Local Government

Raleigh Smart City Manager John Holden on how he's using tech to make government work more efficiently, bridging pockets of innovation among neighboring jurisdictions and the upcoming Connected Triangle+ Summit.

The Anchorage Police Department is considering the use of automated license plate readers to help reduce crime amid ongoing staffing issues. The plan has raised privacy concerns for some.

The city of Sanibel and Lee County in Florida are set to participate in the Local Government Cybersecurity Grant Program, a $30 million initiative aimed at empowering local governments with cybersecurity solutions.

The department is fine-tuning a pilot program in which drones buzzing over beaches could drop flotation buoys to struggling swimmers. The idea is to give imperiled swimmers something to hold on to as a lifeguard responds.

The official Twitter/X account for the Boulder, Colo., Office of Disaster Management was deactivated to prevent “suspicious activity” after it was apparently hacked over the weekend.

A newly unveiled pilot program at L.A. Metro gives $150 a month to 1,000 residents to be used for transportation across the region’s public and private networks. The program is similar to work being done in some other major cities.

The proposal to spend $12 million on a network of police cameras over the next five years was approved by the city’s Public Safety Committee last week. The proposal now heads to the City Council for consideration.

Rides on the region's paratransit van service Call-A-Ride were canceled early Saturday after a cyber attack on Metro Transit left the agency unable to contact customers or access the scheduling system.

Despite years of work to distribute, install and integrate the signs into Houston's internationally acclaimed traffic management system, officials have brought only 36 of the 91 dynamic message signs online.

Early intervention software could soon help the San Francisco Police Department to identify "at-risk" officers. The police commission is considering an upgrade in the hopes that it fends off future lawsuits.

CapMetro in Austin, Texas, aims to put in place the kinds of public policy that will reverse gentrification trends with a blueprint to put equity at the center of its project planning process.

A federal grant is helping to fund efforts to connect residents with affordable Internet service. Several community groups are involved in the work, which includes assistance navigating Affordable Connectivity Program eligibility.

The Philadelphia Office of Innovation and Technology has created a Racial Equity Action Plan. Equity plays an integral role for an office tasked with supporting other city departments with technology.

From revisiting the effectiveness of passwords to exploring what cyber response can learn from emergency management, our annual cybersecurity issue digs into what it takes to keep government secure in 2023.

Suma Nallapati, who formerly served as CIO for the state of Colorado and more recently held a role in the private sector, has been tapped to take on the role of CIO for the city and county of Denver.

Guardado, who has held San Luis Obispo, Calif.’s top IT spot since April 2019, will join the city of Manhattan Beach as its director of IT. He starts in the new role next week.

Independence police say they plan to outfit their officers with body cameras by January 2024 after the department received a grant from the Department of Justice that will pay for 200 body cameras and three additional positions.

Santa Clarita, Calif.'s recent website redesign features improved navigation for users on desktop and mobile devices and integrates the AI chatbot, Ask Sammy, to help users find exactly what they need.