Plus, Thomson Reuters acquires Pondera Solutions, audit validates security and privacy concerns in blockchain voting app Voatz, Wolfcom embraces facial recognition in body cams and more...
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TOP NEWS

UPDATED: A Resource Guide to Coronavirus for Government Leaders The novel coronavirus has tested the durability of federal, state and local governments around the country and the world. This list of resources is meant to connect leaders with useful tools to aid in response efforts.

Thomson Reuters Acquires Gov Tech Company Pondera Solutions The Ontario-based conglomerate Thomson Reuters now has Pondera’s anti-fraud, waste and abuse platform in its suite of business intelligence tools, potentially giving health-care giants greater insight into bad actors.

Detailed Audit of Voatz' Voting App Confirms Security Flaws In an assessment of the voting app’s internal programming, paid for by Voatz, a security firm validated MIT researchers' concerns, including the possibility that hackers could change votes cast through the app.

Wolfcom Embraces Body Cam Face Recognition Despite Concerns Vendors, public officials and civil rights advocates have been wary of using facial recognition in police body cameras because of technical limits and potential for abuse, but Wolfcom's CEO sees it as an inevitability.

Startup Using Blockchain for Vital Records Gets First Client Vital Chain, a Cleveland-based startup that uses blockchain technology to create a secure way of digitizing and cataloguing birth and death certificates, is the second of parent company Ownum’s product launches.

How Are Micromobility Companies Responding to COVID-19? The global outbreak of the novel coronavirus has disrupted many aspects of daily life. In the transportation sector, on-demand options are being shuffled to meet travel needs at a time when other services are scaling back.

MARKET SPOTLIGHT

State Coronavirus Web Portals and Number of Cases (Updated Daily) As so much of American society has ground to a halt, every state has put up a web page or site with information about COVID-19 and the response to it. We've mapped all of those URLs, and color-coded with the number of reported cases in each state. We will update this map each business day with the latest numbers from the federal government.

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WATCHLIST

GovTech companies on our radar this week:

Urbio: New urban planning software with a focus on sustainability and carbon emissions.

Run a GovTech company? Get on our radar here.

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BIZ NOTES

>Accela partners with DWS Group in bid to expand in Australia and New Zealand.

WHAT WE'RE READING

SNAP Applications Skyrocket in California as Economy Halts (Caitlin Docker/Twitter)

How to Fill Out the Census Without In-Person Interaction (U.S. Census Bureau)

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