Lee E. Micai, a longtime technologist in Mercer County government, has been named to the role, which he said entails responsibilities previously assigned to the head of IT. His tenure began last month.
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Tarek Tomes, who is also commissioner of Minnesota IT Services, will leave in mid-March for a tech role in higher education. When he does, Deputy Commissioner Jon Eichten will step in as interim CIO. -
The state’s recently arrived director of cyber operations will work closely with state Chief Information Security Officer Chris Gergen to build and manage statewide cybersecurity strategy and operations.
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The end of 2025 was another strong quarter for gov tech market investment, with a variety of deal types spanning many verticals. Market expert Jeff Cook runs through the deals and the numbers.
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The company provides maps and other AI-driven solutions to help local government agencies with transportation, transit, natural disaster response and traffic safety efforts. The new funding comes from a single investor.
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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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The county Board of Commissioners has delayed a decision on whether to renew contracts for 30 surveillance cameras. Residents have voiced their objections and a commissioner has shared his concern.
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School-zone speed cameras in Richmond, Va., which are only online while children arrive or leave from school, produced just over 100,000 violations in their first year of use.
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The town of Vernon recently became the latest of several local governments in Connecticut to put enforcement cameras on school buses, hoping to curb moving violations around the vehicles when students are present.
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In Singapore’s IT department, innovation comes not only from in-house technical expertise, but through pushing those skills out to the rest of the enterprise and supporting innovation nationally.
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The Minnesota Forward Fund awarded $50 million for an aerospace research facility to be co-led by the University of Minnesota, and $5 million for semiconductor manufacturing hub at the University of St. Thomas.
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Officials from the Pennsylvania State Education Association, formerly opposed to any top-down mandate from the state, were among those who gave testimony in support of a “bell-to-bell” ban, with limited exceptions.
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Mayor Mike Johnston’s office is extending Denver’s contract with Flock Safety — a company that operates AI-powered license plate readers throughout the city — for five months without any additional cost.
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The analysis — from the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 — tracks the consequences of hollowing out the federal cyber workforce amid the Trump administration's efforts to reorganize the government.
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As data centers drive a surge in power demand, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers in Maryland are pressing the operator of the region’s null to ensure residents aren’t left footing the bill.
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Oklahoma likely has enough water to handle the large data centers in various stages of development but may need more power-generating capacity, state lawmakers were told Tuesday.
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