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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 pilot program will allow recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to shop online with Walmart and Amazon. The pilot will start in New York but expand to Alabama, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington in the coming months.
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The Public Regulation Commission voted against a proposal to make retail customers pay $39 million for a 45-mile transmission line that would also power a large Facebook data storage facility.
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The bill would have been the second of its kind in the nation, but the gap between the version supported by the tech industry, and the more stringent version favored by privacy groups, proved too big to close.
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The Federal Aviation Administration granted a certificate of authorization to the Chula Vista Police Department to operate drones beyond the "visual line of sight."
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The issue of pre-emption is behind the opposition of two state proposals that would limit cities’ ability to ban plastic shopping bags and control over where 5G antennas could be placed in public spaces.
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A proposed ordinance would prohibit any municipal use of the software, a move that civil rights groups support, but is opposed by law enforcement organizations and some industry groups.
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Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin issued a report calling on officials to enhance agency-level and citywide oversight of IT contracts amid investigations into improper use of two commodity contractors by employees.
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As New York and other cities eye congestion pricing plans, transportation experts say coupling the cost with better, cheaper alternatives could go a long way in reducing traffic in dense urban areas.
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The state has until Aug. 1 to be compliant with the 2005 Real ID Act, but according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, an enforcement deadline doesn't kick in until October 2020.
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Rather than follow the call to break up companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google, European Union commissioner Vera Jourová urged the U.S. to move faster on people-centric privacy protections.
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A 3-3 vote stalled the smart meters, and now citizens of Independence, Missouri, are petitioning to have the matter put on a ballot and to recall Mayor Eileen Weir over the issue.
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The popular on-demand transportation has caught many local governments off guard, but the New Mexico city is drawing a hard line, disallowing them altogether unless the council approves a two-year pilot.
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House Bill 2395 requires manufacturers to take steps such as giving each device a unique password, so hackers can’t crack multiple devices by obtaining the password for one.
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Now that all 50 governors — including a robust crop of new faces — have made "State of the State" speeches, Government Technology takes the opportunity to break down how many touched on various technology topics.
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New York City became the first U.S. city to approve congestion pricing on drivers entering Manhattan during peak times. Now, Seattle leaders are also looking to the model as a way to reduce traffic.
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Rather than deciding the extent to which local government could control 5G infrastructure installations, lawmakers sent stakeholders to an informal study session with no defined form.
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Inconsistent data is being cited as the reason for the department's discontinuation of Operation LASER, which used algorithms to predict the areas where gun violence was likely to occur.
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A number of anti-drone technologies have been taken to market, but law enforcement officials say Congress needs to step up to the plate with regulations before there is a serious incident.
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