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6 days ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
The city’s new artificial intelligence-powered Downtown Command Center is designed to detect incidents and expedite emergency response by using video analytics and citywide surveillance to expand coordination across agencies. First conceptualized in November, Memphis officially opened the center on April 24, just months after breaking ground.
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1 week ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
In a new report, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) looks closely at the intersection of two persistent national challenges — the cybersecurity talent shortage and barriers to successful re-entry for people who have been incarcerated.
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1 week ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
Maryland has tapped a new cybersecurity leader to guide its digital defense efforts starting Monday. Officials have chosen James Saunders, a cybersecurity expert with extensive federal technology experience, as Maryland’s next acting chief information security officer (CISO) following the departure of Greg Rogers, who stepped into the role in August 2023. Rogers recently left the position to pursue an opportunity in the private sector.
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2 weeks ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
Marietta, Ga., emerged as a first-place winner in the 2024 Digital Cities Survey*, something Director of Information Technology Ronald Barrett attributes to a forward-thinking approach to technology. Much of that hinges on Marietta’s partnerships and proactive efforts to bolster cybersecurity, aiming to maximize resilience. An Atlanta suburb with a population of about 65,000, Marietta manages its own power, water and sewer systems.
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2 weeks ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
The system in question is Smartsheet, a cloud-based work management platform, and the cities are using it to ease well-known, longstanding local government pain points. Two major U.S. municipalities, Salt Lake City and Minneapolis, are using an artificial intelligence-powered platform to resolve community needs and simplify employee workflows.
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2 weeks ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
Rolled out beginning on April 16, CHA 311 replaces the city’s previous app, which dates to 2016 and is now being phased out. Accessible via both a web portal and mobile app for Android and Apple devices, the new platform offers more than 60 service request categories — from reporting potholes and missed trash pickups to addressing flooding and stormwater concerns.
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4 weeks ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program (CVE) — established in 1999 and managed by the nonprofit MITRE under a federal contract — serves as a central resource for identifying, defining and cataloging publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Each identified threat is assigned a CVE Record, which is then published by partner organizations around the world.
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1 month ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
Two bills in Texas show how these types of legislation can lay the groundwork for privacy and data control, underpinning further work. The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, known as House Bill 4, passed in 2023 and regulated how businesses collect and use personal information. It outlined businesses’ responsibilities to minimize data collection, notify consumers about what’s gathered and respond to access or correction requests.
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1 month ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
That’s a key finding in a new National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) report, which indicates around 30 states now have CPOs or an equivalent compared to just five in 2015 — and offers steps for governments to follow when creating a privacy program. In the U.S., the position reportedly first emerged in 1999 in the private sector — and didn’t take hold with states until 2003, when NASCIO has previously said West Virginia was the first state to appoint a CPO.
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1 month ago | 
govtech.com | Ashley Silver
The city and county have partnered with AidKit, a Colorado-based technology firm specializing in managing aid distribution, on two programs designed to offer immediate relief and create financial stability for people grappling with rising costs of living and the lingering impacts of COVID-19. Boulder County and its most populous city, Boulder, are harnessing technology to deliver funding to residents and child-care providers navigating financial challenges.
