The longtime Minnesota IT Services executive, who was previously its deputy commissioner, succeeds Tarek Tomes as permanent state CIO and MNIT commissioner after the latter’s departure.
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Quantum computing is no longer a technology of the future. Its ecosystem is being built now, and states that make meaningful investments early in quantum’s mainstream development will reap the rewards. -
The public has come to expect autonomous vehicles to be perfect drivers. But if that safety bar is too high, where should it be set, experts considered at a recent national safety forum.
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When cybersecurity experts from the public and private sectors gathered this week, AI and critical infrastructure took a back seat to frontline defense in light of recent international headlines.
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From agentic AI help-desk assistants to cybersecurity collaboration and smarter trash routes, Raleigh CIO Mark Wittenburg explains how the city is testing tech before scaling it citywide.
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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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A partnership between California Northstate University and MindHYVE.ai Inc. will integrate agentic AI to tailor coursework and upskill instructors. It’s the latest such initiative from a health science university.
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The city, researchers said recently, is in a good position to help the state be a leader in quantum technology, as a pivotal moment, Q-Day, gets closer. That day could come as soon as 2030, a report said.
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A private research university in Houston will get $14.2 million from the state for the Center for Space Technologies, and $8.1 million from the federal government for the Center for Advanced Space Sensing Technologies.
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The Kennedy Space Center hosts and manages NASA missions, along with an escalating flow of commercial space traffic from companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
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According to the senior ed-tech director for Tucson Unified School District in Arizona, the key to drafting an AI policy that works for everyone in the district is to get input from people in a diverse mix of roles.
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An additional layer of tech is helping the state’s Employment Development Department, targeted by fraudsters during the COVID-19 pandemic, smooth out identity verification and make defenses harder to penetrate.
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School officials say students are improving their skills at open source intelligence gathering, steganography and network traffic analysis through an annual cybersecurity competition at Danville Community College, Va.
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More data centers may be built in the Tucson area as well as the controversial Project Blue — one slated for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and another complex in the far north end of suburban Marana.
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As we enter the holiday shopping season, more people are using AI tools and tips to shop for deals and protect themselves online. Here’s how.
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Even with diminished federal funding, organizers of the Baltimore-Social Environmental Collaborative plan to empower community members to keep collecting data and putting it to use.
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