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Methuen Public School District and the city have filed court documents regarding control of and access to the district’s IT department and systems as a disagreement over merging city and school IT departments builds.
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Officials at the capital city had not been optimistic the funds could be recovered, but were able to obtain the payment — stolen from an online vendor payment portal after a bad actor gained access to an account.
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County commissioners announced the recent incident, which prompted the local government to shutter its network, has been resolved, in part by making a payment. Officials continue to securely restore systems.
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A new law covers online ransom attempts, cybersecurity training and other areas. The move comes as the Empire State works to increase its power in artificial intelligence and other digital areas.
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The technology, which uses biometric facial recognition, is being used to screen U.S. citizens returning home on international flights to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, to make it easier to clear customs.
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The city of more than 100,000 is vying for a digital innovation grant for a project involving the use of artificial intelligence to modernize the permitting process. Work would begin in September if it receives the funding.
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Ongoing work with Medici Land Governance has yielded a blockchain-enabled tool to aid in property searches and sales. The goal is to ease the transformation of thousands of vacant, abandoned or blighted properties.
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The impacts of President Donald Trump’s proposed budget are still being debated, but the CEO of Euna takes a silver-lining approach to potential funding reductions. Euna sells grant management software to tribes.
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The city’s police department is seeking funding for license plate reader cameras with artificial intelligence. If approved, the devices would be able to automatically alert those associated with a police report.
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The cybersecurity incident detected Wednesday prompted officials to shutter most county systems. The attack hit the local government’s network. Fire and emergency 911 resources were able to continue to operate.
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The local government is getting underway on a project to bring high-speed Internet to more than 400 additional homes and businesses. Its total cost is $1.7 million, with $1.3 million of that coming from a federal grant.
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A 350,000-square-foot data center project up for discussion this week by the Chesapeake City Council may be postponed. The developer has indicated he would like more time to meet with community members.
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The two companies serve local governments in need of accounting and billing software. Last year, Caselle came together with two other gov tech companies to form Govineer Solutions.
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With the full integration of a new procurement solution, the Southern California city aims to simplify how it makes purchases by increasing automation and data analytics capabilities — while meeting compliance requirements.
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The three devices are still being deployed in the town, the first municipality to gain state approval for automated cameras. Already, several repeat speeders have emerged, along with $21,000 from two weeks of fines.
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Tribal communities are some of the nation’s least connected areas, making them fertile ground for innovative broadband deployments and tech. Speakers on a recent panel said open-access, tribe-owned systems may be best.
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County Board members voted for public safety items that will stand up new electronic home monitoring services for offenders, and pay for a bomb robot resembling a dog, to be used in perilous situations.
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Pima County’s administrator has recommended approval of a multibillion-dollar data center complex that could become one of the largest electricity users in the Tucson Electric Power system.
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The Hammond Common Council signed off on a development pact for a planned $7 billion data center endeavor. Terms give owners a break on property taxes, and give the city a yearly “community impact payment.”
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The National League of Cities aims to give its local government members access to CRM and other tools that can help officials keep better track of what constituents want. The deal reflects larger trends in gov tech.
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Collectively, U.S. transportation services have cyber preparedness work to do, according to a recent study. Individually, they are hardening their postures; an Illinois state pilot offers locals consulting and training.