With the release of Anthropic’s Project Glasswing and Claude Mythos, how should CISOs navigate the arrival of automated exploit chaining, collapsing patch cycles and the inevitable rise of adversarial AI?
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The southwestern Arizona government has named Jeremy Jeffcoat, a former city of Yuma tech exec, its CIO. Before his time at the city, he spent more than a decade supporting Yuma County IT operations. -
Like freeways, major technology systems can be multiyear endeavors. Procurement expert and columnist Daniel C. Kim asks: If that’s the case, why are we funding them like annual operating expenses?
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Specifically, Vermont is now paying for a statewide membership program, which extends cybersecurity support to the municipalities and other public-sector organizations within its borders.
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The FBI’s annual Internet Crime Report shows that emerging technologies are shaping cyber theft, with digital fraud and related losses reaching new highs in 2025, topping more than $21 billion forfeited.
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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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Educators moved quickly in the pandemic era to scale access to virtual learning — but governance, accountability and data systems have not kept pace. A patchwork of models and standards complicates solutions.
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County commissioners approved a contract that will begin with a free nine-month pilot, but could extend to a three-year, $2.5 million pact. Residents voiced a variety of concerns about the drone program.
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In light of staffing shortages and budget cuts, California State University, Los Angeles, is contracting with the software company Terra Dotta for tools and services to handle federal immigration reporting.
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Student interns at the nonprofit xSpring got hands-on research experience while helping develop a “virtual neurologist” that could speed stroke diagnosis and expand access to lifesaving treatment.
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Carnegie Mellon University is training a cohort of educators in Beaver County, Pa., with a background in AI who will be able to spur conversations about the technology and what it might look like in individual districts.
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As Anthology reorganizes under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, its ERP and SIS systems will move to the SaaS company Ellucian, which will invest more heavily in those areas.
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Heidi Norman, who has served as permanent CIO of Pittsburgh since 2022, and in other roles with the city since 2017, has departed at the request of the city’s incoming mayoral administration.
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The state Department of Technology is piloting Poppy, a digital assistant available to state employees. It’s powered by ChatGPT and other publicly available generative AI tools.
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The website, which lets state workers report time off and manage health savings, deferred compensation, and related accounts, has been shut down since Dec. 23 after being alerted to “suspicious activity.”
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With AI taking the top spot for 2026 government CIO priorities, what are the next-level questions that leaders must focus on regarding AI projects and trends in the new year?
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