Government security leaders are struggling. Cyber investments are lagging. Resources are being cut. The problem is getting worse. Let’s explore solutions.
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The CEO of CHAMP Titles — which recently raised $55 million — talks about where the industry is headed. His optimism about upcoming significant growth is matched by another executive from this field.
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The microgrant initiative aims to help support technology adoption among small businesses. The city joins other local and state governments in fostering the adoption of AI and other technologies.
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The impending departures on the same day in March, of Alameda County’s CIO and assistant CIO, will close a chapter in the local government’s technology history. Both have been in place since 2012.
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Minnesota’s case is one of several breaches of late involving legitimate access, a recurring issue in provider-heavy government health and human services systems.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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About 500,000 students across more than 1,100 schools in New York City had online classes Monday, after schools stress-tested the technology and prepared their virtual classrooms in anticipation of inclement weather.
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The move reflects a broader push by the education platform Newsela to help educators turn fragmented student data into actionable intelligence without adding new systems or complexity.
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Entities including an uncrewed aviation company are exploring use cases. Organizers indicate the city’s proximity to training and National Guard drone operations make it a good fit.
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The state has received final federal approval on how it plans to spend nearly $149 million to expand Internet access statewide. The funds come from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program.
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The transportation system at East Baton Rouge Parish Schools this fall will include air conditioning on most of the district's 500 buses plus security cameras, GPS tracking and a new digital customer service platform.
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Competing bills in the state House and Senate failed to get sufficient bipartisan support, with Democrats favoring a requirement that local districts craft their own policies while Republicans pushed for a statewide ban.
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The new computer science program at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology offers different pathways for developers and researchers, with specializations in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data science and systems.
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The Cyberinfrastructure Alliance for Oregon is part of a larger effort to develop computing infrastructure across public state universities and enable research and innovation in next-gen tech like machine learning and AI.
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The Canadian government technology supplier has bought DroneSense, which sells software for increasingly popular drone-as-first-responder programs. It’s the latest such move in the public safety space.
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Cambridge Central School District leaders say their limited cellphone restrictions resulted in a marked improvement in student discipline issues, including bullying and distractions.
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