Plus, New York has reopened applications for grants through its ConnectALL program, New Mexico celebrated progress on connectivity expansion, fiber networks continue expanding to new locations, and more.
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Responder MAX will focus on marketing, communications, recruitment and other areas. First Arriving, which has worked with some 1,300 agencies, will keep involved with its "real-time information platform." -
An executive order from the governor of the Show Me State calls for the development of a strategic framework to advance AI technology and related infrastructure, addressing workforce development and data centers.
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The federal government’s now-defunct United States Digital Service has served as an inspiration for states that are increasingly putting human experience at the center of their tech projects.
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Tony Sauerhoff, who also previously served as state chief information security officer, was appointed interim executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources and interim CIO.
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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. -
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 state of Kentucky granted the University of Louisville $10 million for the construction of a new cybersecurity center, which will include a cyber range and a secure space for sensitive information.
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As the new five-year funding cycle for E-rate begins, experts at the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando urged districts to plan early, document thoroughly and stay vigilant on compliance.
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National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages.
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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of laws barring access by out-of-state and federal agencies.
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The City Council will this week consider a proposed bill requiring the police chief to adopt a strategic plan and procedures for “timely release of public information to the media and the public.”
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County commissioners announced the recent incident, which prompted the local government to shutter its network, has been resolved, in part by making a payment. Officials continue to securely restore systems.
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A bill signed by the state’s governor on Wednesday calls for the creation of digital driver’s licenses and other forms of identification. The state joins a growing club that has embraced digital IDs.
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The new federal AI Action Plan aims to secure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. Its policies address a range of issues, including worker displacement. Experts have concerns about its impact on state policy.
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The state Office of Innovation and Department of Agriculture used tech to identify children eligible for the NJ Summer EBT Program. Statistical pattern finding found kids who hadn’t previously been enrolled.
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The Pathogen Forecast Model launched this week by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego looks five days ahead at weather, tides, waves and river flows to calculate ocean water conditions hour by hour.
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