City leaders from Boston to San Antonio to Tokyo intend to shape how AI is built and governed. The group has the support of the Bloomberg Center for Government Excellence at Johns Hopkins University.
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Andy Ritter took the reins as Pennsylvania’s new CISO earlier this year after nearly a decade supporting cybersecurity and risk management. As CISO, he is focused on constituent outcomes.
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Washington CIO Bill Kehoe details the way artificial intelligence can unlock many facets of modernization, enabling faster decommissioning of legacy systems and expedited business process re-engineering.
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The company serves police and fire departments, among other agencies at the state and local levels. SkyfireAI plans to deepen its development of tech for drone-as-first-responder programs.
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This law reaffirms the state's cybersecurity office, requires annual agency reviews and expands departmental oversight, as West Virginia works to standardize cyber risk management across government.
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From Pilot to Launch: What will it take to scale AI in government?
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As fears of an AI “bubble” persist, officials and gov tech suppliers are looking to move past pilots and deploy larger, more permanent projects that bring tangible benefits. But getting there is easier said than done.
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Artificial intelligence has been dominant for several years. But where has government taken it? More than a decade after the GT100's debut, companies doing business in the public sector are ready to prove their worth.
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The boom of early Internet in the mid-1990s upended government IT. The rise of artificial intelligence isn't exactly the same, but it isn't completely different. What can we learn from 30 years ago?
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LEGO Education’s Jenny Nash says off-screen learning can help lay the groundwork for understanding computer science and artificial intelligence systems.
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New fraud-prevention measures are intended to ensure the integrity of the federal student aid system, though experts warn adding friction to the application process may reduce access to funds for those who need them most.
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Driven by its population density and need, the county has become a popular market for fiber-optic Internet installation. Competition means more options for residents, the Technology Committee chair said.
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The first data-science school in Alabama will offer certifications as well as bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, with specializations in quantum computing, cybersecurity, materials science and national defense.
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If the Senate passes it, Connecticut's new law will not ban cellphones on school buses, and local districts will decide if phones can be used during after-school activities and what the discipline policies should be.
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The Los Angeles Police Department has increasingly come to rely on small, unmanned aerial vehicles since launching a "drone as a first responder" pilot program in July.
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Hundreds have stated their opposition to Central Connecticut State University's plan to achieve a Research 2 Polytechnic designation, fearing the institution will serve technologies of mass surveillance and automation.
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Software companies Oracle and Drivestream developed a simulated environment for administrators and IT leaders from 15 institutions to see how AI agents could augment university operations.
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The workforce management tech firm has bought Miller Mendel Inc., whose software helps with background checks for law enforcement applications. It follows another public safety acquisition earlier this year.
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Utah’s Director of AI Christian Napier on how piloting Claude Code at state agencies boosted developer productivity, saving 40 hours of work over a four-week period.
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