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Despite some no-shows at the RSA conference, the event showcased important information on cybersecurity. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles County, a $280 million voting system ran into technical issues during its debut.
Our current system fails to prepare too many students for the competencies that are needed in today's and tomorrow's workplace. We need to rethink our approach to funding, curricula and governance.
A survey found that most Americans worry about safety, legality and hacking when it comes to self-driving cars. But 72 percent said they would feel safer if they could take control of the car in case of an emergency.
Sacred Wind Communications has partnered with the Navajo Housing Authority in New Mexico to establish high-speed Internet for a Navajo community. Many are eager for the opportunities that Internet access opens.
Many companies and schools are encouraging their staff and students to stay at home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. But for those that don’t, precautions and preventive measures have increased.
Louisiana has suffered an unfortunate string of cyberattacks in the past year and responding to those attacks has been costly. The state spent $1.7 million responding to a single ransomware attack against its Office of Motor Vehicles in November.
Researchers at Augusta University in Georgia are working on an app that will help people better understand if they’re at risk for the virus, identify hot spots of infection and, possibly, predict future outbreaks.
A multi-partner water recycling project is helping Monterey, Calif., stabilize and replenish its dwindling groundwater supply. The project could serve as a model for shrinking aquifers in other regions of the country.
Delivery companies are overwhelmed as people fearful of virus risk aren’t leaving the house and are, instead, turning to delivery services. But delivery drivers are at risk and have to take extra precautions.
California is the true hub of electric vehicles (EV) but Southern California wants its credit. Electric buses, vehicle batteries and EV work are all coming out of southern counties, and the industry continues to grow.
Refusing to pay in a ransomware cyberattack can end up costing millions of dollars and weeks of backed-up work. Some governments pay ransom and have insurance cover the bulk of it, others refuse the extortion.
Hours-long lines and confusion plagued Los Angeles County voting centers, and many people placed blame on the new voting machines. “If the idea is to make this simpler, it’s gotten much worse.”
New research from Pew Charitable Trusts points to the need for involvement from all levels of government to help close a digital divide that has left 21 million Americans without broadband access.
President Trump wants federal architecture to return to its classical past. Meanwhile, many local governments have been going in the opposite direction, providing a public forum for new, modern building designs.
As robots become more prevalent, state lawmakers hope to regulate the technology to give companies clear guidelines and keep the streets safe. “We just want to make sure our policies are up to date.”
The pilot shuttle will drive a 1.5 mile route in downtown Rochester, Minn., operating daily from 9 am until 3 pm. Officials are trying to ensure the shuttle is as safe as possible for its passengers and other vehicles.
The Maine public safety commissioner recently acknowledged that the state police use facial recognition and other surveillance technologies as part of their investigations. Lawmakers are concerned about citizen privacy.
UC Berkeley found that 89 percent of California voters are okay with the three-day law for counting ballots, which allows more time and ways to vote. It “reaffirms what we’ve believed for a long time.”
Millennials now outnumber baby boomers in the public-sector workforce. Retention and recruitment can be tough across the board but perhaps nowhere more challenging than in IT. Leaders must work with HR and create incentives and pathways to keep the next generation engaged and on board.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked that lawmakers allow $20 million from the state’s disaster and emergency funds to be used to bolster the efforts against the coronavirus.
Plus, more tax software woes, fintech financial raises for building projects soften for 2020, Texas school district loses millions in phishing scam, and Americans would sell their privacy out for cheap on Facebook.
San Jose is one of the main tech hubs in California’s Silicon Valley and yet almost 10 percent of its residents live without Internet in their homes. But a grant program hopes to close that gap.
The Georgia county only has half of its new garbage trucks on the road due to lack of drivers so officials try raising wages to attract workers.
Maryland lawmakers have proposed considerable changes to the state’s sales tax to hopefully assist schools. It would include a lower sales tax but an expansion into professional services.
State officials are ramping up their efforts to get Mississipians to participate in the Census. For each resident that isn’t counted, the state could lose $5,000 annually. “There has never been a more bipartisan issue.”
New Mexico’s electric grid needs an update and House Bill 233 would provide tools and plans to assist in that modernization. The bill was approved by the Legislature and just needs a signature from the governor.
Several New Hampshire cities are considering the implementation of body cameras to increase police transparency. But the tech is expensive, costing about half a million dollars to lease for five years.
San Diego has over 3,000 smart streetlights that collect city data. While distribution of the tech is fairly even, police access streetlight data more frequently when it’s from neighborhoods of color, which raises concerns.
An effort to overturn a law requiring vaccines in Maine went down to resounding defeat on Tuesday. That doesn't mean the fight is over in other states.
Tennessee has put millions of dollars into efforts to expand broadband and digital literacy in its rural communities and the state is still coming up short. “This isn’t something seen as a ‘nice to have’ anymore.”
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