Following a one-year pilot project to explore the use of ChatGPT, Pennsylvania is ready to deploy AI tools to thousands of workers across dozens of agencies. The move is part of a greater shift to embed AI statewide.
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The state is restructuring its data work, according to CIO David Edinger. Amy Bhikha, who served as Colorado’s chief data officer since 2021 and has led on data governance and AI oversight, announced she is moving on. -
The Washington EV Instant Rebate Program made direct cash rebates available to qualified car buyers at the point of sale. Its popularity proved that the appetite for new and used EVs is there — when buyers can afford them.
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CIO Collin Hill has been in place since January 2023. Kate Kotan, who is now chief digital officer, is slated to assume the role of interim CIO, pending approval by the IT Board later this month.
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Liana Bailey-Crimmins, who retired April 6 as state CIO, has joined the Center for Digital Government as a senior fellow. Like Government Technology magazine, the center is a division of e.Republic.
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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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Education leaders who have seen major gains in student literacy in Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee say that state leadership, continuity and time are necessary for exporting those gains across the U.S.
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DeKalb County School District in Georgia tasks students with leading cybersecurity awareness, training them to recognize and call out poor security practices and encourage communitywide digital safety.
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A major insurer is partnering with the University of Connecticut for a range of projects, from energy-tech research to the use of artificial intelligence and smart-city tech to improve workplace safety.
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Illinois is one of eight states that have yet to pass restrictions on cellphone use in public schools, but that may change with a recently amended bill that has support from Democrats, Republicans and the governor.
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A coalition of unions representing everyone from bus drivers to construction workers lobbied at the Statehouse against legislation that would pilot driverless vehicles in Chicago and elsewhere in the state.
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As state and local governments work to ensure online materials comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the County Board approved only posting ADA-compliant materials online starting this month.
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The bill seeks to address critical surveillance gaps exposed by a January 2025 midair collision of an American Airlines plane with an Army helicopter near the nation's capital that killed 67 people.
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A group of child safety organizations faulted Washington state for being too lax on smartphone use at school, as state law merely requires districts to enact policies tailored to their community’s needs by 2030.
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At the Consortium for School Networking conference this week, panelists argued that the screen time debate must shift focus from how much time students spend on screens to how that time is being spent.
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At the national level, data on workforce development programs is housed in several different systems, creating administrative work for universities. Experts recommend unifying those systems without an act of Congress.
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