The county's Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management upgraded its computer-aided dispatching system to one that is cloud-based and can work more easily with neighboring agencies.
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AI, cybersecurity, budget: How well are America’s cities prepared for a digital future? The annual survey from the Center for Digital Government has topline data on municipal tech. -
The new data analytics platform brings health, public safety and service information into a single view, in an effort to help officials guide substance abuse prevention efforts and resource decisions.
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Amy Tong, the former director of the California Department of Technology and state CIO for more than five years, was most recently senior counselor to Gov. Gavin Newsom. Her last day in the role was Jan. 31.
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The company is moving beyond its roots in floodplain management tools for local government. The goal is to provide faster services to residents when it comes to permitting, emergency management and other areas.
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From Pilot to Launch: What will it take to scale AI in government?
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As fears of an AI “bubble” persist, officials and gov tech suppliers are looking to move past pilots and deploy larger, more permanent projects that bring tangible benefits. But getting there is easier said than done. -
Artificial intelligence has been dominant for several years. But where has government taken it? More than a decade after the GT100's debut, companies doing business in the public sector are ready to prove their worth.
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The boom of early Internet in the mid-1990s upended government IT. The rise of artificial intelligence isn't exactly the same, but it isn't completely different. What can we learn from 30 years ago?
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The Gilbreath-Reed Career and Technical Center, part of Garland Independent School District in Texas ,recruits instructors from the private sector and covers the cost of industry certification exams.
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The technology campus is working with a subsidiary of Boeing Co.’s Wisk Aero, to develop a vertical heliport for electric flying cars. The facility is expected to be the first in the Texas region.
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The White House is expected to give the New York Police Department the authority to ground unauthorized drones around major events. The department also plans to roll out a new 311 dispatch system.
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With the exception of UC San Diego, the University of California system is seeing a downward trend in undergraduate computer science majors amid looming questions about AI and traditional career paths in the field.
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When design processes are inclusive, AI can be a tool to further government's accessibility goals. Here, two state accessibility officers offer their takes on where the potential lies and what to avoid.
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The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office estimated that 31.4 percent of student applications in 2024 were fraudulent, coming from bots or AI agents being used to steal financial aid money.
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Not all pilots of artificial intelligence succeed, but a new report discussed at the recent NASCIO conference says that failure can produce rewards. So can stronger data systems and more organization.
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A cyber criminal who successfully extorted the software company PowerSchool for ransom in December 2024 did not delete the stolen data as promised. Now the same culprit appears to be threatening individual districts.
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The acting director of New Mexico's central broadband office returned to his previous position with the agency after the governor’s office decided to go in a "different direction" in its search for a permanent director.
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Coweta County officials on Tuesday became the second metro Atlanta government to temporarily pause all new data center projects, to find their bearings amid an unprecedented wave of proposals.
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