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How the Pandemic Got Massachusetts Texting

One of the first texts to go out was a notification about Massachusetts’ Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program, or P-EBT, which provided food to children who would’ve ordinarily received free breakfasts and lunch at school - A story written by Benjamin Freed for State Scoop.

Staff Reporter May 18, 2022 4 min read Civic Infrastructure

Texas School District Fires Employee After Discovering Crypto Mining Rigs

The district’s IT team noticed earlier this month that network traffic had spiked unusually, leading to IT workers discovering the devices sold by Bobcat, a company that sells Wi-Fi hotspots designed to plumb for a digital token called HNT, which can be traded for better-known currencies like bitcoin and ethereum.

Staff Reporter Apr 27, 2022 2 min read News

‘Hack DHS’ Program Identifies 122 Vulnerabilities Across Networks

The Homeland Security Department’s first bug bounty program reaped some benefits.

Staff Reporter Apr 26, 2022 2 min read News

USPS Regulator Sees Dashboards as Opportunity to Maximize Service Transparency

USPS is now required under the Postal Service Reform Act to create a dashboard that tracks on-time delivery data nationwide.

Staff Reporter Apr 19, 2022 9 min read Public Utilities

Texas Department of Information Resources and Angelo State University to Pilot Regional Security Operations Center

The RSOC will offer network security infrastructure that local governments can utilize and give university students hands-on experience to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce of tomorrow.

Staff Reporter Apr 18, 2022 3 min read Cybersecurity

New York Dumps $62 Million into Emergency Wireless Tech for Counties

The funding can be used to fund “lifesaving but costly” improvements as new mobile radios for responders, additional wireless towers and new equipment for communications centers that enables jurisdictions to communicate with each other.

Staff Reporter Apr 14, 2022 2 min read Civic Infrastructure

US Census Bureau Launches Interactive Demographic Map

The U.S. Census Bureau unveiled a new data tool that allows users to view the demographics sharing their individual communities across the nation.

Staff Reporter Apr 13, 2022 1 min read News

Colorado Moves Toward Statewide Coverage of Wastewater Surveillance

As the state expands wastewater surveillance and testing to cover 47 utilities serving 60% of Colorado's population, residents can review results on a public dashboard.

Staff Reporter Apr 13, 2022 5 min read Healthcare Technology

Code for America Launches Safety Net Innovation Lab

Supported by $100 million of charitable investments, plans for the lab will see the country’s preeminent civic tech organization working with 15 state government partners over the next seven years.

Staff Reporter Apr 13, 2022 3 min read News

Chicago Makes Childhood Education Data Accessible Through New Cloud

The Chicago Early Childhood Integrated Data System will bring together data from across systems and programs in neighborhood-level analyses and program-specific dashboards.

Staff Reporter Apr 13, 2022 2 min read Ed-Tech

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