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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A coalition of community groups called on leaders to reject a proposal they fear would put thousands of streetlight cameras in the hands of the San Diego Police without proper transparency, oversight or accountability.
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A series of grants aims to corral as many perspectives as possible from international and underserved communities so state and local governments can design safe, equitable contact tracing systems.
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The new nine-camera system will be mounted on poles in some of Lemon Grove’s public parks and at a busy intersection as part of the SafeSanDiego-Lemon Grove program. Footage will be accessible to deputies in real time.
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In these days of COVID-19, Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar still does not allow the prisoner and the visitor in the same room. Instead, the county jail started video visitation last week.
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If one uses national headlines as a guide, it's police in cities that utilize drones and navigate all the issues involved with the technology. As such, the drone program in the small town of Linn, Wis., is a distinct case study.
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City officials began discussing body cameras for the police department in 2019, but budgeting priorities delayed the process. The national conversation about police misconduct is now speeding the $1.4 million technology spend.
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The St. Clair County, Ala., Sheriff’s Office unveiled access to the national victim notification network that allows victims of crime and other citizens to access information about offenders in U.S. jails and prisons.
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Computer hackers that victimized a prominent software company grabbed the names, medical service numbers and dates of service for patients who received care in facilities dating back to 2016.
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A new tool that is aimed at guiding Indiana’s schools through the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will go live overnight after some tweaks, according to state officials familiar with the data map project.
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In its second year, the gov tech and civic tech accelerator has taken on 12 more companies looking to use modern and emerging technology to help public sector agencies solve a multitude of problems.
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The St. Louis County, Mo., website went down without notice earlier this week sending users scrambling, and parts of it may not return for two weeks, the county has announced in a news release.
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Boundless Immigration co-founder Xiao Wang has voiced his frustration, discussing the tightened rules and processing delays for visas and citizenship that have hallmarked the Trump administration.
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Glynn County’s Board of Elections helped the state test a new election security tool Tuesday called risk-limited auditing, and it was conducted by VotingWorks, a nonprofit dedicated to making elections simple and secure.
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The city said public safety complaints from residents are behind the decision to halt on-demand rentals. City officials will meet with Dallas residents, businesses and vendors to discuss potential changes.
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With the fall semester in full swing, schools across the nation continue to struggle with the new technology issues that distance learning brings, including ransomware attacks and downed fiber lines.
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New tablet devices equipped with a MyCare app can help the Fort Gibson, Okla., Police Department link people with mental illness directly to counselors, said Fort Gibson Police Chief Rob Frazier.
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Both GT100 companies, Motorola’s purchase of the police tech provider represents continuing investment in digital evidence tools and management, and a business model of expanding with niche products from other companies.
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Massive amounts of video and image data from mountaintop cameras and satellites is being analyzed by artificial intelligence to spot dangerous wildfires. For decades, this work relied on human lookouts with binoculars.
