The major initiative, a modernization of the state’s financial management system known as One Washington, is years in the making and projected to launch in 2027. The work has engaged more than 40 state agencies.
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Hassan Janjua will join the city in February as its inaugural CIO, following an “organizational realignment.” Its technology department was previously helmed by the director of IT. -
Government security leaders are struggling. Cyber investments are lagging. Resources are being cut. The problem is getting worse. Let’s explore solutions.
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The CEO of CHAMP Titles — which recently raised $55 million — talks about where the industry is headed. His optimism about upcoming significant growth is matched by another executive from this field.
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The microgrant initiative aims to help support technology adoption among small businesses. The city joins other local and state governments in fostering the adoption of AI and other technologies.
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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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A proposed bill to prohibit Hawaii students from using phones during the school day has been divisive among parents and teachers, even though such policies in other states have consistently yielded positive results.
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The state’s Department of Natural Resources has long conducted aerial surveys of its wildlife, and that count might be made more accurate soon through the use of new technologies.
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Even with nearly 10,000 active Starlink satellites in orbit and the OneWeb constellation of 650 satellites, solid Internet coverage is not a given across vast swaths of the planet.
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer.
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The university's College of Engineering and Mines will launch a bachelor's program in cybersecurity engineering this summer and a Ph.D. program in artificial intelligence this fall, the first of its kind in the region.
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An eight-month pilot program resulted in law enforcement recovering about 170 cars and arresting nearly 300 people, and it helped solve homicides, robberies and hit-and-runs, according to police.
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With Maryland lawmakers scheduled to give final approval to a new tax on certain technology services, questions remain about how the state will implement and enforce the new policy.
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A new report just released by Forrester highlights the growing cloud footprint in the public sector globally, along with challenges ahead in areas such as security and modernizing core applications.
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Robots offer potential for public safety, but state governments — working with a big name in robotics — are grappling with how to regulate them, especially as the prospect of weaponization raises urgent concerns.
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A record-breaking alumni donation will be used to drive research in mobility, energy storage, AI and other growing fields by supporting doctoral fellowships, undergraduate student experiences and recruitment efforts.
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