Hawaii’s capital city is using CivCheck’s platform to review applications and speed up the permitting process. Bellevue, Wash., also uses AI permitting process tools, and Louisville, Ky., will soon pilot them.
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Arizona CIO J.R. Sloan, co-founder of GovRAMP, has served as its board president since 2021. Now, Texas Chief AI and Innovation Officer Tony Sauerhoff will take on the leadership role. -
Rizwan Ahmed, who served as Louisiana’s CIO from 2006 to 2008, is the city-parish’s new information services director, bringing years of state-level IT experience to the role.
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The appointment of Eleonore Fournier-Tombs as chief AI officer and Stephen Graham as chief digital officer signals a more coordinated approach to AI, tech policy and public services as leadership roles evolve.
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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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One of the key lessons from Florida Virtual School’s collaboration with the AI-enabled data platform Doowii was the importance of spending time with users to understand their needs and limits.
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The City Council signed off on directing roughly $360,000 in state funds to the police department. Of that, more than $43,000 is earmarked for software that will let police “obtain and retain” digital evidence.
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County commissioners will consider spending more than $3.2 million over 10 years to replace body-worn and in-car sheriff’s office cameras. Software, data storage and accessories would be included.
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New Mexico schools are part of a nationwide push to curb phone use in classrooms, driven by teacher concerns about disruption and growing worries about record daily screen time.
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Arizona's first chief data and analytics officer Josh Wagner explains how good governance and quality data build a culture where innovation can thrive and agencies can have meaningful impact for residents.
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The new plan from the Tennessee AI Advisory Council lays out four strategic pillars of focus — on pilots, infrastructure, workforce development and governance — to modernize services and strengthen the economy.
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A state system that put in place sensors and video analytics to detect wrong-way vehicles has resulted in nearly 83 percent self-correcting. The technology was installed starting in August 2023.
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CodeRed, the borough’s emergency alert platform, was targeted, officials said. Some stored user contact information could be leaked, including names, addresses, emails and system passwords.
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The new projects include work on pedestrian spaces and community development. At the same time, the city plans to deploy an upgraded, "first-of-its-kind" emergency command center at the famous Thanksgiving Day parade.
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Officials are working with InnovateUS to train public employees statewide on working with AI. Empowering people, CIO Shawnzia Thomas said, is a significant part of achieving digital transformation.
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