GOVTECH TODAY
FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Pregnancy-Related Deaths Are Up. Could Broadband Help?
Maternal deaths have recently increased in the United States as rates fall in other developed countries. A new bill suggests broadband, or the lack thereof, could be a critical factor for the health of pregnant mothers. READ MORE

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Sonoma County and IBM Working Together to Change Lives
Congratulations to the innovators at Sonoma County, helping to reduce homelessness, and winners of the Financial Times Intelligent Business Award for 2019.
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Code for America Pilot Boosts Tax Credit Recipients
The nonprofit and nonpartisan national civic tech group is working to help individuals and families that are eligible to receive the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, doing so by creating digital tools and more. READ MORE

Michigan Schools to Benefit from Latest PlanetM Grants
Several companies were given an infusion of funding by the mobility arm of the Michigan Department of Economic Development, PlanetM. READ MORE

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Can movie bad guys use iPhones?
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Design Thinking for Government Digital Transformation
Constrained by budgets, organizational structures and legislation, government needs a better way to address the needs of their most vulnerable individuals and families. In California, one county is tackling these challenges head on.
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MORE HEADLINES

Nebraska Health-Care Consultant Hit with Cyberattack

AI Accelerator Hub Wants to Pull Startups to New York County

People Prefer Robots to Explain Themselves – and a Brief Summary Doesn't Cut It

Michigan Executive Orders Aim to Advance Mobility

Des Moines County, Iowa, Discusses Data Protection

How a Cleveland-area County Is Fixing Internet Access Rates

Maine OKs $500K in Incentives for EV Charging Stations

Tech to Shape Houston PD’s Response to Crime Uptick

EDITOR'S CHOICE

RSA 2020: How the FBI Thinks About, Responds to Ransomware 

Los Angeles Buys in to the Promise of the Electric Fire Truck

Electriphi Looks to Help Public Sector Cut EV Charging Costs

INDUSTRY RESOURCES

How to Find the Right Path to Cloud: A Roadmap

Transforming Collaborations with Citizens

Government 360: Amplifying Democracy Through Technology

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