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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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Legal settlements involving state agencies will soon be posted online, ending a long-standing process that required public records requests. The new system will post documents as soon as the law allows.
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The new legislation, known as the SHIELD Act, would broaden the scope of what counts as data, expand the rights of consumers in the event of a breach, and increase penalties for culpable companies.
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At the second annual Chicago Digital Government Summit this week, public-sector data experts shared common challenges that government should prepare for in creating and running data programs.
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The request for information is an early element of InnovateOhio strategy, currently under development. The initiative is being led by Lt. Gov. Jon Husted with the goal of providing Internet access to underserved Ohioans.
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Without discussion on the merits of meeting the demand, the board tackled the agenda item in two minutes, voted and moved on. An additional $25,000 will come out of the city budget to cover the insurance policy deductible.
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Legislators canceled a vote on a telecom-backed bill that would have made it easier and cheaper for companies to install 5G small cell antennas. Municipal leaders criticized the bill for eroding local authority.
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The policy allows officers in the Indiana city to use their discretion when it comes to recording interactions with the public. A fatal officer-involved shooting Sunday left questions a video record might have answered.
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Facebook insists that it doesn’t plan on using financial information gleaned from customers’ use of Libra to target ads, but many details of how the final product will work remain to be decided before its 2020 launch.
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Under the terms of the deal between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New York City’s Department of Transportation, both will have a hand in planning, designing, installing and maintaining the toll program.
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A recent ACLU of Massachusetts poll of residents showed that nine in 10 voters support government regulation of facial recognition technology. A state moratorium on the tech had 79 percent support.
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The Office of Security Management was created Tuesday through executive order. State CISO John Evans will lead the new office within the Department of Information Technology and oversee consolidation of cyberdefenses.
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If Senate Bill 284 is signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu, it would establish a database that would allow customers to access and use information from their electric meters about how and when they consume energy.
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Election officials in the state will have up to $5.1 million to gird the 2020 presidential election against cyberthreats — $2.3 million from unused federal grants and $2.8 million from the state Legislature.
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Better leadership could also help the California county’s municipalities create rules ahead of the anticipated rollout of the technology, the grand jury says. Many cities have missed opportunities to work together, it argues.
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GT editors looked at data on more than 200 state chief information officers to find out average tenure, gender balance and what their resumes have in common. Tune in for our insights on surprises hiding in the data.
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Though the effects were less this time, voters across the globe should remain vigilant against disinformation campaigns and election system hacking.
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Gov. Tom Wolf wants Restore Pennsylvania to get $4.5 billion over four years for state upgrades, borrowed against a natural gas severance tax. It’s a proposal the Republican-controlled Legislature has rejected since 2015.
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Some tech experts and economists say net neutrality advocates shouldn’t be so focused on ISPs since edge providers are more likely to violate net neutrality-type rules, like blocking, throttling and paid prioritization.
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