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The smarter city: Las Vegas tunes IT operations with AIOps

To handle the complexity of a smart-city infrastructure, the city has begun applying machine learning and advanced analytics to the data coming from its IT operations.

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Congress blocks election security funds for states, again

Although Senate Democrats tried to add funding for states and localities to upgrade the security of their election systems, the measure was defeated.

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Ransomware calls for desperate measures – even typewriters

A south-central borough in Alaska is the latest government to fall victim to far-reaching ransomware.

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Analytics for city governments

Cities will soon be required to master data analytics if they are to hold their own in the rapidly modernizing world, a new report says.

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Nevada launches drone safety research center

The Nevada Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety aims to reduce air hazards from drones as they are integrated into the commercial air traffic system.

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State data officers offer feedback on federal data strategy

Given that state and local agencies are critical to the federal data pipeline, the State Chief Data Officers Network suggests closer collaboration with federal agencies.

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GAO: Ride-sharing data needs more consistent reporting

To ensure the accuracy of the data in the National Transit Database, local transit agencies and ride-sharing companies need clearer data reporting requirements, GAO says.

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Columbus rolls out connected vehicle plan

Two years after winning the Department of Transportation's $40 million Smart City Challenge, Columbus, Ohio, details its connected vehicle infrastructure.

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Digital transformation that keeps vulnerabilities at bay

Robust online government services make security a top consideration for municipalities, which must ensure that valuable information doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.

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Evidence-based policymaking gains traction in states

But statewide systems for supporting it and making it a priority are less common, according to the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative.

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3D scanner speeds police investigations

The scanner captures more than 900,000 data points per second that can be used to create 3D images of a crime or accident scene.

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Prisons fighting contraband phones get help from courts

Judges in South Carolina and California have ordered wireless carriers to disable nearly 200 contraband cellphones used by inmates.

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NASCIO pushes to harmonize federal regulations

Federal regulatory requirements "hamstring" states that are trying to consolidate IT operations, Oklahoma's CIO told a House panel.

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Toolkit for building a smart city plan

The Smart Cities Project Activator is a web-based portal to help cities collect and organize the information they need to for smart city project planning.

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