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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 Associated Press found that many Pennsylvania counties purchased new equipment that uses the nearly obsolete Windows 7 operating system to create ballots, program voting machines, tally votes and report counts.
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Advocates and opponents of breaking up Facebook, Google and other technology giants are falling prey to some serious misconceptions.
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An audit of the California Department of Technology found that the agency had shown improvement in its information security stance since a 2013 review, but that more effort was needed to safeguard state systems.
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Likening the social media company to a “toddler who has gotten his hands on a book of matches,” the lawmaker criticized the company’s plan to launch its own digital currency during a Senate hearing Tuesday.
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A three-month pilot program in several cities is charging scooter operators parking fees when the devices go unused. The hope is that the charges will discourage over-deployments of the devices.
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has shown support for the new U.S. Senate bill that would increase collaboration between federal and state and local governments on security and defense.
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Officials now say an ongoing ERP overhaul project is going to take at least four months longer and cost up to $7.7 million more than expected. Council members say paying to complete the project is the only real choice.
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From cameras capable of reading faces and license plates to self-serve kiosks that take credit card payments, city officials are having to reconcile the balance between innovation and public privacy.
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County leaders are in the early stages of a sales tax measure that would help pay for solar panels, affordable housing and broadband Internet. The one-cent tax is projected to rake in $500 million in its lifetime.
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The Lockport City School District board is considering adjusting policies around the use of its facial- and object-recognition system over concerns about the student appeal process and a suspended student database.
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The New York Privacy Act was hailed by many as a bigger, badder version of California’s recent Consumer Privacy Act, but a lack of support and a substantial lobbying effort stopped it in its tracks.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has formed the North Carolina Blockchain Initiative made up of members from academia and the private sector who will present their findings to his office before the next legislative session.
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The Amazon Web Services Summit Thursday in New York was attended by hundreds of protesters calling for an end to the company’s relationship with U.S. Immigation and Customs Enforcement.
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Larry Calderone, vice president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, told lawmakers he did not think a uniform approach to body cameras would work, given the number of variables in different communities.
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The Overland Park Public Safety Committee voted this week to approve $430,000 toward the purchase of body cameras. The department opted to work with the vendor that supplies its in-car cameras.
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Oregon Liquor Control Commission IT staff manually intervene every day to keep the state's third-largest revenue generating agency functioning as optimally as possible while mitigating system failures at least twice a month.
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Assuming representatives from Facebook testify at Senate and House hearings next week, the consensus among industry observers is that the most serious inquiries from lawmakers will deal with the privacy of users.
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The controversial decision to eliminate the state's chief information security officer has inspired criticism, though state officials have promised a continued commitment to cybersecurity efforts.
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