The Hawaii Department of Transportation has launched its Eyes on the Road project, which leverages dashcams in private and state-owned vehicles to gather vast amounts of information on roadway conditions.
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Colorado state CIO David Edinger recounted progress the state made to improve digital services in 2025, including identity management, digital equity, accessibility and AI. He also revealed what’s ahead in 2026. -
The new plan reflects a move from piloting emerging technology to operationalizing AI. The department has done more than a dozen AI projects and is actively developing upwards of 20 others.
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How agencies can use on-premises AI models to detect fraud faster, prove control effectiveness and turn overwhelming data volumes into clear investigative leads — all through a simple chat interface.
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A new statewide strategy maps out how AI could reshape careers, classrooms, energy infrastructure and government operations — if its recommendations are done carefully. Education is a key starting point.
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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 AI research company Anthropic is giving a global collective of teachers access to AI workshops, an online community forum and other resources, both to share ideas and to inform the progress of their chatbot Claude.
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State lawmakers are concerned about how information from the cameras can be used. A bill, however, has received pushback from law enforcement. To date, at least 16 states have created such rules or guidelines.
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Ensuring a smooth transition, the comptroller told a state Senate committee, is “absolutely of the utmost importance” to efficient revenue collection funding state operations.
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Developing policies to establish phone-free schools and a playbook for artificial intelligence, including curriculum, rules and professional learning, are among Connecticut's legislative priorities for 2026.
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One year after launch, Southern Connecticut State University's Office of Workforce and Lifelong Learning, with programs in subjects like coding and cybersecurity, is in higher demand than the university expected.
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Duke Energy has settled a class-action lawsuit over a data breach last year which exposed personal information to cyber criminals, according to court documents filed in U.S. District Court.
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Super Micro Computer has won approval from top city planners for a building that totals 333,400 square feet and would eventually be a tech campus where a Fry’s Electronics store once operated.
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The nonprofit AI Education Project recently posted the first several episodes from aiEDU Studios, a platform for long-form, in-depth conversations with experts on artificial intelligence and education.
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Plus, Hawaii students were recognized for their contributions to broadband data mapping work, a report shows more than half of New Yorkers use free public Wi-Fi, another shows progress in rural broadband expansion, and more.
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A project to connect Union Station in Los Angeles to Dodger Stadium via a mile-long gondola run aims to be done for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. A similar aerial initiative is moving forward in neighboring Orange County.
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