NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group) NASCIO’s 2019 annual conference looks toward next half-century The organization said speakers will look back at events like Texas' widespread ransomware attack and forward to a dynamic, technological future. Oct 8, 2019 By Colin Wood
Singapore (Getty Images) U.S. can’t crack top 10 in survey of ‘smartest’ cities A new smart-city ranking index listed just nine U.S. cities out of 102 globally, based on residents' perceptions of infrastructure and civic services. Oct 7, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor (Getty Images) Baltimore CIO, scrutinized for ransomware response, no longer with city Frank Johnson, who had been on unpaid leave since September, was let go permanently about five months after a costly ransomware attack. Oct 7, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
(University of Michigan / Flickr) Alleged mobile voting app hack linked to University of Michigan West Virginia officials reportedly said IP addresses linked to the University of Michigan attempted to access the Voatz app in 2018. Oct 7, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
(Govern for America) Govern for America hopes first cohort spurs interest in government work The national fellowship program is striving to rebrand careers in state and local government as a challenging and meaningful adventure. Oct 4, 2019 By Colin Wood
Getty Images ‘Digital Equity Act’ proposes $250 million annually for cities, states Advocates for the legislation say it's the other, missing half of the current growing national investment in broadband infrastructure. Oct 4, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Getty Images Survey names Colorado, Washington among top data-driven states The two states are part of a national increase in data-driven decision making within state governments observed by Results for America's 2019 survey. Oct 4, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Google Cloud at Google’s office complex in Sunnyvale, California. (Reuters / Paresh Dave) Waze launches data-sharing integration for cities with Google Cloud The route-finding app will integrate its anonymized, shared data into Google Cloud to make it easier for cities to analyze it. Oct 3, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
(Scoop News Group) Hacking attempt reported against West Virginia’s mobile voting app The FBI is investigating an "attempted intrusion by an outside party" to access the Voatz mobile app the state used in 2018. Oct 2, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Operations center for NYC Emergency Management in the Brooklyn, New York (Reuters / Brendan McDermid) As 911 goes digital, security and training pose major challenges Today's aging, analog 911 systems are largely insulated from cyberattacks. But soon they'll be plugged into everything else that gets hacked. Oct 2, 2019 By Colin Wood