The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a final rule on Friday that will allow passengers to continue to use mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) to verify their identity at airport security checkpoints after higher REAL ID security standards go into effect next year.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has begun using artificial intelligence-powered security system cameras to detect guns.
The Carbon Mapper Coalition, a California-based coalition that includes the state government and philanthropic organizations, has launched a methane-detecting satellite that will help track dangerous pollutants including methane.
The St. Vrain Valley School District in Longmont, Colo., has become the first school district to adopt Avantis Education’s virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content platform districtwide.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is launching a new initiative that will use technology to detect traffic congestion and warn drivers of dangerous slow-downs.
The City of Chicago is moving forward with launching the Chicago Taskforce on Innovation and Technology (CTIT), which will focus on creating new solutions and safety for government and connected infrastructure.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has come long way in its efforts to creatin identity protection programs that allow it to better collaborate with local and state governments, the agency’s top network security official said this week.
In a move that takes Shark Week off the TV screen, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the state will deploy new shark-monitoring drones to local beach communities on Long Island and New York City.
New York State announced it plans to launch the new Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act Portal next month. The portal, part of the New York State Department of Labor’s (NYSDOL) multi-year technology modernization plan, will give businesses the ability to file notice of layoffs in a faster, more streamlined manner and will provide workers more time to transition into new employment.
Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), facial recognition, and drones are poised to improve law enforcement by making police more productive and effective, but their deployment also needs to be accompanied by new thinking possible downsides including bias and cybersecurity, a Jan. 9 report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) says.
