As the federal government scales back support for public-sector cybersecurity, and services from MS-ISAC poised to end this fall, states and local governments move to defend themselves.
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What is quantum supremacy, and when will it arrive? More important: How will quantum computing change our lives — for better or worse?
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As the newly appointed CSO, Stephanie Hedgepeth will work to connect AI, cloud, and strategy to help steer Mississippi’s modernization efforts. Officials announced the state’s AI Innovation Hub earlier this year.
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The executive order directs the Government Operations Agency to work with two state departments in areas including enhancing customer experience. The council, the California Breakthrough Project, had its first meeting in June.
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During a recent briefing on Capitol Hill, leaders and members of national associations considered artificial intelligence use cases and topics, along with a new playbook guiding the technology’s ethical, scalable adoption.
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Separated from live systems and sensitive public data, sandboxes let states and cities test drive artificial intelligence use cases without impacting services.
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The evolution of artificial intelligence, which requires massive amounts of energy to function, is forcing government, utilities and tech suppliers to face the question of whether power grids can keep up.
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New guidance and a national artificial intelligence action plan promote utilizing the technology in education. Some leaders, however, said resources levels must catch up for those strategies to be effective.
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City officials and labor leaders were among those telling city councilors of fears autonomous self-driving cars and ride-share vehicles could be unable to navigate city streets.
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The City Council postponed to September a vote that would install cameras with artificial intelligence on garbage trucks, to search out blight. Areas of concern included cost amid budget tightening, and privacy.
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Proposed City Council legislation that would compel police to restore limited news media access to radio communications advanced to a second reading. Police leadership warned doing so could violate state and federal laws and policies.
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A new document from the nonprofit Complete College America highlights how three universities are innovating teaching and learning with artificial intelligence through scalable initiatives.
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State CISOs in North Carolina and Arizona said their teams began work immediately to ensure on-prem SharePoint systems were secure, following the recent disclosure of an active zero-day exploit.
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The state’s most populous county has launched a $30 million, voter-approved investment in child-care workers. Tech plays a central role in the process by enabling equitable cash distribution at scale.
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The project is under discussion, with a vote on approvals possible as soon as August. Comprising 20 parcels on just more than 1,000 acres, Project Cardinal would have two electrical substations.
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A new cyber grant program and new cybersecurity regulations for water and wastewater systems, announced Tuesday, aim to support water system resilience and protect public health in the state of New York.
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Ken Pfeil is exiting his role as Virginia’s chief data officer after three years in place. During that time, he helped establish the state’s Office of Data Governance and Analytics and launch the Commonwealth Data Trust.
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