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The state of emergency continued Wednesday in St. Paul after officials shut down the city’s digital infrastructure and worked to stop the spread of a cyber attack that began Friday.
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Commissioners approved discarding 95 outdated electronic pollbooks and other voting equipment. The county officials also created a new 2025 Election Security Grant Fund, to manage $10,000 in state cybersecurity funds.
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Officials shut down city systems on Monday to contain a data breach that started late Friday. It was a “complete network shut down” of Wi-Fi and Internet-based systems, though 911 and emergency response remained unaffected.
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City staff are drafting an ordinance that seeks to regulate where 5G and other types of wireless telecommunications facilities can be installed, including restrictions near neighborhoods and schools where possible.
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The Department of Homeland Security released the long-anticipated Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. A separate NOFO for the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program will follow.
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Butte County, Calif., officials have approved the purchase of a new land management tracking system with money from the $146.7 million Camp Fire settlement with Pacific Gas and Electric.
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As CIO in Asheville, he moved the city to the cloud, expanded free high-speed Wi-Fi, boosted cybersecurity and built better relationships with residents. He joins a county that has recently won praise for its tech efforts.
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Greenup is the third county in the area to announce Internet expansion plans recently. Internet provider Kinetic will connect approximately 7,400 homes and businesses with high-speed fiber Internet by the end of the year.
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The Fremont County Board of Commissioners voted to extend the emergency declaration that followed an Aug. 27 cyber attack against government systems. This is the second time commissioners have voted to extend the declaration.
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The Ulster County Board of Elections will host a demonstration of the new voting machines that are being considered to replace nearly 200 older models. Officials say the event is part of the selection process.
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Local employers — such as the Tennessee Valley Authority, Unum, Cigna and Freightwaves — have shifted their Chattanooga offices to mostly remote and hybrid work, and are allowing many workers to do their jobs at home.
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Service providers in Vance, Granville and Warren counties are getting millions in so-called Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology grants from the state to offer more affordable service to some residents.
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Heidi Norman explains Pittsburgh’s agency-level data coordinator system and how they’re modernizing the city’s legacy IT infrastructure and learning from academic and nonprofit partners.
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Officials say the existing Oroville Police Department radios are outdated and have been failing on a regular basis. The devices must be replaced to meet U.S. Department of Justice requirements.
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Baltimore’s innovative parking strategy rooted in human-centered design looks beyond individual parking spots and toward a more equitable use of city roadways.
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The Luzerne County Council has approved a nearly $500,000 contract for a new ballot sorting system. The new technology will reduce the number of county employees tasked with processing mail-in ballots.
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Wittenburg brings three decades of experience to the North Carolina city, which lost its CIO to Texas earlier this year. His four years as Tempe CIO included digital equity and data transparency work.
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In a brave new world of hybrid work — or not — IT leaders rethink what it means to work for the public sector and what investments are needed to keep everyone connected.
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Bay Area tech officials shared their insights about the changes and challenges facing government IT shops caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The need to engage with those they serve emerged as a common thread.
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Recent earnings reports from Tyler and other tech firms, along with executive and expert comment, illustrate how labor challenges, SaaS revenues, COVID and other factors will influence the industry in the coming months.
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The government technology company focuses on managing traffic and curbs — hot real estate in large cities — via data sharing and its platform. The new funding round includes a firm founded by actor Robert Downey Jr.