Lea Eriksen, who has been serving as director of the Department of Technology and Innovation for the Southern California city, will become the next senior assistant city manager in Culver City.
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The AI Center for Civic and Social Good will let the public and the San Jose State University community learn about and work with AI technology through programming — at no cost to participants. -
The state has issued a new cybersecurity policy that calls for a move to zero-trust principles during the next 18 months. The new policy replaces "trust, but verify," according to officials.
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In Singapore’s IT department, innovation comes not only from in-house technical expertise, but through pushing those skills out to the rest of the enterprise and supporting innovation nationally.
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The new release from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers provides guidance for state CIOs, and an overview of how agencies are navigating the landscape of agentic artificial intelligence tools.
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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 ruling by the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency serves as a warning to ed-tech and school-service vendors that digital access to school life cannot be contingent upon being tracked for advertising.
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With funding from the state and The Delta Air Lines Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology will revamp its aerospace engineering facility to include advanced labs and research spaces for emerging technologies.
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The up-and-coming generation of teachers who grew up with technology try to integrate it thoughtfully into lessons, though some are not used to separating their digital lives from their professional lives.
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Workforce opportunities and a desire for practical career development are driving Colorado college students to online classes and certificate programs in fields like cybersecurity and automotive technology.
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The state’s cybersecurity work, through its Joint Security Operations Center, involves a network of people working with different entities to enhance and harden the overall security posture.
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The state attorney general’s office confirmed a “cyber incident” in August that has left some staff and prosecutors unable to access archived emails, files and internal systems. Some civil cases have also been postponed.
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The new Omnilert system at Oak Lawn High School District 229 can use artificial intelligence to identify a gun, then send the data to a human expert to verify before contacting first responders.
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Travelers at the Harry Reid International Airport can use biometric data instead of placing their ID in a card reader and having a photo taken. Three airlines are using the system; passengers must be enrolled in TSA PreCheck.
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Amid warnings about the need for AI literacy and the possibility of job losses, professors at institutions like Randolph College, Liberty University and the University of Lynchburg are developing their own use policies.
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It’s been a busy summer for the business of government technology, and the deals are not over. Gravity focuses on budgeting and compliance while coUrbanize’s specialty is community engagement.
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