Tag: State & Local

June 24, 2015

Some Alabama schools are requiring students to buy their own devices and bring them to school. (iStockphoto) Some schools in Alabama are requiring students to bring their own computing devices. The move highlights a growing willingness by schools to embrace BYOD but leaves […]

June 19, 2015

(iStockphoto) A Pennsylvania public agency announced a new online service that is expected to increase government transparency while saving taxpayer dollars. The commonwealth’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs said the new service will take the originally labor-intensive process of selling lists of […]

June 16, 2015

Whether it’s about municipal reinvention, investment opportunity or collaboration, the inaugural City Innovate Summit aims to deliver a host of lessons in urban ingenuity when it debuts in San Francisco this week, June 17-18. Organized by the City Innovate Foundation […]

June 15, 2015

For all the disruption that the launch of HealthCare.gov caused, it had a number of healthy side effects, including a commitment to improving digital services at all levels of government, especially applications designed for mobile users. Since then, the Obama […]

June 12, 2015

There are new opportunities to be found in the changing landscape of American broadband. The president is leading an abolition of state laws that impede competition against regional monopolies. The Federal Communications Commission reclassified Internet service as a Title II […]

June 10, 2015

Within a few years, every single student in the San Francisco Unified School District will be studying computer science, at all grade levels.The city’s Board of Education unanimously approved the measure during its weekly meeting on Tuesday evening. “Information technology […]

June 1, 2015

Police shootings in the U.S. have taken over the national spotlight during the past year, triggering a rash of legislative proposals on the need for body-worn cameras. From bills that mandate police use of the technology, to others that set […]

May 23, 2015

A San Diego, California court has ruled that a tech entrepreneur will not be allowed to access his license plate reader (LPR) records from a regional government agency. Earlier this month, Superior Court Judge Katherine Bacal handed down a six-page […]

May 19, 2015

Each year, more than 3 million babies are born in the United States, and each one undergoes genetic testing. In 32 states, however, the residual dried-blood sample from every newborn is retained – in some states, they even become government […]

May 18, 2015

The prospects for education IT funding in California are sunny – the Golden State spent a whopping $2.3 billion on technology in schools so far this year, leading the way in edtech spending, according to a new analysis. The IT […]

May 6, 2015

Uber Technologies has ceased operations in Kansas after state legislators overruled a veto by the governor on a bill that aims to tighten insurance requirements and background checks for drivers operating in app-based transportation networks. The ride-hailing company said it […]

May 5, 2015

State IT budgets have collectively increased by $4 billion, or about 16 percent, in fiscal year 2015 compared to last year’s figures, as state revenues and overall budgets continue to strengthen, according to a new report from Deltek. The surge […]

April 27, 2015

Drivers for Web-based, ride-hailing services in Massachusetts would be subject to criminal background checks by the state and their company if a bill unveiled Friday by the state’s governor becomes law. That safety provision is just one outlined in a […]

April 20, 2015

Pennsylvanians who need access to state services to combat drug and alcohol problems will now have a more mobile-friendly option thanks to the first successful rollout of a project from a state-supported MobilePA Challenge. The challenge, an initiative of Gov. […]

April 15, 2015

Legislation that gives municipal utilities in Tennessee the right to expand their broadband services has been tabled until next year. House Bill 1303 and SB 1134 were put on hold by state lawmakers due to “an apparent lack of support” […]

April 7, 2015

Alabama’s Gov. Robert Bentley established a 38-member task force made up of representatives from academia, the insurance industry, the medical field and state agency leaders to look at the use of telemedicine and extending medical resources to rural areas, according […]

April 4, 2015

CIOs in government have a short window to make a lasting impact – and even less time to build a positive reputation. So how they handle their first few months on the job sets the tone for the rest of […]

March 19, 2015

Legislation introduced in the California state senate this week seeks to ensure that people renting out homes or rooms on sites like AirBnB pay visitor taxes on those rentals.More than 400 cities and 55 counties in California allow residents to […]

March 10, 2015

The federal government is not alone in its failure to integrate cybersecurity into strategic technology planning. According to a new study by the Brookings Institution, only two states — New Mexico and Colorado — demonstrated a “solid and robust” understanding […]

March 10, 2015

Comptroller Peter Franchot reminds taxpayers that they can skip the hassle of waiting in long lines or mailing checks and make their tax payments online with the mobile-friendly Comptroller Online Tax Payment Service. The online service accepts payments for individual […]