Justice and Public Safety
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Officials affirmed an expanded contract with Alabama Power to add the devices and license plate readers to power poles citywide. A federal grant to upgrade IT systems and cybersecurity will cover early costs. -
Resilient regions and organizations require well thought out disaster plans addressing recovery and mitigation. In creating them, state officials said, collaboration with other governments and communities is essential.
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While mobile IDs promise new access for people with disabilities, a "one ID, one device" model and accessibility failures threaten to exacerbate the digital divide, according to experts in the field.
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Blueforce Development is actually the second company to try the concept out in recent years, but its app plugin would allow users to integrate with facial and object recognition software for the video they stream.
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Legal settlements involving state agencies will soon be posted online, ending a long-standing process that required public records requests. The new system will post documents as soon as the law allows.
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The Pennsylvania Instant Check System, or PICS, is used to determine if a person is eligible to buy a firearm or obtain a concealed carry license. State officials say they want to ensure the system works as it should.
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The department is short hundreds of officers and has struggled in recent years with response times. Officials hope the online reporting system will help speed response times to emergency calls.
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The policy allows officers in the Indiana city to use their discretion when it comes to recording interactions with the public. A fatal officer-involved shooting Sunday left questions a video record might have answered.
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A recent ACLU of Massachusetts poll of residents showed that nine in 10 voters support government regulation of facial recognition technology. A state moratorium on the tech had 79 percent support.
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The case of a former fire department lieutenant who pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges in April has prompted city investment in nearly 40 surveillance cameras and a keycard entry system.
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In the past, visitors to the Cambria County Courthouse had to turn cellphones off when court was in session. Now, cellphone and personal electronic devices must be surrendered to sheriff’s deputies.
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Judges are able to access any file from their benches, saving time on looking for documents and records that are not immediately at hand. Electronically filing also helps reduce storage-related issues.
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Plus, NYC’s deputy chief technology officer goes to work for the state; Grand Rapids, Mich., nets an accolade for data-driven governance; the White House OMB releases a federal data strategy action plan; and more.
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The city’s special weapons and tactics team will be required to follow the same guidelines that govern patrol officers’ use of body cameras, which require the cameras to be activated for most interactions with civilians.
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A pair of lawsuits allege the company saves the voiceprints of children from Alexa devices without permission, a move the complaints argue violates recording laws in several states and Washington, D.C.
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The integration of 3-D location technology with computer-aided dispatch promises to give police, firefighters and other emergency responders the ability to track their teams indoors with floor-level accuracy.
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Officers are wary of the idea, which includes adding scores of closed-circuit video cameras to keep digital eyes on the youths held there — and on the overwhelmed officers charged with guarding them.
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These agencies must converge to develop solutions for an electric grid that is vulnerable to cyber- and physical attacks that continue to evolve, and present moving targets created by sophisticated, motivated actors.
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Much of the county computer system was shut down two weeks ago following the discovery on May 25 that a virus had infected some computers in the courthouse network.
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The city has authorized its police department to apply for federal Justice Assistance Grants, which will fund half the costs, and the city is on the hook for the rest.
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One of the main benefits of the state’s new system is that it is inherently non-proprietary, which means that local entities can purchase radios and equipment at lower prices on the open market.
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