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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The blog was introduced as part of the Indiana Cyber Hub, which was launched last year with a goal of highlighting expert advice related to cybersecurity trends, tips and cyberhygiene resources.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection is ending the surveillance blimp program that began approximately seven years ago, according to Rep. Henry Cuellar, who cited high costs as part of the reason.
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COVID-19 has caused problems in Pennsylvania’s courts as they juggle the demand for social distancing with the need to conduct trials, prompting beneficial changes that otherwise might not have happened.
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Reacting to the unemployment-claims data breach that exposed the personal information of those affected, lawmakers are looking to beef up the state's cybersecurity practices with the governor’s support.
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At the end of January, Congress received an expansive set of tech-related oversight recommendations aimed at protecting the civil and human rights of American citizens and immigrants.
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The company, which connects emergency responders with information about the people they're responding to, has pulled in one of the biggest gov tech investments in recent years — led by a familiar venture capital firm.
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Police surveillance systems are becoming more common to increase citizen safety in Wayne County. Under a police program called Project Blue Light, surveillance is increased in business parks.
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Technological advances have brought new ways for stalkers to track and intimidate their victims, and one Missouri state representative says that laws in that state have not kept up with the pace of change.
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A bill unanimously passed by the Florida Senate’s Criminal Justice Committee aims to expand the use of drones by law enforcement and government agencies, spurring concern among privacy and civil rights advocates.
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A small number of criminal cases in Albany, N.Y., were affected by a 2019 ransomware attack against the city’s servers, causing the police department to lose digital copies of its 2018 internal affairs files.
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Citing malfunctions and unreliability by current cameras, the Waterloo Police Department hopes to switch to a more reliable body camera vendor, Chief Joel Fitzgerald told City Council members at Monday's work session.
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The city of Lebanon is debating whether to deploy a new license plate reader system to better identify stolen vehicles. A system in a neighboring community has shown promising results.
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In the aftermath of a riot that included white supremacist factions attempting to overthrow the results of the presidential election, communities of color are warning about the potential danger of the software.
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As St. Louis lawmakers consider authorizing a controversial aerial surveillance program in the city, the St. Louis County Council is telling city officials they don't want any of those planes spying on the county.
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In addition to $10 million for statewide body camera grants, the budget plan also includes funding for gunshot detection technologies and other local efforts to reduce gun violence.
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Despite orders limiting court operations, Baltimore County courts are scheduling hundreds of in-person hearings for low-level offenses, and one group says it's putting attorneys, judicial staff and the public at risk.
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The proposal out of the Senate is the latest in a string of efforts to limit the use of the technology in Utah. Allegation of misuse first surfaced in 2019, kicking off a long-running conversation about guardrails.
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Lawmakers from both parties are calling for changes to state law after learning top Michigan State Police officials have an app that can put their text messages out of reach of transparency laws and civil suits.
