AI Experts Want Government Algorithms to Be Studied Like Environmental Hazards
“If governments deploy systems on human populations without frameworks for accountability, they risk losing touch with how decisions have been made, thus rendering them unable to know or respond to bias, errors, or other problems,” according to a new report.
Analytics help city police connect the dots across databases
Using an SAS solution to merge and manage large disparate datasets, law enforcement professionals in Cary, N.C., can leverage advanced analytical capabilities for their investigations.
Tiny Towns, Small States Bet on Bitcoin Even as Some Shun Its Miners
While bitcoin mining may not create many jobs, state officials and cryptocurrency advocates believe in the economic potential of the industries created through blockchain technology.
As Atlanta Recovers From Ransomware Attack, Georgia Looks to Boost Cyber Collaboration
The state will soon offer information security training local governments should consider to help avoid a crisis of Atlanta proportions.
Preemption Battles Continue as Cities Look to Improve Internet Connectivity
From Georgia to Texas and Colorado, city halls are trying to fend off state efforts to assert control over local rights of way.
FEMA seeks help integrating IT systems
The agency has 200-odd systems supporting state and local disaster response that don't communicate with each other.
Wanted: A new strategy for machine intelligence
As machine intelligence makes its way out of the lab and onto the battlefield, experts are calling for a national strategy that simultaneously advances and harnesses the technology.
Enthusiastically Embracing a Job Never Finished
Ahead of Route Fifty’s “City in Beta” event, San Jose Deputy City Manager Kip Harkness outlines how the city is working to become “as innovative as the Silicon Valley population we serve.”
N.Y.C. Plans Free Cybersecurity App to Protect Residents’ Sensitive Data
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Santa Fe mayor reaffirms “sanctuary city” policy … rural Missouri counties push higher taxes to fund police … N.H. town retreats from glass recycling … and this year’s “Strongest Town.”
Voyager teams honored for 40 years of IT excellence
In a time of rapid development and IT modernization, NASA gets a nod for making the most of truly legacy IT.
State of AI: Beneficial, but challenges persist
GAO summarizes the findings of a forum on the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence.
So Your State Has Come Into Some Election Security Money. Now What?
Some states will have to tread water until the 2020 election as far as purchasing secure voting machines, but where there are voter-marked paper ballots there’s hope.
Highlighting Every Census Tract, One by One in Numerical Order
Exploring U.S. geography through a jigsaw puzzle of community snapshots.
Spectrum sharing moves ahead
Public and private organizations are setting the stage for the debut of the Citizens Broadband Radio Service.
States Ready to Sue as Commerce Department Moves to Add Citizenship Question to Census
Civil rights groups, immigration advocates and state AGs prepare for what could “potentially be a long-haul flight.”
Dozens of State DOTs Are Now Using or Testing Aerial Drones
A new survey finds that state transportation departments are using unmanned aircraft for gathering images of construction sites, surveying, bridge inspections and other tasks.
Government Seeks Biometric Tech That Doesn’t Need People to Scan Fingerprints
New technology suggests automated machines might be the ones scanning your fingerprints from surfaces in the near future.
A four-phase approach to independent verification and validation
Through IV&V, developers and owners can mitigate the risk of implementing systems that don’t serve the purpose for which they were built or don't deliver as expected.
Atlanta Mayor: Ransomware Attack ‘Is a Test of Our National Security’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Okla. schools prepare for teacher walkout … Ariz. governor suspends Uber’s AV testing … Va. Beach city manager’s heated text about a state official … and N.J.’s Pulaski Skyway waiting game.
State AGs Have Questions for Facebook’s Zuckerberg
And they expect the social network CEO’s ‘full cooperation’ while they ensure the consumer privacy of users.
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