The state is modernizing a legacy mainframe, working with federal counterparts and participating in the Child Welfare Technology Incubator initiative from the Administration for Children and Families.
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Northlake, located in North Texas, turned to Envisio dashboard technology to help manage capital planning. One of the town’s officials and an Envisio executive talk about the deployment and the future of dashboards.
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Nate Denny, former deputy secretary for the Department of Information Technology, will lead it starting next month. In his earlier role, he guided the state’s broadband expansion.
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As jobs, skills and industries evolve faster than ever, state-led data systems are demonstrating how to deliver timely, actionable insights that connect workers with the skills employers actually need.
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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 Decatur City Council approved buying a new baler and AI-powered sorting system, the latter of which is likely to be operational this summer. Its activation will enable a reduction in inmate labor.
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A coalition of 17 states filed a lawsuit seeking to block the new mandate, arguing it imposes onerous reporting demands and requests data that universities may not be compelled to expose due to student safety.
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Amid gamified lessons, video-directed read-alouds and assigned work on tablets for students as young as age four, at least 16 states have introduced legislation in 2026 to reevaluate screen time or vet ed-tech tools.
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Tesla Inc. and Waymo have reported more crashes in Austin, Texas, over the course of the past month as both companies face increasing pressure to improve their self-driving vehicle technology.
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Modernizing benefits delivery is no longer a question of “if,” it’s a question of “how well.” Making benefits more easily accessible improves staff workload, increases user satisfaction and improves outcomes.
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The new solution is for select residential projects, including reroofing, window replacement and minor alterations. It’s intended to quicken third-party plan review and issue permits faster.
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The city will make settlements to current and former police officers and workers whose personal information was compromised by a 2023 ransomware attack. The incident, a data breach, impacted basic services for weeks.
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Chief Information Security Officer Shawn Ivy said that his state maintains a self-reliant framework through dedicated funding, layered defenses and deliberate preparation for emerging technologies.
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Grants through the Maryland Department of Labor will support programs at colleges, nonprofits and other training providers to prepare workers for both technical and non-technical jobs in cybersecurity.
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Connecting the West is an initiative being led by transportation departments in the three states, to form a 1,200-mile network across their terrain. Technology interoperability is key, an official said.
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