Jennifer Pittman-Leeper is GovRAMP’s new field CISO, which is an advisory role. Meanwhile, the nonprofit organization has now added North Carolina to the states that it provides cybersecurity guidance.
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Tekquell Watson has more than 25 years of military and federal experience, including senior technical and leadership roles. She will oversee technology operations across the consolidated city-county government.
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Founded in 2014, the firm works with cities, utilities and other clients to make their infrastructure more “intelligent” via sensors, software and other tech. AI presents fresh opportunities for Ubicquia’s growth.
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After more than eight years shaping the county’s technology direction and strategy, Mancini left the position earlier this month. During his tenure, he led a comprehensive modernization of legacy.
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Some ways to master the essential tools to protect your privacy without sacrificing the convenience of modern smart technology.
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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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Two proposed laws now under consideration have differing approaches to the technology campuses. One would have a state authority certify projects. The other would require new renewable energy sources.
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Rain has long slowed the trains in the Northern California rail system. But a software upgrade is enabling gradual deceleration that is, so far, avoiding dramatic slowdowns in wet weather.
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K-12 teachers and higher education faculty across all grade levels and subject areas will have free access to AI literacy training modules designed by Google and aligning with ISTE+ASCD standards.
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In the next aspect of its National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure work, the state will accept proposals to build EV stations in its southeast area. Applications in three other regions should open later this year.
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A "sophisticated phishing attack" targeting New Haven Public Schools came after accounts belonging to at least four students were compromised. More than 10,000 emails were then sent to students districtwide.
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The state's capital city is looking for a new chief information officer to lead an information technology department of about two dozen now that its previous CIO, Randi Stahl, is no longer with the city.
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For some school districts searching for the right LLM, the most secure and cost-effective route may be to host their own on premises, then contract with a third party for enterprise services.
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State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said one of his goals before the end of the legislative session is to pass a bell-to-bell phone ban in K-12 schools. Many New Jersey schools already restrict phone use, but policies vary.
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Minnesota Chief Transformation Officer Zarina Baber explains how modernizing not only IT but all executive agencies and moving to an agile product delivery model is driving maturity statewide.
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The TSA recently published a rule proposal in the Federal Register that would give travelers the ability to pay a fee to get through security checkpoints if they don’t have an acceptable form of ID.
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