FEDERAL & STATE GOVERNMENT IT
CYBERSECURITY WORK GROUP: Ohio Group Releases Blueprint On Cyber Attack Recovery. A community’s emergency management team is almost always ready to respond to a natural disaster — but does that type of capability translate to cyber attacks? A new group in Ohio is aiming to ensure it does. Read more
[STATESCOOP.COM]
TEXAS.GOV: Launches First-Ever One Page State Government Website. The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) and Texas NICUSA, LLC (NIC) are proud to announce a transformative state government portal experience with the launch of the new, one-page Texas.gov. As the state’s official website, the goal of Texas.gov has always been to provide citizens with simple, secure, and immediate access to government information and services. Read more
[YOURHOUSTONNEWS.COM]
OPEN WICHITA: Developer Starts ‘Civic Hacking’ Group. For local developer Seth Etter, the best way to solve a problem is to look at the data. Etter is the organizer behind Open Wichita – a new “civic hacking” group that aims to solve community problems and increase government transparency through public information. Read more
[KANSAS.COM]
BITCOIN: North Carolina Considers Law Regulating Virtual Currencies. North Carolina’s banking commissioner is seeking legislative authority to require that companies circulating digital IOUs meet consumer protection, anti-money laundering and other standards. Legislation passed the state House earlier this month and is pending in the Senate. Read more
[THEOLYMPIAN.COM]
TECHNOLOGY NEWS
BUSINESS SPIN-OFF: PayPal’s New Chief Promises New Services for a Mobile World. As PayPal prepares to split from its corporate parent, its new chief executive is promising to expand the popular online payment system, adding a variety of services for consumers to use when shopping on their phones or in traditional stores. Read more
[TOPTECHNEWS.COM]
CSL INITIATIVE: Code As A Second Language. On appearance, Kaira Villanueva seems to be an average sophomore student at Columbia University tracing her way through New York with a well-worn backpack, scratched-up MetroCard, and a youthful curiosity. Except she’s not typical. Read more
[HUFFINGTONPOST.COM]
ACCESSIBILITY: Even Tiny Updates to Tech Can Be Obstacles for the Disabled. When the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed 25 years ago, it was intended to usher in a new age of accessibility. It promised recourse from discrimination in employment, transportation and communication—in other words, greater access to the physical world. Since then, the world has evolved in radical ways. Read more
[WIRED.COM]
TECH REPORT: Next Version Of Android Will Let You Log Into Apps With A Fingerprint. Say goodbye to remembering long passwords. The next version of Android — tentatively called Android M — will reportedly include “native fingerprint authentication,” according to a report from BuzzFeed. Read more
[MASHABLE.COM]
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