Delaware CIO Greg Lane, in place since July 2023, has stepped down. Jordan Schulties, chief of administration for the Department of Technology and Information, has been named interim CIO.
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Amid all the attention around AI, Mississippi CIO Craig Orgeron said his state is focused on building the foundations state government needs to scale emerging technologies into 2026.
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The company has bought GrantExec, a young company that uses artificial intelligence to help match grant providers with recipients. The deal is not Euna’s first foray into grant administration technology.
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Visitors to the Colorado state Capitol can now access free American Sign Language interpreting services through the Aira ASL app, building on the state’s existing work to expand language access with this tool.
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The local government has partnered with Blitz AI to make its building permit process more efficient. The integration automates formerly time-consuming manual application reviews.
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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.
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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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Howard University’s redesigned Intro to AI course, supported by the nonprofit CodePath and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, introduces industry-aligned training for entry-level engineering roles.
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With the popularity of electric bicycles and scooters on the rise, here’s what state and local laws say about their use in Fort Worth, Colleyville, Texas Christian University and elsewhere.
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Not every ed-tech tool has to be a bespoke platform or mobile app. A fourth-grade teacher at the Future of Education Technology Conference this week presented a collection of useful or fun websites available for free.
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North East Independent School District, which is located in San Antonio, may soon be fighting a legal battle with the Texas Education Agency over its controversial cellphone policy.
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TPWD’s new internal AI policy outlines rules for the responsible use of generative AI tools by agency staff. All AI tools must be approved by the IT Division, with strict limits on high-risk use cases.
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A growing number of college professors are choosing to bar laptop and phone use in class, citing studies that show students who take notes by hand often perform better on tests.
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A state Senate proposal would create a pilot program mandating three years of testing with human drivers for autonomous cabs. Among their criticism, opponents said it would create an “unnecessary barrier.”
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A cybersecurity review by the Virginia Army National Guard Cyber Brigade praised Henry County’s work but recommended it expand IT staffing. The examination included an audit of county computer networks.
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A unanimous vote in the Ohio House progressed a bill to make it illegal to own, with criminal intent, digital devices that have led to a wave of car break-ins across the country in recent years.
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A school district in western North Carolina canceled classes and shut down its network last week after detecting an intruder. As of last Tuesday, officials were still investigating and working to restore services.
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