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Answer: Yes, yes it can. Shutterstock/GUDKOV ANDREY The feature was first introduced last year when GMC announced its Hummer EV Pickup, but now the company is expanding the feature to other new additions to its electric vehicle lineup. This includes the new EV SUV, slated for production in 2023. The feature, officially known as CrabWalk, allows the vehicle to do exactly that by turning its wheels diagonally. CrabWalk is only available when the vehicle moves at low speeds and is de...

Cue Health Launches New COVID-19 Testing Program for Schools Med-tech company Cue Health hopes to expand the use of its COVID-19 test among schools looking for fast and accurate results through a new program announced Monday. The company says the test is simple to administer and read, without the need for a lab. A contributed photo from Cue Health shows how its proprietary over-the-counter COVID-19 test can be administered and read via a cartridge reader connected to a m...

5 Questions Investors Will Ask About Your Gov Tech Business So youve got investors calling and emailing about your company. Now youll need to prepare to talk to them. Heres how to cover financials, technical details and your story when talking with interested parties. Shutterstock/Africa Studio In last month’s article, we talked about the five types of folks who might want to buy a gov tech business. Now that you understand these groups, you’ve decided to respond to the emails...

Mississippi CISO Has a New Title, But the Same Job CISO, or data services director? The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services recently updated its website, a source told Government Technology, resulting in department officials having two titles. Mississippi State Capitol (Pieter van de Sande/Unsplash) Chief information security officer, or data services director? The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services website listed Jay White, t...

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Supply Chain Hackers Strike Hard at Government Entities Find out what has driven the scale of these hacks to increase and what governments can do to protect themselves from bad actors infiltrating their networks. by SecureLink / April 5, 2021 SPONSORED The recent spate of large supply chain data breaches has affected government organizations across the national, state and local levels. The SolarWinds attack discovered in December of la...

Two Cities Share How AI Is Improving Their Water Utilities As local water departments look to modernize their infrastructure with available technology, several cities are already laying out a model that utilizes artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers government utilities a transformative opportunity to improve public service, update outdated processes and centralize data. In particular, water utilities can use AI to make timely repairs and adjustments in a way that pose...

Why Security Chiefs and State Auditors Should Be Friends State auditors and chief information security officers should work together to identify gaps in government IT systems and strengthen the states overall cybersecurity posture. Auditors and chief information security officers are both focused on finding vulnerabilities, fixing security problems and stopping data breaches. So why do they so seldom see eye-to-eye? This story helps explain: When I was the first chief security officer in Michig...

Philadelphia GIS Structure Drives Deeper Data Insights Philadelphia’s unique model for data and GIS governance, combining the roles of GIS lead and chief data officer, offers an example for other cities looking to get more out of existing data systems. In many ways, “doing more with less” is the mantra of city government, and in the modern smart city, more cities are trying to pull more analytic power and utility out of existing systems. One solution is the evolving and broadening role of...

Seven Communities Tapped as Broadband Expansion Testbeds A partnership among US Ignite, the National Science Foundation and Schmidt Futures has selected seven projects in both rural and urban areas to expand Internet access and help close the digital divide. Shutterstock/ArchMan Seven communities have been selected as testbeds to grow broadband access expansion. The initiative is part of Project OVERCOME, led by a partnership among US Ignite, the National Science Foundation and Sc...