Hassan Janjua, who has more than two decades of public-sector technology experience, will take the helm of Newport News’ enterprise systems and digital transformation initiatives starting in February.
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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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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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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer.
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Spending critical high school years online left many students unprepared for college, both academically and socially. Those setbacks have been compounded by lowered grading standards and emerging technologies like AI.
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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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A recent AI listening session in Washington, D.C., revealed a common trend in public sentiment around AI: The technology should be used to ease the experience of accessing digital government services.
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Student journalists suing Lawrence Public Schools in Kansas say the district used the student-monitoring software Gaggle to scan their files, flag their speech and take down their creative work.
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A recent report by the New York City-based Center for an Urban Future found that 52 percent of New York high schools offer at least one foundational computer science class, raising questions about future job preparedness.
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Telecommunications giant AT&T, which was stymied last year by state regulators in its bid to drop landline service to its California customers, is now taking its case to the Legislature in Sacramento.
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After a spate of cyber attacks against its municipalities, that state is requiring all of its local governments to have cyber policies and to approve ransom payments to hackers in full view of the public.
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State CIO David Edinger on the benefits of a mostly remote workforce, where he's seeing traction with generative AI, and the challenges of creating a unified identity and access management platform.
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