Rein, who has been in place since May 2018, was the state’s second standalone CTO and its former deputy chief information security officer. Vernon Spencer, state chief operating officer, will step in as interim CTO.
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Longtime technology issues such as broadband access, school cellphone bans, AI and modernization permeate speeches so far in 2026. But many governors in this cycle are either termed out or not seeking reelection. -
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.
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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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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, a study explores the digital divide for tribal households in Michigan, a report indicates that better broadband data can improve deployment efforts, states are advancing with the BEAD program, and more.
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More than a dozen states have launched some form of a digital identity program. Privacy advocates, however, are sounding the alarm, arguing critical privacy features are being overlooked.
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The transit management software firm says its has filed a confidential filing with the SEC, potentially paving the way for a public offering. A gov tech expert discusses how this could benefit the industry.
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New York law will soon require students to have their cellphones turned off at school and stored in a way chosen by their principals. Gov. Kathy Hochul recommended that parents start preparing their kids for this reality.
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Principal Jessiah Gilchrist said Cedar Rapids Taft Middle School has had a policy in place since 2020 restricting the use of cellphones, and he said it's been "so effective."
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The center will be a two-story computer warehouse spread across 578,000 square feet of space, and it’s the first of four such structures, comprising a $1.44 billion campus being built by EdgeConneX.
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