Justice & Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
The new unit, part of the Office of Information Technology Services’ statewide strategy, will focus on New York State Police’s specific needs while preserving shared IT services like AI and information security.
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The City Council has approved a three-year, $200,000 contract to install the surveillance devices. Data collected may be used by other state and local law enforcement at city discretion, the police chief said.
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Sonoma County has entered into an agreement with the South Korean firm Alchera to outfit its network of fire-spotting cameras with software that detects wildfire activity and then alerts authorities.
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Sacramento International Airport is among a few in California to offer contactless scans for fliers willing to pay a monthly membership fee to bypass the TSA’s initial security checkpoints.
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If body cameras are going to help improve police accountability, then it is important that police chiefs and the public agree on how and when the footage will be released.
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Tech companies are now creating tools to help government find and fight misinformation online. One startup, Logically, explains how its new platform Logically Intelligence can root out dangerous content.
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Indiana state lawmakers have agreed to give prosecutors in 10 Indiana counties additional resources for investigating and bringing charges against individuals involved in computer-related crime.
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California cities could soon set up automated cameras to catch and ticket speeders on their most dangerous streets, if lawmakers pass a bill being introduced Tuesday in a state where speed cameras are effectively banned.
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The city of Lebanon, Tenn., is currently working through the details of a proposal that could introduce a network of plate readers. Police officials say the technology could reduce vehicle crimes in the city.
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The ride-sharing companies are launching an initiative to ensure that drivers with a criminal history of assault cannot register to drive for other platforms. The program will also be available for other companies to join.
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Video systems such as Ring doorbells help officers and investigators build stronger cases and solve crimes such as vandalism or theft by capturing suspects on video and identifying them, officials said.
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Virginia Beach police officials have confirmed that some detectives used controversial Clearview AI facial recognition tools in their investigations. The revelations come after earlier denials.
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With state agencies' IT teams largely operating independently, neither the state's outgoing chief information officer nor his successor can be certain all state government business is being conducted securely.
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Antioch, Calif., police are getting body-worn and car cameras after the city approved a $1.4 million, five-year purchase contract with Axon Industries and $1.3 million for support staff to handle the new data.
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A wide-ranging breach of security camera technology company Verkada appears to have compromised the security of thousands of private and public institutions across the world, including some in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The lawsuit, submitted in California Superior Court in Alameda County, is part of a growing effort to restrict the use of facial recognition technology. A handful of Bay Area cities were among the first in the U.S. to limit the use of the tech in 2019.
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Damage from the 2019 ransomware attack on the city police department internal affairs computer system stretches back to files as early as September 2017, according to the district attorney’s office.
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SponsoredState and local agencies experienced one of the most historic — and chaotic — years in 2020.
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Connecticut joined a federal settlement shutting down a telemarketing operation that deceptively collected more than $110 million through high-pressure tactics and more than a billion phone calls, most of them illegal.
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New 911 call technology could delay emergency response for those with unconfigured systems by routing calls to the wrong public safety answering point or failing to provide location information, officials warn.
