Plus, next-generation 911 spreads to local departments in Florida, cyber pros talk how to track and fight hackers at RSA 2020, app measures impairment for potential stoned drivers and more...

GovTech Today
GOVTECH TODAY
MARCH 2, 2020

Michelle Thong Departs San Jose Office of Civic Innovation
Michelle Thong, the digital services lead for the city of San Jose, Calif., was one of the founding members of the Office of Civic Innovation. Now she's leaving to join a tech company that works with government clients. READ MORE

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Enhancing Cybersecurity
The modern threat environment requires a shift in focus. The network of tomorrow allows governments to easily incorporate these functions via virtualization and managed services.
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Next-Generation 911 Spreads to Local Departments in Florida
Local 911 departments tend to use technology that, while old, is comfortable and familiar. But a trio of Florida counties seems to represent part of an emerging movement toward next-generation 911 and the cloud. READ MORE

RSA 2020: Cyber Pros Talk How to Track and Fight Hackers
Much funding and effort is spent on hardening cyberdefenses, but what about hunting down the people responsible and understanding their methods so as to prevent future attacks? At RSA 2020, experts weighed in. READ MORE

For Potential Stoned Drivers, DRUID App Measures Impairment
With cannabis legalization spreading, the Massachusetts-based company is billing its mobile, all-purpose impairment app as an answer to a growing need for a validated test to keep stoned drivers in check. READ MORE

City Workers to Test Self-Driving Shuttles in California
Municipal employees in Fremont, Calif., can now hop on a self-driving shuttle to get from a train station to city offices. The company running the service, Pony.ai, just got a huge cash infusion from Toyota. READ MORE

QUESTION OF THE DAY

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Government on the Go
The network of tomorrow provides flexible, software-based network services that, in essence, can run themselves. Allowing agencies to accommodate citizen and workforce demands for high-performance mobile connectivity within days — if not hours.
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MORE HEADLINES

Town Considers Offering Streetlights to Charge Amazon Drones

Hack Exposes Government Clients of Facial Recognition Firm

Pennsylvania Counties Plan to Form Nonprofit for Broadband

School District Wants Refund After Crisis Alert Tech Fiascos

San Joaquin County, Calif., to Use New Tech in Election

USDA Grants Could Bring Broadband to Southeastern Texas

Wireless Carriers Face $200M Fine for Selling Location Data

Glacier National Park Plans on Expanding Cell, Radio Service

Data Shows Train Delays in Bay Area Largely Caused by Riders

EDITOR'S CHOICE

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RSA 2020: CISA Director Talks Prepping for Foreign Threats

Virginia Begins Taking Payments Via App on Some Toll Roads

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