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In Illinois, Cybersecurity Training for State Employees Now Required by Law
The state of Illinois, which has taken pioneering strides with various blockchain projects in testing new Internet technology, is taking additional steps to improve cybersecurity at its first line of...
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The Race to Cyberdefense, Artificial Intelligence and the Quantum Computer
I've been following cybersecurity startups and hackers for years, and I suddenly discovered how hackers are always ahead of the rest of us — they have a better business model funding them in their...
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Columbus, Ohio, to Launch Incentive Program for EV Charging Port Installation
Charging ports for electric vehicles (EVs) could soon start popping up in apartment building parking lots and other areas in and around Columbus, Ohio. The city will soon launch an incentive program...
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Tyler Technologies Acquires Public Health Inspections Company
Tyler Technologies, which makes enterprise resource planning software for education and local government entities, has acquired a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company specializing in public health...
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Oxford, Miss., Eyes Emerging Parking Sensor Technologies
Smart parking in Oxford, Miss., has been and remains a work in progress. City parking officials got off to a false start in 2012 with a license plate recognition effort that failed to deliver. “It was...
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Kansas DOT Chooses AirMap for Early Drone Management Software
Kansas government is moving early to prepare for drones. The state's Department of Transportation announced Aug. 8 that it will become the first statewide agency to deploy AirMap’s unmanned traffic...
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How the Public Is Helping Turn North Carolina into a 'Gig State'
As the focus on connecting communities through high-speed broadband service continues to grow, a number of different approaches have taken shape. Some places have enacted new laws offering tax...
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Digitized and Re-Analyzed, Atmospheric Nuclear Test Films Could Educate...
Confronted with the difficult task of creating accurate models to predict yields and shockwaves from the nation’s modern nuclear arsenal, officials at a national lab in California have returned to a...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: California DMV Kiosks Now Available in Los Angeles...
California DMV Now kiosks, which are self-service terminals with touchscreens that motorists can use to complete license registration and renewal processes, are now available in about a dozen grocery...
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4 Jurisdictions Craft Scalable Smart Solutions for Water Quality, Flooding,...
Tweaking chlorine levels or even knowing where the next possible waterline break will be in Bellevue, Wash., could get a lot easier once the city completes a new smart city application to address...
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Granicus Acquires Agenda Tech Company Novusolutions
Granicus, not too far removed from merging with GovDelivery, has acquired the agenda and meeting management software company Novusolutions. The move will bring together two companies with a...
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Chicago-Based Civic Tech Fellowship Gives Fledgling Government Data...
When Nick Lucius went to work for Chicago as a data scientist, he brought a unique background that included a graduate-level degree in computer science plus years as a practicing government attorney....
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Illinois Blockchain Proofs of Concept Likely to Materialize Later This Year
Roughly a year into its blockchain research, Illinois is piloting six explorations of the technology, up from five in May, and hopes to deliver proofs of concept by year’s end, CIO Hardik Bhatt told...
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City, ISP to Learn from No-Cost Smart Project in Small Mississippi...
A small Mississippi city is joining the likes of technology superstars like Kansas City, Mo., and Seattle, testing the waters — however gingerly — of digital connected devices. Ridgeland, population...
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To Benchmark Gov-Tech Startups, Investment Firm Surveys the Field
There is no shortage on the Internet of advice on building a tech startup, or investing in one, or achieving product/market fit, or benchmarking metrics. Medium, LinkedIn, Forbes — they’re overflowing...
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With 12 Jurisdictions on Board, FirstNet Gathers Forward Momentum
After several years of laying the foundation for a dedicated nationwide public safety communications network, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) initiative is building even more momentum...
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On Metrics: Responding to Failing Security Grades
With new data breaches, cyberattacks, nation-state hacking, ransomware outbreaks and related stories making news media headlines daily, the global cybersecurity landscape has become somewhat of a blur...
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Roads that Pay for Themselves: Startup Nears Two Smart Pavement Pilot...
After years of planning, the next several months are when Tim Sylvester will get the chance to start testing out what he’s been telling people for years: roads can pay for themselves. Sylvester’s...
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CIO for Maricopa, Nation's Fourth-Largest County, Heads to Private Sector
David L. Stevens, chief information officer for Maricopa County, Ariz., the nation’s fourth-largest county by population, will leave his post to take a position in the private sector in about six...
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