Evan Feinman, director of the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, has stepped down. He offered advice to stakeholders to mitigate any impacts on states from its pause.
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In the annual Digital Cities Survey, top performers are prioritizing cybersecurity and customer experience, as well as harnessing AI. The following takeaways offer a snapshot view.
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Where do things stand with the deployment of zero-trust architectures in federal, state and local governments across the country — and the world? Here’s a March 2025 roundup.
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Transportation departments in Texas and California are exploring artificial intelligence, and the latter may create a chief data and AI officer role. These agencies, an executive said, will face “major workforce transformations.”
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Data privacy remains a primary concern for government agencies adding artificial intelligence into the fidelity monitoring process, but the impact for employees — and the people they serve — can be substantial.
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Bigger Fish: Major gov tech players are absorbing the little ones, plus, the GovTech 100 turns 10.
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The technology market serving state and local government has changed a lot since we first published the GovTech 100 in 2015. Here’s what we’ve learned.
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We spoke to technology leaders to understand whether they prefer to partner with small or large tech providers to support their IT work.
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Digital navigators across the country show up for their communities by teaching the technical skills people need in an increasingly digital world.
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K-12 schools are embracing the use of educational apps for many functions, and while administrators feel positive about this approach, parents and teachers may have “app overload,” according to a report last week.
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The project is nearing completion, with training on the new court management system slated to begin this spring. Paid for entirely by federal funds, it will eventually allow for electronic filing of court documents.
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The university's new regional economic development office will work with Micron to help faculty and students conduct research and to develop curriculum tailored to jobs in the semiconductor industry.
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As dozens of other states have moved their own court records online, Maine still largely remains in the world of paper files, even though the state has spent more than $17 million trying to catch up.
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The Cedar Rapids Police Department recently finished installing stationary license plate reader cameras, which scan plates and run them through national crime databases.
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The Michigan Economic Development Corporation gave money to a private university to develop curricula in semiconductors, hydrogen fuel and software engineering, and to launch summer hackathon camps for PK-12 students.
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The Mineral County Treasurer’s Office and the state are readying a new vehicle services system, to refresh vehicle titling and registration. Services will be fully restored Monday morning, per the state website.
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The state has a reputation for high housing costs and bureaucracy in front of developers. But city planners hope a new online tool could help make it easier for residents to build smaller shelters.
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