Jefferson County, Kentucky, and Columbus, Ohio, are both dealing with cybersecurity incidents that are disabling services and closing government offices.
The Smart Columbus regional partnership in Ohio has announced three new pilot projects to reduce traffic congestion and improve access to transportation options.
As the coronavirus pandemic forces many government services online, technology officials cite concern that some transparency efforts could get left behind.
The Ohio capital city says it's surpassed several environmental benchmarks of a 2016 federal transportation award, particularly with electric vehicle adoption.
Speakers at a smart-cities conference outside Washington said their programs are only worthwhile if residents understand the new technologies being deployed in their communities.