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To Tackle Urban Problems, City Governments Have to Get Smarter (Contributed)
Although 80 percent of Americans live in cities, urban issues are often put on the nation’s back burner. But residents still expect their city governments to deliver the day-to-day services that make...
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Alaska's Strategy in the Fight Against Ransomware
In light of high-profile incidents this year in Atlanta, Colorado, Baltimore and elsewhere, ransomware has taken center stage as a real risk that state and local IT agencies must prepare for. At the...
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Virginia Governor Appoints State's First-Ever Chief Data Officer
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has appointed Carlos Rivero, whose career has spanned academic institutions and federal agencies, as the state’s first-ever chief data officer. The move follows the passage...
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The Fundamental STRENGTH in Effective Security Awareness Programs
Earlier this month, Ira Winkler, who is a global security expert and industry thought leader, the former ISSA president, and someone I personally respect and enjoy listening at cybersecurity...
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Longtime Austin Transit CIO to Retire
The technology leader at a key central Texas transportation agency, who spearheaded development of a transit app that was among the first of its kind in the nation, will retire effective Aug. 31. Joe...
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Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Region Face Urgent Need to Modernize Transportation
Reforming transportation and transit in the population-dense Northeast Corridor of the United States is the only way to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the region and improve the...
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Washington, D.C., Officials Block 'Widespread' Attempt to Breach Cyberdefenses
The nation’s capital city successfully fended off a large-scale, multinational attempt to breach its cyberdefenses on July 24, a technology official confirmed via email. The Office of the Chief...
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State Data Officers Provide Feedback on Federal Data Strategy
The federal government recently published an initial draft of a data strategy, and, in response, the State Chief Data Officer (CDO) Network has now offered a set of recommendations for continuing to...
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Toledo, Ohio, Finds New CIO in Longtime Technologist
The city of Toledo, Ohio, has a new chief information officer. Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz has appointed career technologist Anne Bennett to the position. Bennett has most recently served as an IT...
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Colorado Will Develop a Digital Highway Using Connected-Vehicle Technology
Colorado is moving forward with the development of a “digital highway,” as the state sets the foundation for the rollout of “connected” vehicles that can share data with one another and transportation...
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The Realities of Evolving the IT Workforce
The term “silver tsunami” has come up frequently in recent years in discussions around attracting and retaining an IT workforce. The vision of a mass retirement wave hitting government IT shops...
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State, Local Agencies Widen Anti-Virus Tech to Scrutinize Behavior
Realizing malware’s growing sophistication and seemingly endless capacity for change, state and local governments are diversifying their security solutions against the evolving threat to one of their...
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Next-Gen Cities Wanted: Wireless Research Program Opens RFP Process
Cities hoping to serve as testbeds for new wireless technologies are asked to submit proposals for a round of funding and support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and private industry. The...
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Civil Rights Groups Call for Reforms on Use of Algorithms to Determine Bail...
A big coalition of civil rights groups against most pretrial incarceration — and the money bail system that it revolves around — are calling for jurisdictions across the country to drastically change...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: Boulder, Colo., Works to Develop Better City...
Boulder, Colo., is the latest local government to design a new website with guidance from the end users — the city’s residents. Boulder recently announced via a post on its website that it is in the...
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3 Big-City Bay Area Mayors Talk About E-Scooters and Communication Tech Tools
San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland mayors tackled the topic of communication tools to stay connected to constituents to controversial, yet “cool,” electric scooters during Nextdoor’s first annual...
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Cops Wearing Cameras: What Happens When Privacy and Accountability Collide?
Police departments from Bakersfield, Calif., to Scranton, Pa., and beyond are piloting and deploying body-worn cameras (BWC) in increasing numbers, a movement happening just as privacy issues gain...
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Moving Off Mainframe
Emerging technology gets a lot of attention. Talking about pilot projects and use cases for artificial intelligence and drones in government is an exciting look at the future of how states, cities and...
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Data Suggests Free Wi-Fi, Charging Stations Help Drive Rest Stop Choices
Free Wi-Fi and electric vehicle charging stations are just a couple of the perks that could be luring motorists off the highway in Newark, Del. The Delaware Welcome and Travel Center holds the not...
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From Critical Infrastructure to Elections to Autos: Management of Cyber-Risk...
At a Cyber Summit in NYC this past week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that they are establishing a new joint center to provide a centralized home for collaborative,...
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