Privacy advocates are concerned the pandemic could give rise to new surveillance technology, but city officials say they're sticking with the technology they know for now.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy put out a call for workers who know a programming language now primarily used to keep government's aging mainframe systems alive.

After audits revealed vulnerabilities in the mobile-voting app, a backer of several of its pilots admitted Voatz "needs to address some of the concerns."

If state and local governments are smart, some technology officials say, they'll take advantage of the cost savings that expanded remote working could bring.

While some report the forced digitization is improving civic engagement, technological gaffs have also created confusion and slowed proceedings.

The computing giant said it will give election officials access to free threat monitoring and discounted incident-response services.

Gary Hoberman, CEO of app-design firm Unqork, said New York officials built their portal using visual "Lego blocks," and that other cities may launch similar sites as…

The civic technology nonprofit CityInnovate says local governments are too busy to build new partnerships as they respond to the unfolding public health crisis.

The decades-old systems states use to process unemployment-benefits applications are faltering under the sudden burst of demand.

More than 180 mayors, county commissioners and state legislators, in a group called the NewDEAL, are sharing ideas and policies in a new database.