(Getty Images) Native tribes overload NTIA with broadband funding requests The National Telecommunications and Information Administration received $2.64 billion in requests for projects, but it only has $980 million to spend this funding round. By Skylar Rispens
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson greets students, parents, and staff during the first day of classes at Beidler Elementary School on August 21, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson / Getty Images) Chicago aldermen delay vote on ShotSpotter contract City By Sophia Fox-Sowell
(Getty Images) Maine fails to pass ambitious consumer data privacy act Data & Analytics By Keely Quinlan
(Scoop News Group) Public libraries are alive and well, thanks to Gen Z, millennials and the shift to digital collections
(Scoop News Group / Getty Images) Broadband expansion alone is not enough to improve access to digital services
(Getty Images) Generative AI, business acquisitions, sustainability among 2024 government IT trends Government IT firms Tyler Technologies, Granicus and CentralSquare Technologies are among those to make announcements in recent weeks. By Sophia Fox-Sowell
(Getty Images) Hundreds of governments, advocacy groups urge Congress to extend broadband discount program By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) North Carolina completes transition to next-generation 911 network By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Maryland lawmakers approve ‘strongest’ facial recognition rules for law enforcement yet By Keely Quinlan
Google’s Amanda Stange on real-world AI applications for safety, disaster relief and collaboration By Scoop News Group
Ed Sniffen, Director, Hawaii Department of Transportation and Daniel Liu, Enterprise Architect, Google Cloud Hawaii’s use of AI to improve climate resilience and create safer communities By Scoop News Group
Monica Bharel, Clinical Lead, Public Sector Health, Google and Melissa Hensley, Executive Leader, Health & Human services, Google Public Sector AI facilitates equitable access to public health services By Scoop News Group
(Getty Images) Washington, D.C., police unveil real-time crime center, private security camera program
The Harris County, Texas, election administrator’s office uses a .com website. (Benjamin Freed / Scoop News Group) CISA, FBI urge local election offices to move to .gov domains
A Waymo self-driving Jaguar taxi drives along Venice Beach on March 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images) Kentucky governor vetoes bill to legalize self-driving vehicles
Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks outside the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Toya Sarno Jordan / Getty Images) New Mexico governor’s executive order boosts state cyber protections
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon thanks speaks at an event at the State Capitol in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Dec. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard / Jacqueline Marshall) Wyoming interim CIO Sheehan resigns, CISO named new CIO
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Sonar tech key to Baltimore bridge collapse recovery, governor says
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