Infrastructure

County commissioners approved spending $325,000 to outfit the prison and sheriff’s office with body cameras and software. And the former old jail building will a technology upgrade that includes Wi-Fi.

The governor’s office in New Jersey announced the release of the NJ TRANSIT Rapid Action Plan, a blueprint for improvements in technology, safety, accessibility and cleanliness.

District technology leaders say schools are not facing a sudden AI bandwidth crisis, but AI is steadily transforming the architecture of school networks, devices, cybersecurity systems and budgets.

Whether the autonomous vehicle market develops as shared robotaxi fleets or individually owned cars could have large impacts on cities and land use. It may not be immediate, but planning is vital, experts said.

A federal measure to increase Internet access in Appalachia is getting bipartisan support, with the introduction of a Senate bill requiring study of whether broadband can be incorporated into regional projects.

North Dakota officials now have access to Federal Aviation Administration radar data, which supports emergency response operations, infrastructure inspection, agricultural operations and more.

Gov. Matt Meyer announced the release of a Permitting Accelerator to help shorten the time and reduce the cost of deploying projects in energy, transportation, housing and elsewhere.

The state’s digital transformation projects director has announced his departure. Officials have not yet named a replacement for Pettit, who has also served as CIO of Oregon and Oklahoma.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center identified more than 2,100 ransomware incidents in 2025 directed at U.S. critical infrastructure, including health care, energy and critical manufacturing, among other sectors.

Like freeways, major technology systems can be multiyear endeavors. Procurement expert and columnist Daniel C. Kim asks: If that’s the case, why are we funding them like annual operating expenses?

The two combined platforms intend to offer a single system that connects daily logistical operations, like parents and buses picking up students, with school safety protocols in an emergency.

Two sites in Macomb County and a half-dozen in surrounding areas will get electric vehicle charging stations. The state can now begin spending remaining federal EV infrastructure funds.

The state Senate Committee on Business and Commerce considered whether critical infrastructure tech with foreign connections could create security vulnerabilities — signaling the possibility of a policy debate.

The Big Apple has its hands full when it comes to environmental issues. The Environmental Tech Lab program gives suppliers a chance to prove their gov tech tools can help solve big problems.

The Center of Excellence in Environmental Forecasting, recently stood up in a joint state-education endeavor, will aggregate information to inform residents on everything from hazards to recreation.

The federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program makes some $21 billion available for non-deployment purposes. States are exploring how this funding can be used, and questions remain.

Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy.

County commissioners got a revised schedule for federally funded broadband work. Service provider contracts remain to be signed, and construction is slated to wrap by the end of 2029.