Local Government

Commissioners have approved a new system that will ensure staff at the county jail check inmates the preferred four times per day. Actions such as administering medication and other daily needs will each require a scan.

Mayor Jon Costas announced that the city will stop exploring the feasibility of a data center in the city after a large crowd of residents voiced vociferous opposition to the project at a City Council meeting.

The city's former CIO Bill Zielinski retired in April and its CTO has stepped in as interim. The successful applicant will lead Dallas’ Information and Technology Services Department and its five divisions.

Leyla Layman takes over as interim CIO, with responsibilities that include overhauling the city camera system. Carter became CIO in 2020, one year after a ransomware attack directed at the city of Baltimore.

A cyber attack that prompted Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to send in the National Guard to aid an investigation has shuttered the court since Feb. 23. It will reopen Wednesday but its website remains offline.

State officials have hired Civix to provide new software, updating its voter registration database and election management system. Its current solution is more than 20 years old, and is now used only by Pennsylvania.

Cubic has introduced gates for transit systems that are equipped with technology including artificial intelligence, to differentiate between a rider slipping through a gate without paying and a mother struggling with a stroller.

The Sausalito City Council was prompted to call off its latest meeting after what the city manager called a "blunt force" hacking attempt on the computer system.

The San Fernando Valley city's new chief information officer was most recently IT director for the Southern California municipality. He has public- and private-sector experience in IT, management and technical roles.

One out of 10 city residents don’t have a computer at home, but the city’s new digital equity plan seeks to change that via spending, expanded computer labs, the appointment of a new equity leader and more.

Officials in the Texas border city say a cyber attack hobbled the city's computer network and placed confidential health data and other records at risk. They're asking Gov. Greg Abbott for help.

Suspicious activity in July prompted an investigation with aid from third-party forensic specialists. Data belonging to around 4,500 residents, including Social Security and driver’s license numbers, may have been improperly accessed.

Police officials say modern tech like license plate readers placed throughout their cities has been instrumental in aiding patrol officers in locating stolen vehicles, wanted suspects and missing people.

Officials and advocates have been peppered with questions in recent days as the Hudson County city prepares for a new e-bike safety ordinance that will go into effect in the coming days.

Backed by private equity and based in the Midwest, gWorks sells billing, permitting and other tools to local governments, utilities and special districts. BBI, meanwhile, has more than 300 clients in Mississippi and Louisiana.

The Willmar City Council voted 4-3 this week to move ahead with a $24.5 million broadband project that would see the construction of an open-access, city-owned fiber-optic network.

The court, which first acknowledged the incident Sunday night, has been shuttered four days this week by the online incident. Its internal systems, software and website have been taken offline.

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