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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In Northwest Indiana, a newspaper investigation has found that only nine agencies — including cities such as Michigan City, Hammond and Valparaiso — report the use of body cameras by police.
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As body cameras started to take off among American law enforcement agencies, Madison police have been somewhere between supportive and agnostic about the technology — often seeing cameras as an inevitability.
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In an effort to reduce the points of contact between Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport staff and the traveling public, facial recognition technology will be tested at check-in counters in the domestic terminal.
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At a virtual conference on Wednesday, the police-tech company promised new products and investment in virtual reality to train officers to deal with difficult people in the field — including each other.
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Health officials are using a computer system created by a corps of programmers from the volunteer group Code for Baltimore, and the system can automatically email and text facilities to assess needs and provide info.
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The city would create a special inspector for cybersecurity within the Department of Investigation and make the existing office devoted to defending against online attacks an official part of the city charter.
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In a regulatory filing, the secretive firm revealed key financial and operational details — including a surprisingly small number of customers and a far greater focus on federal agencies than state and local government.
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Michigan Supreme Court had licensed Zoom for nearly 200 courthouses across the state to conduct remote hearings, and the tech has come in handy as the virus spread.
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A malware attack two weeks ago continues to stifle the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority and has left some employees exasperated while they search for answers with little communication from the authority.
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In the past, public safety agencies have always had to maintain visual line of sight with any drones that they fly. Last week the Federal Aviation Administration changed the rules on that front.
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Facebook is under investigation for whether it’s abusing its outsized share of the online advertising market, in addition to whether its acquisitions like that of Instagram and WhatsApp violate antitrust laws.
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Protesters and civil rights advocates have asked for a rethinking of policing. Some proposed changes include better tracking of "problem officers." Here's a look at one company that does just that.
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A handful of law enforcement agencies in St. Lawrence County, N.Y., will receive over $400,000 in grant money from the Department of Homeland Security. The money will fund overtime as well as new technology.
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San Francisco-based companies Lime and Segway are facing a lawsuit on behalf of dozens of customers who claim the devices were improperly maintained, causing injuries.
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Laptops represent a change in philosophy for the departments, with officials saying they are moving away from shared squad car computers and desktops in the office toward a laptop for each police officer.
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A new law requiring all police officers in the state to wear body cameras is set to take effect in September. Now, lawmakers are working through privacy concerns and the balance between accountability and transparency.
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Seven of the council’s 14 members participated on Tuesday in its first public event, a wide-ranging discussion about how public safety agencies are adapting to new challenges and technologies.
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TeleHealth Access for Seniors is a nationwide organization that connects seniors with the necessary devices — including smartphones, tablets, iPads and laptops — to participate in health-care services via technology.
