Local Government

The company’s software helps governments fill in gaps in their public transportation programs via services that resemble Uber. Los Angeles recently partnered with RideCo to boost transit options.

As part of a legal settlement, the Baltimore Police Department and Persistent Surveillance Systems, the company that supported the department's spy plane program, will delete all spy data unless it involves an open case.

Multifactor authentication is a key part of zero-trust security, and a method promoted by the likes of CISA. It aims to block out hackers who — in this age of data breaches — manage to steal users’ passwords.

Plus, the National League of Cities announces the innovation projects that have won its 2021 Capstone Challenge; applications are now open for a pair of digital inclusion grant programs in Maryland; and more.

A report from the Office of the Inspector General shows that Baltimore fell victim to a phishing scam last year when a hacker posed as a city vendor. Since the scam, new cyber policies have been established.

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.

The Alabama House passed a bill this week that officials in county governments said was needed to help their efforts to deliver high-speed Internet to certain places where it’s not available.

Competing against the venture capital-funded apps, traditional taxi companies shrank or went out of business, and drivers left in droves as the small industry grappled to find new technology.

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.

Because natural disasters disproportionately affect underserved communities, middle school students in Savannah, Ga., are learning to use mapping tools to design infrastructure changes that could protect their neighborhoods.

Strategic planning is underway in state and local technology offices. Start with a detailed assessment, then build out your modernization priority list. And engage with the Center for Digital Government for support along the way.

The federal Emergency Broadband Benefit was supposed to help connect the unconnected. A new study shows that the program didn't achieve this goal, but local areas can help increase program participation.

The Yonkers Office for the Aging, in New York, recently launched a novel pilot program that uses robotic companion pets to fight social isolation and depression among vulnerable senior residents.

The acquisition of PUBLIQ adds property tax capabilities to Springbrook Software's offerings for local governments, broadening its ERP cloud platform after the recent expansion of the company's international footprint.

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.

Plus, a new online dashboard displays Tennessee's redistricting changes; New York City launches bill payment kiosks; MetroLab announces categories to the Civic Innovation Challenge; and more.

The city of Asheville, N.C.’s Point in Time count data — an annual data collection that focuses on homelessness — is now available to the public with the launch of a new dashboard on the city’s website.

Maryland state Sen. Michael Hough blamed county officials Wednesday for their handling of a failed $30 billion proposal for Amazon Web Services to build data centers in multiple parts of the county.