(Getty Images) State activity in rural broadband is bolstering K-12 connections A recent report from the Consortium for School Networking attributes progress to federal funding and state government's rural broadband efforts. Jan 7, 2019 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images / StateScoop) South Carolina voting machines miscounted hundreds of ballots, report finds Counting errors that were reported as official results are the result of bad software design, a computer science professor tells StateScoop. Jan 7, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Minnesota State Capitol (Getty Images) Minnesota’s public safety department accidentally shares 1,500 private addresses The infamous Minnesota Licensing and Registration System, or MNLARS, has been named the culprit. Jan 4, 2019 By Colin Wood
Charleston, South Carolina (Getty Images) Charleston hires former GIS director as first innovation chief Tracy McKee returns to the South Carolina city after eight months as Baltimore's chief data officer. Jan 4, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Honolulu, Hawaii (Getty Images) Hawaii names former state comptroller as new CIO Gov. David Ige nominated Douglas Murdock, who previously served his administration as the state's top financial officer. Jan 3, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Experts survey a building severely damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles. (Getty Images) Los Angeles launches earthquake detection app ShakeAlertLA runs on data collected by a network of seismic sensors designed to give residents precious seconds to brace themselves for major tremors. Jan 2, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Alaska State Capitol (Flickr / Kimberly-Vardeman) Former Alaska CISO touts new statewide security contract Shannon Lawson said new Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked for his resignation, but praised a new contract that empowers all public entities in the state to buy cybersecurity… Jan 2, 2019 By Colin Wood