GovTech

Micromobility systems in municipalities such as Chicago, New York City and Toronto are serving millions of electric bike and scooter rides a year and having a similar impact to traditional forms of public transit.

A 10-year pact worth more than $1.2 million will enable the South Haven Police Department to begin standing up license plate readers on poles and drone technology with real-time feeds.

New requirements give the state chief compliance officer more leverage to push local governments on bolstering their cybersecurity programs, response actions and training.

A gov tech supplier of budgeting and procurement software did a deep dive with procurement pros to learn more about their concerns. The findings come amid big changes in public-sector procurement.

The city’s emergency services receive 22,000 911 calls a year for nonviolent situations currently handled by police. The new initiative will send clinicians, social workers and other responders to those types of calls.