Longtime technology issues such as broadband access, school cellphone bans, AI and modernization permeate speeches so far in 2026. But for many governors in this cycle, getting re-elected bumps up against IT.
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The company has released six new artificial intelligence capabilities covering a range of products and use cases, reflecting increasing AI adoption in state and local government across the U.S. -
The state’s Department of Economic Security is on a journey to modernize the ways in which it provides human services. Now, officials are looking to integrate AI to help staff more efficiently serve clients.
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With all California's work toward improving the procurement process, columnist Daniel Kim, who formerly led California's Department of General Services, asks: What can be done to improve the solicitations themselves?
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Chief Privacy Officer Martha Wewer reviewed the state’s approach to data protection, AI oversight and consumer privacy on Thursday as Gov. Josh Stein marked a new day of awareness during Data Privacy Week.
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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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Commissioners OK’d spending about $39,000 for software to better coordinate crisis services, particularly around mental health and substance abuse. It is intended to improve public-facing case management.
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A bipartisan package of proposed laws would bar drone operators from overflying state-owned property and “critical infrastructure.” The state would also have to develop an app for pilots.
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A new survey from the research firm Britebound finds parents are increasingly open to career and technical education, even as traditional college remains their top preference for after high school.
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Council Bluffs Community School District will spend funding from Google on an autonomous robot, new welding booths and specialized Project Lead The Way engineering devices and IT hardware for interdisciplinary courses.
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Plus, all 56 states and territories get approval to start the “bargain” round of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program, a new endeavor intends to teach Detroit high schoolers AI skills, and more.
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A law intended to prevent inappropriate sexual communication has complicated the ability of coaches, band directors and school mentors to reach students, and gave no specifics on how parents can provide consent.
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A new supercomputer being built at Georgia Tech is intended to make advanced computing more accessible and seamless by providing high-performance computing, AI, data analytics and visualization in the same system.
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University of Washington researchers developed a game that asks humans and AI to take turns solving simple puzzles. AI consistently fails, even when the user types in specific directions with hints on how to solve it.
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Launched by policy fellows at the Aspen Institute, the initiative aims to ensure ed-tech tools do not reinforce racial biases, offering a toolkit, a school procurement guide and a certification backed by Digital Promise.
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Officials in Indiana and Missouri said technologists remain watchful, but their states so far seem to have avoided compromise. The latter’s Office of Administration credited a layered security approach for helping deflect bad actors.
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