GovTech Today
GOVTECH TODAY
JUNE 20, 2020

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Hacktivists Target Police, Again
The civil unrest throughout the country in the last several weeks brought on by racial injustice has also been felt in cyberspace. As was the case in Minneapolis earlier this month, the hacktivist group Anonymous has also taken credit for the disruption to the website of the Atlanta Police Department, following the killing of Rayshard Brooks. Local reports indicate that the outage lasted approximately three hours. 

Remote Public Meetings Must Still Be Public
Government organizations all over the country hastily moved to remote meetings during the pandemic in order to keep conducting the people’s business, albeit remotely. But transparency groups are starting to speak out about potential problems with the practice. GT’s Jed Pressgrove outlined the concerns and the fixes that will define the future of remote public meetings

Mesh Network to the Rescue
The past few months have brought connectivity gaps into sharp focus across the country, while students and employees who were able took their studies and their work to their living rooms. In San Rafael, Calif., city officials convened partners and resources to bring a mesh network to life in a densely populated low-income area of the city, connecting the previously unconnected. Read about how they did it

Biz Beat: Deloitte, Salesforce Team Up
Government has had to make quick adjustments in light of COVID-19, and so have its partners. A new suite of software from Deloitte called GovConnect reflects a pivot to the most pressing needs today, like disease tracking, contact tracing and supporting the reopening of local economies. Built on the Salesforce platform, the product offering from Deloitte is a bit of a departure from its primary business as a consultant to government.  

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