The National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ fourth look at the chief privacy officer role finds 31 states now have one — but lack of staffing and funding are among the challenges.
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The Mamdani administration is seeking to bring curb management into the 21st century — in some cases, policies haven’t changed much since the 1950s. That could mean more parking and different ways to collect trash. -
After more than a year as interim chief technology officer, Tamara Davis now formally leads enterprise technology alongside Stephen Heard, who was affirmed in January as the county’s permanent CIO.
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has unveiled its 2026-2028 strategic plan. It underlines the role of the state CIO as a trusted adviser who can shape public policy.
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Modern solutions can liberate local government clerks from hours of transcribing to compile meeting minutes. One such tool, from HeyGov, generates drafts from digital files, which can then be fine-tuned.
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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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A high school in Ohio is collaborating with the state work-placement organization OhioMeansJobs to provide students with a digital directory of local companies, available positions and application information
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Studies by the University of Colorado, Boulder, and the Colorado Energy Office found the university could implement geothermal energy systems, but they would require enormous long-term investment.
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County commissioners will consider expanding the sheriff’s office's use of Flock Safety technology by adding drones through a nine-month pilot program that is free to the jurisdiction.
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The two combined platforms intend to offer a single system that connects daily logistical operations, like parents and buses picking up students, with school safety protocols in an emergency.
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A private university in Maine is the first institution in the U.S. to go live with an artificial intelligence agent built by Agentforce, part of Salesforce's platform that helps organizations build and deploy AI agents.
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About 70 staffers at the federal digital consulting office within Technology Transformation Services were reportedly dismissed over the weekend. Its work has included the site login.gov, a single logon to popular federal sites.
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San Francisco Supervisor Bilal Mahmood has introduced legislation that would smooth department solicitation for contracts around data and information subscription software. Those existing, he said, have a big impact.
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The state’s CIO Corey Mock comes to the role direct from the Legislature. He brings technology policy and budget knowledge with him to government IT, and the ability to speak the language of lawmakers.
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The state Department of Motor Vehicles announced availability of the digital driver’s license, learner permit or ID in June 2024. It is accepted at a growing number of businesses and airports in New York and nationally.
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A partnership between Prodigy Learning and Minecraft Education offers students the opportunity to earn industry-recognized credentials while playing one of the most popular digital games.
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