What cyber trends and predictions are coming for 2026? Here’s your annual security industry prediction report roundup for the new year, highlighting insights from the top vendors, publications and thought leaders.
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The myColorado app now lets ID verifiers like government agencies or businesses scan a QR code on a user’s digital ID to quickly determine its validity. Some 1.8 million of the state’s residents use the app. -
Eric Swanson, who leads the Michigan Center for Shared Solutions, will concurrently serve as the state’s acting chief information officer, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday. Clark has been state CIO since 2021.
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Inside a growing push from state and community leaders to modernize re-entry, reduce recidivism and strengthen public safety through technology. Digital literacy, one said, can be a major barrier.
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Washington state's most populous city has tapped Lisa Qian as its inaugural city AI officer. Her experience is largely in the private sector, including data-focused leadership roles for LinkedIn and Airbnb.
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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 money is a bet that more airports and cities will use the company’s computer vision technology to help manage increasingly busy curbside spaces. Automotus traces its roots to two college buddies in Los Angeles.
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The state began recruiting this week for a chief technology officer after Alex Pettit, who formerly held the position, returned to Oregon state government for a role in digital transformation.
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A private college in Pennsylvania will use a $30,000 grant from Constellation Energy to supply its mobile Science in Motion program with equipment to be loaned out to school districts across the state.
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Craig Hopkins, the Texas city’s technology leader of eight years, will retire in early 2026. Officials are mounting a recruitment for a new CIO to oversee a department with more than 340 staff.
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A new partnership with drone delivery company Wing and retail giant Walmart aims to have a residential drone delivery service take to the Central Florida airways by early 2026.
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The data center industry and some city officials say companies want privacy to workshop designs that will better fit a community and safeguard business plans in a white-hot competitive market.
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With Coursera’s network of university and industry leaders and Udemy’s network of subject-matter experts, the two online learning platforms will create one larger company focused on in-demand skills in fields like AI.
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Officials are prepping for long-term technology needs, state CIO Matthew McCarville said, with efforts including a statewide IT apprenticeship program and a strong foundation in cybersecurity.
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At a Georgia Technology Authority roundtable, Google and state tech leaders explored how AI is transforming the search function, why clicks aren’t everything anymore and what that means for government.
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The state and private-sector backers will offer $20 million to help companies develop artificial intelligence tools. The move is the latest sign of New Jersey’s desire to become a national AI leader.
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