Local Government

Ashley Bolton, the city of Littleton, Colo.'s former CIO, has taken a new IT role with the city and county of Denver, where she is serving as the chief data and information security officer.

Houston County commissioners voted to move forward on a four-year agreement with Flock Safety. District Attorney William Kendall said the photos will only be used for active investigations and certain emergency situations.

Despite using facial recognition technology to identify criminal suspects nearly 2,000 times last year, findings from the LAPD inspector general's office show that the department has no way to track the technology’s outcomes or effectiveness.

From staffing strategies and emerging tech to municipal spending and remote work, here's a data-driven look at the top digital cities nationwide from the Center for Digital Government's annual survey.

Clay Connected, a recently launched mobile app and platform, is offering residents in the county new access to service requests across county departments, timely information and a route to report problems.

Tech-driven counties in California’s Silicon Valley and around Seattle, Wash., and Austin, Texas, boomed as the pandemic raged, according to new economic data released this month by the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis.

A recent audit of the Cayuga County Health Department by the state comptroller’s office found that half of the devices assigned to personnel contained some form of sensitive personal data.

The Brookville Smart Energy Depot in Silver Spring will be capable of charging 70 buses, setting the stage for not only the transition to a zero-emission transit fleet, but one powered by an on-site microgrid.

The move would gradually increase the amount of renewable fuels added to diesel fuel sold in the city beginning in 2024. During the phase-out period, fuel suppliers and distributors can use any mix of traditional fuel and biofuels.

Plus, a new ITIF report compares the U.S. broadband landscape with the rest of the world; a congressional broadband oversight effort is announced; Providence, R.I., has a new broadband coordinator; and more.

The city of Dallas has released a mobile app to help residents navigate potential threats to their smartphones. The tool blocks phishing texts, guards against malicious app downloads and warns against connecting to unsafe networks.

City officials say the recent request for proposals to build a fiber broadband network has seen significant interest from Internet service providers. The deadline for proposals is the end of the week.

The city’s approach to digital equity involves several different programs and partnerships managed through the Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs office. This work has helped to solidify the region as a tech capital.

The Ohio county has moved ahead with a plan to move $5 million in funding to the Cleveland Foundation for investment in innovative solutions and technologies to the region's ongoing opioid epidemic.

In a City Council vote Tuesday, officials approved the nearly $500,000 expansion of the GPS tracking technology for garbage and recycling trucks. The system is similar to the one currently used to track the city’s snow plows and salt trucks.

The gunshot detection company has encountered another delay in trying to install equipment in a shooting-prone part of the city. Officials say the rollout of the system is nearly complete.

City officials have approved the purchase of 55 more license plate reading cameras for deployment throughout the city. The newest deployment will complement the 38 cameras already in use.

Nearly 1,700 state and local entities purchased tech targeted under the ban between 2015 and 2021. A new rule lets existing tools stay, but reduces future availability, potentially leading to costlier procurements in the name of national security.