Nikki Davidson

A <i>Government Technology</i> data analysis of the Chula Vista, Calif., police department’s six-year groundbreaking drone-as-first-responder program reveals impacts on response times, officer safety and citizen privacy.

Nearly a year after artificial intelligence task forces and councils began emerging in states across the country, the next phase for implementation has begun. It’s now become common for state governments to have their own AI policies and more. This…

New York City, which tracks the number of algorithms its departments use, has seen adoption of those tools skyrocket in recent years. Officials see them as a way to modernize government and enhance efficiency. Child welfare: Machine learning models…

What I’m doing is encouraging other fire departments — if you’ve already got the channels you can talk to law enforcement on, there’s no reason to do this. Nothing we say on our radio channels is secret.

HOW DOES THE PILOT WORK? WHAT IS THE PRICE? WHAT’S NEXT?

While many states have rolled out digital ID programs, the number of law enforcement agencies who accept them remains limited. One agency shared with Government Technology the challenges and successes they’ve experienced conducting traffic stops with…

HOW WE DID IT WHAT WERE THE RESULTS? ARE THE PREDICTIONS REALISTIC? WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER PREDICTIONS? WHAT ARE THE RISKS? WILL THESE IDEAS REALLY HAPPEN?

While millions of Americans have opted to use mobile IDs that can be carried on a phone instead of physical identification in a wallet, many businesses and agencies, including law enforcement, don’t yet accept them. What needs to happen next?

All-electric buses are now operating in nearly every state in the nation, according to new data from the federal government. Use this tool to see which agencies are leading the electric bus charge. This data comes from the 2022 National Transit…

WHAT IS FUSUS? FususONE: a map-based interface that combines private and public video streams and data from license plate readers and ShotSpotter triggers into a single feedFususREGISTERY: allows citizens to register their cameras with police…

KEEPING UP WITH NEW DEMANDS LIBRARY BUILDINGS REMAIN IMPORTANT

The new reporting threshold is frustratingly low. As the price of gas, food, and rent soars, Americans like Alessa Kutten-Cottrell scan their closets and garages in a modern-day version of rummaging under couch cushions for spare change. The…

National Guard spouse June Heston frantically searched for answers about why her husband, Brig. Gen. Michael Heston was fading away in front of her eyes. The Vermont Army National Guard Assistant Adjutant General was sick for 10 months and lost 75…

For 18 days, an infantry National Guard officer paced around an isolation tent while deployed in the Middle East. His father had died during his tour, prompting an unexpected trip home during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was quarantined to…

After serving 30 years in the Army, veteran Bo Balcavage and his wife Kim needed a change. The couple moved across the globe for the military, living in 19 different houses in the process. When it was time for Bo to retire, the pair wanted to pick a…

Knoxville's Detachment 1, Company C, 1-171st Aviation Regiment among several that conducted rescue missions throughout 2021 All the training in the world can’t always prepare a military rescue crew for what they’ll encounter in real-life emergencies.…

CANNON BEACH — Monique Kelley never expected to become a surfer. The Brookings native grew up watching from the sand as others caught waves. The murky, cold water made her uneasy. Then something happened that changed her definition of fear forever.…

City Officials ask anyone with a respiratory condition to stay away from the collapse zone. NEW ORLEANS — Following the partial collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel construction site, the Louisiana Environmental Protection Agency is monitoring the air…

The drones are looking for human movement and analyzing the stability of the remaining structure of the building. NEW ORLEANS — Crews from the Louisiana Urban Search and Rescue Task Force are working 17 hours a day to locate a final missing…

While Donations and Grants Make Narcan Easily Accessible For Police, Some Choose Not to Use It SUPERIOR, Wis.- The number of people dying from opioid overdose in the Northland is not slowing down. Five people died in the Duluth area in January alone,…