The governor’s office in New Jersey announced the release of the NJ TRANSIT Rapid Action Plan, a blueprint for improvements in technology, safety, accessibility and cleanliness.
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California is supplementing its traditional process of navigating public comments with AI, to do a better job of gathering actionable insight. Its model may inform similar engagement efforts by other governments. -
The move comes as the company continues to build a one-stop shop for public-sector agencies. New CEO Thiago Sá Freire, one month into the role, discusses what's happening and what’s coming next.
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Bertrum “Bert” Carroll was named the state of Nevada's CISO in March 2026. A few weeks into his tenure, Government Technology caught up with him at the NASCIO Midyear Conference in Philadelphia.
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Anthropic’s release of its Mythos AI model should be viewed as as a defining moment in the evolution of digital risk. For state and local governments, the question is no longer whether AI will shape cybersecurity — it already has.
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Introducing the 2026 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers.
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San Diego CIO Jonathan Behnke said that despite some of AI‘s drawbacks, like a loss of knowledge among entry-level workers, most employees are seeing its upsides.
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In Latah County, CIO Laurel Caldwell doesn’t anticipate adding to her staff of six full-time employees, but rather embracing new technologies by expanding their skillsets.
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To make SAT prep more effective and financially accessible, a sophomore at Dr. Kiran C. Patel High School in Florida created the tutoring app Aceit using a collaborative interface design tool and ChatGPT.
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After a City Council vote, officials will seek bids to renovate an ex-wastewater treatment plant into a network operations center for Willmar Connect, the citywide broadband project.
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After the City Council voted not to renew a contract for the devices, two police officers threatened to quit. Residents spoke against the renewal and the motion failed on a 3-3 vote.
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Among nine bills signed this month by Gov. Brian Kemp were a ban on personal electronic devices in high schools, building on last year's K-8 ban, and a policy to deploy over 1,300 full-time literacy coaches for K-3.
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The Georgia Institute of Technology expanded its Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility into a larger, AI-focused manufacturing testbed for companies, researchers and students to develop and prove automation systems.
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District technology leaders say schools are not facing a sudden AI bandwidth crisis, but AI is steadily transforming the architecture of school networks, devices, cybersecurity systems and budgets.
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The gov tech supplier aims to help officials and others spark more tourism and attract more businesses via the new offering and business segment. The launch stems from a 2024 acquisition made by Granicus.
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Launched 13 years ago to combat misinformation and improve their communication skills, UC Berkeley's “Sense and Sensibility and Science” is now taught at Harvard and the University of Chicago as well.
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Consolidated High School District 230 in Orland Park, Ill., is expanding its use of the Smart Pass system from Raptor Technologies, which helps identify high-traffic areas and find students in emergency situations.
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A new online document submission tool developed by county IT and social services staff lets residents securely apply and provide documentation for a range of programs including Medicaid and food services.
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