FirstNet responds to RFIs
Reports on FirstNet Analysis of 54 Responses to Device RFI Now Available to Public Safety and Early Adopters First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) General Manager Bill D’Agostino announced Aug....
View ArticleAtlanta police using new intel-sharing network
Atlanta Police Develop Innovative Intelligence-Sharing Network An investigative, intelligence-sharing platform developed by the Atlanta Police Department that has dramatically improved prosecutions of...
View ArticleCalifornia releases JusticeMobile app
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Launches JusticeMobile App Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today joined San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr to launch the California...
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Texas facility assembles first smartphones in United States
Texas Gov. Rick Perry snaps a picture of Flextronic’s new facility in Ft. Worth, Texas. Texas became a pioneer in the smartphone industry on Tuesday when Gov. Rick Perry celebrated the grand opening of...
View ArticleSan Francisco app helps residents keep food on table
Mayor Lee launches app to help residents keep food on table Mayor Edwin M. Lee today launched Promptly, the first application in the country created to send text message notifications for human...
View ArticleHP expand mobility solution for public sector
HP extends enterprise mobility solution to meet government-level security requirements HP Enterprise Services today announced a new service designed to help accelerate the U.S. public sector’s adoption...
View ArticleMaryland upgrades driving test mobile app
Maryland MVA upgrades Mobile Practice Driving test apps The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has released an upgrade to the highly popular Maryland Practice Driving Test mobile app that...
View ArticleNebraska releases job search mobile app
Gov. Heineman announces new Nebraska job searching mobile app Today, Gov. Dave Heineman announced a new mobile app for smartphones and tablets to aid in searching for available Nebraska jobs. The free...
View ArticleGuest column: HP’s mobile print accessory for your school
As districts look to make smart technology decisions for schools, mobility is often a top priority for classrooms everywhere. One of the biggest hindrances for teachers, administrators and parents is...
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New York City turning pay phones into hotspots
Pay phones in New York City will soon look very different. New York City just finished accepting bids for a proposed plan to turn the city’s pay phones into free wireless Internet hot spots. The city’s...
View ArticleGa. technical school gets boost from USDA for IT program
The IT training program at a Georgia technical college will receive a nearly $94,000 infusion from the Agriculture Department to upgrade its wireless network equipment, according to an agency release...
View ArticleIBM, AirStrip collaborate on health IT patient-monitoring system
IBM and a medical technology company AirStrip, have teamed up on a new health IT project intended to improve patient monitoring systems. Officials for San Antonio-based AirStrip said the company plans...
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Commentary: Citizens want police to offer greater digital access
The rising sense that technology follows citizens’ every move – online and where they shop and work – might suggest a growing wariness of authorities. But a new survey reveals something to the...
View ArticleFlorida city enhances mobile emergency preparedness app
City officials in Jacksonville, Florida, have released an advanced version of Jacksonville’s JaxReady mobile app, originally launched in 2012, that provides Duval County residents even more emergency...
View ArticleLos Angeles launches $1 million innovation fund
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has launched a $1 million innovation fund to pay for the best ideas that city workers can come up with. Garcetti, at a news conference Thursday, said the fund is an...
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Nebraska releases 2020 plan to improve broadband
Nebraska released a broadband plan Nov. 7 that aims to make faster broadband service more universally available to the state’s households by 2020. Over the past three years, Nebraska has seen a large...
View ArticleT-Mobile vs. a Georgia city council reaches Supreme Court
A legal face-off between T-Mobile and a Georgia city council, now before the Supreme Court, could carry far-reaching implications for how local governments may act under federal laws, especially when...
View ArticleNew York relaunches state government website
The New York state government released an overhauled version of the state’s website on Wednesday in what amounts to its first major redesign in 15 years. The new NY.gov makes it easier to find a job,...
View ArticleBaltimore debating body cameras for police department
Body cameras for police officers are coming to Baltimore, but the questions remain how and in what form. The Baltimore City Council recently approved a measure that would outfit the city’s police...
View Article7 things states should consider for mobile payments
With the rising use of mobile technologies by individuals and businesses to make purchases online, state agencies are confronting a number of new technical and policy issues as they look ahead and...
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