Policy
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Jackson County, Mo., could soon take steps aimed to ensure new data centers are not constructed in unincorporated areas of the county, at least temporarily. -
Statewide, more than 180 law enforcement agencies ― nearly a third of all agencies in Michigan ― now use Flock Safety technology, according to data compiled by the company.
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ fourth look at the chief privacy officer role finds 31 states now have one — but lack of staffing and funding are among the challenges.
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Blocking constituents from engaging in social media conversation has been a debated practice for some time, but now the American Civil Liberties Union is suing to stop it.
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The telecom’s CEO Randall Stephenson called for Congress, not regulators, to establish principles surrounding the governance of data and access to service.
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As of Jan. 22, the state is issuing driver’s licenses that comply with the Real ID Act. Travelers will have until Oct. 2020 to get a new license or risk being turned away at airport security checkpoints.
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Recently introduced legislation would force Internet service providers to maintain net neutrality standards or risk losing contracts they hold with state government.
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A federal registry of broadband infrastructure assets could be a step toward bringing Internet to rural parts of the state, advocates argue.
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Citing security concerns, legislators want to scrap the state's aging electronic voting machines for paper-based ballots.
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Some are concerned about whether adequate equipment can be used to diagnose, monitor or treat patients outside of a facility.
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Vermont looks at Estonia innovations in virtual statehood and blockchain technology as a form of economic development.
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The policies and regulatory needs around autonomous technology will be the central focus of the Highly Automated Vehicles Advisory Committee.
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Understanding the behavior of end users is key to building positive government-constituent interactions.
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Among a number of other priorities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget outlines the extension of autonomous vehicle testing in the state and a proposal that would ban cellphone use for young drivers.
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The proposal would funnel $2.6 billion to railroads to help them implement Positive Train Controls ahead of the Dec. 2018 federal deadline.
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A bill in the U.S. Senate would establish new guidelines for the Department of Homeland Security’s private-sector technology vulnerability disclosure program.
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Attorney General Douglas Chin has joined a coalition of 22 other state attorney generals in a lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission's recent rollback of Obama-era Internet protections.
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More than a dozen states have started legislative responses to the FCC's ruling to roll back net neutrality, but the bills are likely to face legal challenges.
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Efforts by the Federal Aviation Administration to regulate drone traffic has the attention of the city of Bluefield.
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A recently signed executive order would expedite requests for local broadband facilities, a move legislators believe could extend Internet access to the less populated areas of the state.
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Changes to a subsidized broadband program could affect millions across the country and thousands in the state of Ohio.
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