As parents race to get their children into summer camp, a park district in Colorado is using tools from Rec to bring more mobile stability to the process. A park executive and Rec CEO discuss what’s happening.
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Pasadena, Calif., will soon let its electric fleet use standard, publicly available chargers. In Texas, Austin Energy, a city-operated utility, is developing a charging strategy for its fleets. -
The National League of Cities will work with tech company BRINC to educate cities, towns and villages on standing up drone-as-first-responder programs. That includes assistance on FAA approvals and training.
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Plus, the world's fastest business jet takes off, Merriam-Webster's tech-centric word of 2025, and the cost savings of charging an electric vehicle from your home.
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From mining video evidence to enabling real-time translation of public meetings to speeding up prescription renewals, state and local agencies are finding ways to put artificial intelligence to work.
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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 Federal Aviation Administration has selected eight proposals to participate in a nationwide pilot program to determine if air taxis can be used at short-range in major metropolitan areas.
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The Montana Digital Academy Teacher Hall of Fame's inaugural class includes eight teachers who stood out in the state's online academy, which supplements middle and high school courses particularly for rural schools.
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County IT leader Rose Mustain, a former NASA cybersecurity manager, has moved on, its chief administrator said last week. Chief Information Security Officer Russ Hauser will serve as interim IT director.
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Starting this week, people riding fixed route city buses can pay without actual money changing hands. Decatur Transit Pay enables contactless payment via a smart card or smartphone app.
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The Louisiana Board of Regents projects a 42 percent shortage of registered nurses by 2030. A nursing school dean at a private Catholic university in Baton Rouge says AI tools are helping teach and mentor students.
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The city's former CIO Bill Zielinski retired in April and its CTO has stepped in as interim. The successful applicant will lead Dallas’ Information and Technology Services Department and its five divisions.
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Leyla Layman takes over as interim CIO, with responsibilities that include overhauling the city camera system. Carter became CIO in 2020, one year after a ransomware attack directed at the city of Baltimore.
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AmpliFund has more than 200 customers, including several states. Euna, which used to be called GTY and which has more than 3,400 clients, will absorb 100 AmpliFund employees as a result of the deal.
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The University of South Florida will put its largest-ever donation to use funding scholarships, hiring faculty and developing a new space for the Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.
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The university system's students and staff have free access to “AI Essentials,” a five-hour course in the Google Career Certificate program that teaches people to use AI responsibly and effectively.
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