Delaware CIO Greg Lane, in place since July 2023, has stepped down. Jordan Schulties, chief of administration for the Department of Technology and Information, has been named interim CIO.
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Amid all the attention around AI, Mississippi CIO Craig Orgeron said his state is focused on building the foundations state government needs to scale emerging technologies into 2026. -
The company has bought GrantExec, a young company that uses artificial intelligence to help match grant providers with recipients. The deal is not Euna’s first foray into grant administration technology.
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Visitors to the Colorado state Capitol can now access free American Sign Language interpreting services through the Aira ASL app, building on the state’s existing work to expand language access with this tool.
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The local government has partnered with Blitz AI to make its building permit process more efficient. The integration automates formerly time-consuming manual application reviews.
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People are less worried about AI taking humans’ jobs than they once were, but introducing bots to the public-sector workplace has brought new questions around integration, ethics and management. -
As governments at all levels continue to embrace new developments in artificial intelligence, cities are using automation for everything from reducing first responder paperwork to streamlined permitting.
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Agencies report that critical IT positions remain hard to fill, but finding the right people takes more than job postings. States are expanding intern and apprentice programs to train and retain talent.
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Howard University’s redesigned Intro to AI course, supported by the nonprofit CodePath and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, introduces industry-aligned training for entry-level engineering roles.
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With the popularity of electric bicycles and scooters on the rise, here’s what state and local laws say about their use in Fort Worth, Colleyville, Texas Christian University and elsewhere.
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Not every ed-tech tool has to be a bespoke platform or mobile app. A fourth-grade teacher at the Future of Education Technology Conference this week presented a collection of useful or fun websites available for free.
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North East Independent School District, which is located in San Antonio, may soon be fighting a legal battle with the Texas Education Agency over its controversial cellphone policy.
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The program at the Western Michigan school is now accredited as a Center of Academic Excellence in Secure Artificial Intelligence. Students can specialize in cybersecurity, machine learning and language processing.
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The Volusia County Sheriff's Office announced that the program will deploy non-lethal drones within seconds after an emergency alert, such as during a school shooting, and relay real-time video footage to law enforcement.
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Funded by a $5.5 million grant from the EPA, the electric buses now represent about a third of West Aurora School District 129's fleet. The district expects the new buses will save around $120,000 annually.
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Fresh off its IPO, Via Transportation files its first quarterly financial report. That and the similar report from Tyler Technologies help foreshadow what’s to come with AI, transit and federal budget battles.
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Gov. Tony Evers announced the state funding grants Monday. Grant matching terms require businesses to pay at least 20 percent of the cost of the electric vehicle charging facilities themselves.
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The City Commission rejected a two-year pact with a company that would have stood up 13 cameras around the city. Dozens of residents expressed concerns at recent and past commission meetings.
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