Local Government

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a pilot that will make three Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus routes free starting next month. The city is using federal relief dollars to fund the pilot.

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.

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.

Somerset County, Pa., officials know that there are some pockets across their jurisdiction where reliable cellular and Internet service are lacking, and they’re asking residents to help find them.

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.

Some lawmakers in the Florida House of Representatives want to institute a policy that would prevent state and local governments from negotiating with hackers in the case of a ransomware attack.

Digital Prince William, a program in Prince William County, Va., launched a pilot project offering free technology classes to older adults to teach them the digital skills necessary to operate mobile technology.

Hackers broke in through a city network engineer’s account in 2020. The near disaster revealed the need for stronger passwords, multifactor authentication and automated threat detection and response.

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate $500K in grant funding toward broadband access and to consolidate two county departments. The initiatives aim to better serve the county's residents.

This week, Miami’s chief information officer and director of innovation and technology announced he would be departing the IT leadership role. The city has since listed the position on its website.

Continuing ongoing efforts to promote election security and integrity, the Weld County, Colo., Clerk and Recorder's Office has now released a digital tool allowing users to view 2021 ballot images.

The county, which is home to Las Vegas, has announced it will be working to deploy optical sensor technology in one of its popular parks as part of a pilot project to monitor occupancy and vehicle counting.

The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority observed another decline in fixed-route bus ridership in 2021. To survive the future, the agency may have to rethink how it utilizes resources and meets customer demand.

The Oceanside Police Department faced a problem: It couldn’t reliably share drone video feeds with the officers who needed them for critical situational awareness. But Zoom quickly changed that.

The Portsmouth City Council is looking at the pros and cons of adopting the gunshot detection product Shotspotter, a technology that is both popular and controversial. City officials are concerned about the tech's price.

States working to thwart ransomware need strong patching, backup and access management approaches. But they also can’t afford to forget about employee experience or fostering trust with local government.

Aurora wishes to expand its fiber-optic network in multiple ways this year. Goals include connecting the municipal airport to the network and providing a single secure network for water and sewer systems.

As the 12-month digital equity pilot program funded by US Ignite enters its final quarter, stakeholders involved in the project are noting its achievements and looking forward to possibly extending the effort.