Plus, tech company pitches existing software to correct biased policing, NextRequest CEO and COO swap places and more...
GovTech Biz

TOP NEWS

Hangar Pulls in $15M to Launch New Gov Tech Companies The New York-based startup fund will use the money to launch an additional three tech companies a year with the goal of addressing issues such as public health, education and economic revitalization.

Tech Company: Existing Products Can Help Address Police Bias Protesters and civil rights advocates have asked for a rethinking of policing. Some proposed changes include better tracking of "problem officers." Here's a look at one company that does just that.

Public Records Request Startup NextRequest Swaps CEO, COO The five-year-old company works with more than 175 governments, covering about one-third of the U.S. population, to provide tools for responding to records requests. Its leadership says it's entering a "new chapter."

Verizon Council Talks Interoperability, 5G in First Town Hall Seven of the council’s 14 members participated on Tuesday in its first public event, a wide-ranging discussion about how public safety agencies are adapting to new challenges and technologies.

Sirius XM, RapidSOS Partner to Send Car Crash Data to 911 Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services, a subsidiary of the radio company, has expanded the range of telematics it can automatically send to first responders via integration with RapidSOS’ data pipeline.

MARKET SPOTLIGHT

Monthly Updates: Government Employment During the Pandemic A regularly updated look at how a historic pandemic has changed the public-sector workforce, month by month and sector by sector. Plus, is seasonally adjusted data missing something important?

WATCHLIST

GovTech companies on our radar this week:

Altovista Technology: Documenting and analyzing incidents, behavior and more for police departments.

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GovTech100

BIZ NOTES

>McAfee MVISION for Endpoint wins FedRAMP authorization.

>OpenGov names Amy Pressman to board of directors.

WHAT WE'RE READING

Paint It Black: Study Finds Changing Color of One Blade On Wind Turbines Dramatically Reduces Bird Deaths (Electrek)

The History of the U.S. Postal Service's Electric Vehicle Experiments (Jake Varn/Twitter)

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