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Public Safety
Officers’ smart cards foster transparency, community trust
Police in Alpharetta, Georgia, are testing smart cards that citizens can scan with their mobile devices to access officer-specific contact and case information.
Data & Analytics
Biosurveillance network crucial to public health preparedness, GAO says
Data sharing and interoperability lessons states learned during the COVID-19 pandemic can help build a nationwide situational awareness and biosurveillance network.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Taking the payment friction out of regional transit
With the upgraded app, Cleveland-area riders can buy fares for 14 transit agencies across the region.
Cybersecurity
Making the case for identity access management
Leadership buy-in and user-centric implementations will help ensure successful deployment of IAM solutions, one cyber expert says.
Cybersecurity
How volunteers help states shore up cybersecurity
Programs in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio bring in volunteer experts to conduct assessments and incident response for government systems.
Public Safety
State DOT gets new operations center
Nebraska’s new State Operations Center will provide motorists with more timely information on travel conditions.
Data & Analytics
State broadband map delivers granular connectivity data
Officials in New York can now use address-level data to better identify homes and businesses lacking access to affordable broadband.
Cybersecurity
Paying ransoms can lead to repeated attacks
Organizations that give in to ransomware demands were frequently victims of subsequent attacks -- often by the same threat actors demanding higher payments, a recent report found.
Cloud & Infrastructure
Mayors endorse emerging technologies at annual conference
City leaders staked out positions related to drones, public safety, broadband, renewable energy, blockchain technology and more at their 90th annual conference.
Emerging Tech
What’s next for EV charging
Wireless charging can reduce EV drivers’ range anxiety without adding physical infrastructure for plug-in chargers.
Cybersecurity
How to reframe the cybersecurity conversation for elected officials
Cybersecurity teams can use an emergency management framework to prepare elected officials to respond to and communicate about a cyber incident.
Data & Analytics
Data tools help root out social services fraud
Data modeling, analytics and visualizations are helping the Texas HHS inspector general detect and prevent fraud, waste and abuse within state programs.
Emerging Tech
UAS network expands operational drone testing
In partnership with North Dakota's Vantis network, drone operators will test a number of use cases for beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights, ranging from search and rescue missions to small package delivery.
Data & Analytics
Connected vehicle, infrastructure data drives roadway safety
City planners will soon be able to share and validate digital models of traffic conditions with the help of an open-source tool that collects data from connected vehicles and infrastructure sensors.
Public Safety
Smart cameras automate recording, boost police transparency
Upgrades to cameras in New Hampshire’s State Police cruisers and officer uniforms will simplify camera recording duties and ease uploading footage to secure cloud storage.
Cybersecurity
Brush up on phishing detection to prevent ransomware
With ransomware commonly entering state and local IT networks through phishing emails, employees must learn to spot social engineering scams, a new report says.
Emerging Tech
Ransomware coming for IoT devices, researchers warn
In a demonstration project, researchers breached a networked IP camera and gained access to IT and operational technology infrastructure to plant ransomware executables.
Emerging Tech
Automated buses will still need skilled human operators
Even as buses incorporate more automated features, the complexity of driving near pedestrians and in changing weather will require trained human operators, a new report says.
Data & Analytics
Database for a secure EV battery supply chain
A new database aims to advance the adoption of zero-emission vehicles by providing information and data that inform the production of EV batteries and development of a secure domestic battery supply chain.
Public Safety