A new statewide strategy maps out how AI could reshape careers, classrooms, energy infrastructure and government operations — if its recommendations are done carefully. Education is a key starting point.
-
The combined company is building an end-to-end toolkit for public-sector finance. The new CEO of ClearGov discusses the reasons behind the merger and what comes next. -
As Hollywood imagines our future, are brain and human microchip implants nearing a “ChatGPT moment” in 2026? Medical progress collides with privacy fears and state bans.
-
California electric utilities plan to launch a program to help pay for electric vehicle charging, for income-qualified households that do not have charging at home. Other initiatives are already underway.
-
The outgoing governor has signed a memorandum of understanding with tech company NVIDIA to support AI research, education and workforce development. The state has invested $25 million to support the work.
Most Read
Cybersecurity
From The Magazine
-
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.
-
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.
More News
-
A policy advocate from the American Civil Liberties Union warned FETC attendees last week that fear-based marketing and limited empirical evidence are driving district adoption of student surveillance tools.
-
A Missouri bill would enable self-driving taxis but it would open roads to autonomous semitrucks, prompting pushback from commercial drivers. Supporters include disability rights advocates.
-
State Department of Motor Vehicles offices will temporarily cease operations mid-month to bring the first part of a multiyear project online. The initiative will modernize a great deal of legacy tech.
-
Colorado State University's custom-built chatbot was developed on a secure network, so sensitive research and student information can be safely entered into it.
-
Former Vice Admiral Timothy “T.J.” White has been chosen to helm the new state-level cybersecurity agency, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced. He was most recently commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command.
-
Supported by a Wisconsin Fast Forward grant, a student-run business at Superior High School uses metal fabrication and manufacturing equipment to produce items for businesses and community members.
-
Scientists and students at the University of Colorado Boulder developed an AI tool to analyze and detect predatory, illegitimate scientific journals that post anything and do not adhere to the peer review process.
-
Without advanced DNA testing developed by a Texas lab, Iowa City Police investigators may not have been able to identify an infant found in 1992 in an Iowa City landfill.
-
Orange County and its wireless broadband partner have fallen short of a 2022 promise to deliver higher Internet speeds to all of the rural homes that currently lack reliable service.
-
A new report from the Center for Digital Government identifies the fundamentals that agencies need to advance the effective use of data in government.
Question of the Day
Editorial
