IE 11 Not Supported

For optimal browsing, we recommend Chrome, Firefox or Safari browsers.

Jessica Renee Napier

Contributing Writer

Jessica Renee Napier is a California-based writer who began her journalism career in public broadcasting. She teaches yoga, enjoys traveling and likes to stay up on all things tech.

Cybersecurity

Michigan County's Ransomware Recovery Plan Minimizes Impact of Network Attacks

Livingston County, Mich., receives several thousand malware attacks per day, but its recovery plan and backup allow it to continue operating without any significant impact.

March 28, 2017
· Jessica Renee Napier
K-12 Education

California Science Teacher Becomes Tech Leader

John Morgan’s story is a profile of one teacher’s discovery about the power of technology to help students “learn amazing things.”

March 10, 2017
· Jessica Renee Napier
Transportation

PennDOT Turns to Tech, P3 for Crucial Rapid Bridge Replacement Project

The project is working to replacing 558 bridges in three years, and has strict guidelines for design reviews and specific types of required responsiveness.

January 24, 2017
· Jessica Renee Napier
Public Safety

Law Enforcement Agencies Spend Millions on Social Media Monitoring

A detailed map shows that agencies across the United States are paying substantial fees to third-party applications to learn more about the populations they are sworn to protect.

December 08, 2016
· Jessica Renee Napier
Government Experience

Law Enforcement Agencies Spend Millions on Social Media Monitoring

A detailed map shows that agencies across the United States are paying substantial fees to third-party applications to learn more about the populations they are sworn to protect.

December 02, 2016
· Jessica Renee Napier
Justice and Public Safety

Louisville, Ky., Pilots Fire Safety Tech in Vacant Properties

During the next six months, city officials will monitor how well the devices hold a charge, how they perform while lying idle in a vacant property, the possibility of theft, and false alarms.

November 01, 2016
· Jessica Renee Napier
Cybersecurity

2016 Cybersecurity Award Winners Lean Toward Collaboration with Decision-Makers

Winners in the four different categories also demonstrated leadership, creativity and initiative in driving change, and utilized technology to achieve results.

October 26, 2016
· Jessica Renee Napier
K-12 Education

CoSN’s 'Trust Learning Environment' Seal Awarded to Seven School Systems Nationwide

School districts that receive the Consortium for School Networking's Trusted Learning Environment seal have demonstrated their commitment to safeguarding the digital privacy of student data.

September 07, 2016
· Jessica Renee Napier
Higher Education

Streamlining the College Application Process

Centralized online application systems and nonprofits are working to simplify the admissions process for students who want to apply to more than one of the public universities.

August 26, 2016
· Jessica Renee Napier
K-12 Education

Nonprofit IT Disaster Resource Center Helps Deweyville, Texas, High School Post-Flood

The nonprofit, which leads about 12 national deployments each year, has a response time of about 24 hours — and it will spend anywhere from 15 to 45 days on deployment.

August 23, 2016
· Jessica Renee Napier