Justice and Public Safety

Luke Stowe, CIO for Evanston, Ill., gained a new title at the beginning of this month: acting deputy city manager. Government Technology spoke to Stowe about what this extra role means for him and his city.

Adopting a zero-trust approach has helped the courts secure remote and hybrid operations and limit how much damage a potential hacker could wreak, says New Jersey Judiciary CIO Jack McCarthy.

An effective data-sharing platform can unite seemingly disparate information across state government organizations to help social services agencies identify, prosecute and reduce human trafficking.

The Owensboro Police Department's plan to deploy body cameras is currently on pause due to supply chain delays. The city is hopeful that the delay will only last another few weeks.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a partnership between the New York Power Authority and AT&T will pilot FirstNet as a wireless LTE solution. The project aims to enhance the state's emergency response.

According to the Washington Department of Licensing, hackers indeed stole Social Security numbers and other personal data from at least 650,000 individuals through a data breach that might have occurred late January.

According to a report, millions of gallons of sewage were dumped into the Santa Monica Bay in summer 2021 due to preventable issues, such as unheeded warnings and outdated equipment.

The funds will allow law enforcement in the state to acquire gunshot detection technology. Though increasing in popularity, the systems have raised equity concerns for their placement in communities of color.

The Madison Police Department is hosting outreach events on the possible launch of a controversial body cam program, with a community forum alongside the manufacturer that could be selling the cameras to the department.

For the duration of the pandemic in California, it has been relatively easy for scammers, even those who are operating from prison, to receive unemployment benefits under false pretenses.

Surveillance technologies such as aerial drone surveillance and license plate scanners have tended to start being used by the government on the border before later making their way into U.S. cities.

According to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report that examines the total amount of money lost to scammers last year, more than one-quarter of scammed people were duped on social media.

Today, Buddy Dyer, mayor of Orlando, Fla., indicated that he promoted former city CIO Rosa Akhtarkhavari to the position of deputy chief financial officer back in October. The city now searches for a new CIO.

Bexar County, Texas, agreed to purchase new Tasers and body camera technology Tuesday following some assurances from Sheriff Javier Salazar that law enforcement videos would be released quickly.

The Ohio Supreme Court is deciding whether the state Legislature can legally punish cities from a financial standpoint for having automated speed and red-light cameras at traffic intersections.

The city of Centerville got the most money locally, $115,000, to start their program and Gov. Mike DeWine announced that statewide, 109 Ohio law enforcement agencies were awarded $4.7 million.

Yesterday, members of Congress expressed frustration with how the Federal Aviation Administration and Federal Communications Commission were on different pages leading up to the deployment of 5G tech around airports.

Now that a collaborative 200-page report outlining recommendations to address gun violence in Philadelphia has been published, officials must act on the report and not allow the data they've gathered go to waste.