Pamela McLeod will take over that top tech job in just more than one week. She has public-sector experience and will help build the state’s whole-of-cybersecurity approach to digital defense.
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Google recently released important research that moves Q-Day — the day quantum computers will be able to “break the Internet” — up to 2029. How should enterprises secure their systems? -
The national Small Business Development Center is taking a program that was started in Delaware and offering it through its full 1,200-center network across the country.
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Agentic AI poses both new risks and big opportunities. To mitigate the risks, columnist Ben Palacio argues we should look to the same controls already present in financial information systems.
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The state has made a new investment to secure better web access for rural and other underserved residents. The state earlier this year announced it had gained a big federal grant for such work.
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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. -
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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Deploying the haulers on the Interstate 35 corridor is intended to evaluate their performance in real-life conditions. The highway from Laredo to Temple is one of the state’s busiest trade corridors.
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Starting April 13, a town in Connecticut will use cameras on school buses to automatically issue fines to drivers for illegally passing stopped school buses. A warning period resulted in nearly 300 warnings to drivers.
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Out-of-state vendors can sign up for Texas Education Freedom Accounts if they have a license to do business in the state. Experts say the law leaves a gray area for out-of-state schools that join as online vendors.
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The state department of education asked for $17.6 million to educate students about the impact smartphones, screens and social media, and it's launching a survey to learn how districts handle technology in the classroom.
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The growing presence and sophistication of school surveillance tech — combined with differing legal processes and local decision-making — leave open questions about how footage is accessed, shared and governed.
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Plus, North Carolina is investing millions in broadband, legislation has advanced in U.S. Congress to assess satellite broadband in the Appalachian region, AI is impacting wireless network demand, and more.
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office in January, wants more public safety tools to protect stops and stations, and a better user experience. She has ordered officials to come up with a plan.
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The agency, known as AMHC, suffered a ransomware attack this month, allegedly from a cyber crime group based in Russia. In a statement, the organization said it “experienced a network disruption.”
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Paid for by a federal grant to modernize Department of Transportation avalanche systems, the devices can send real-time cellphone alerts. The funding is to pilot tech that is “not yet widely adopted.”
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A new action plan is guiding a long-term modernization intended to enhance its agility with staff and residents alike. AI tools are part of a priority project underway and will help manage phone calls.
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