Heidi Norman, who has served as permanent CIO of Pittsburgh, Penn., since 2022, and in other roles with the city since 2017, has departed at the request of the city’s incoming mayoral administration.
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The company supplies digital licensing, lien and other automotive-documentation tools, and works with state agencies and other gov tech providers. CHAMP has raised more than $100 million since 2018.
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Rex Menold is Michigan's new chief security officer for the state, which has recently seen several IT leadership changes and is seeking its next chief technology officer.
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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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As Anthology reorganizes under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, its ERP and SIS systems will move to the SaaS company Ellucian, which will invest more heavily in those areas.
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Effective this year, Illinois will prohibit community colleges from using AI as the sole source of instruction for a course. It also directed the State Board of Education to develop guidelines for AI in K-12 by July.
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Two data center developers are eyeing undeveloped land in Foristell, Mo., a growing city along Interstate 70 that straddles the St. Charles County and Warren County border, officials said.
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Boom Supersonic’s quest to revive supersonic commercial aircraft flight also received a historic and unexpected boost from an executive order signed June 6 by President Donald Trump.
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A new coaching platform for teachers designed by a Utah-based nonprofit offers a model for how districts can use AI teletherapy to improve educator well-being and retention.
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A new policy guide from the nonprofit Public Citizen is intended to support the public sector with concrete recommendations on transparent data center projects that are respectful to residents.
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Google users seeking information from the state’s official elections and business registration websites found questionable links instead. A site for the Kansas attorney general was similarly singled out.
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The startup, backed by two government technology veterans and other investors, uses AI to speed up the permitting process as many cities face housing shortages. Bellevue, Wash., is among the company’s early clients.
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It’s not whether there will be one, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon said, but what the fallout will be “when it does pop.” Officials project a $164 million general fund budget surplus for the current fiscal year.
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A public university in Pennsylvania is offering a graduate program with a state teaching endorsement, akin to a micro-credential, in artificial intelligence, denoting their expertise in AI's foundations and implications.
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