significant change as well. Finding a better way to process that change will be the key to success going forward.
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The state recently spent $107 million on new voting machines.
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Budgets are strained, decision-making authority is diffused and standards put in place years ago haven’t kept up with today’s cyberthreats, according to recent testimony before the Election Assistance Commission.
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A Kansas drone research and development team will use an unmanned aircraft system to fly a nine-mile track to evaluate technologies to inspect power lines in rural Kansas in a first-of-its-kind drone flight.
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A 2015 lawsuit alleges the company’s tagging feature violated Illinois biometric privacy laws when applied to residents’ photos without permission. Now, an opinion out of a federal appeals court is moving the case forward.
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State police may take driver’s licenses mistakenly deemed to be Real ID compliant.
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