Minnesota’s case is one of several breaches of late involving legitimate access, a recurring issue in provider-heavy government health and human services systems.
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State CIO Kristin Darby describes the search for an agentic, auditable enterprise resource planning system, and why 2026 marks a shift from incremental upgrades to exponential change across state technology. -
The city’s tourist-heavy Oceanfront neighborhood is using a digital parking solution from eleven-x to improve parking management and grow revenue in its “resort area.” Area residents will get parking credits.
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Plus, federal legislation supporting rural Internet access gets introduced, Utah’s legislature will consider a law establishing digital literacy education, Texas is investing millions in broadband expansion, and more.
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office this week, orders improvements to the permitting process, calling for a dashboard and other work. She also wants to use AI to improve state operations.
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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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Faced with falling enrollment and a growing budget deficit, United Independent School District is expanding its early college program and preparing to offer a virtual high school program, open to any student in Texas.
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The American Medical Association awarded $12 million across 11 institutions to implement artificial intelligence-powered feedback for students on tasks like clinical reasoning and interactions with patients.
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A recent promotion through the state-funded CalKIDS initiative highlights how the state of California is using education savings accounts to address technology access for students.
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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, an international policy research group, found that when students depend on AI, the mental processes that turn answers into understanding decline.
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A webinar this week featuring panelists from the education, private and nonprofit sectors attested to how institutions are applying generative artificial intelligence to advising, admissions, research and IT.
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Modernizing the state system will require more than just new technology. The undertaking will include a careful “change management” process to receive input and feedback from Hawaii staffers.
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Officials have agreed to spend nearly $1 million on electronic voter check-in systems that will enable virtual sign-language services for deaf voters. Each polling place will have at least two tablets with the software.
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The venture between a battery startup and a data center builder will use a type of energy storage that would be a first for a U.S. data center. It would use what is known as an organic flow battery, which doesn’t require lithium.
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A crash April 4 involving a driverless Zoox taxi and an electric bicycle didn’t result in any injuries. Data suggests autonomous vehicle companies are still learning as they gain experience, but experts expressed confidence in the technology.
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The online tool makes information available on every neighborhood in the Pennsylvania city. Years in the making, it includes data dating to Jan. 1, 2024, with near real-time updates, and may add older details.
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