Plus, New York has reopened applications for grants through its ConnectALL program, New Mexico celebrated progress on connectivity expansion, fiber networks continue expanding to new locations, and more.
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Responder MAX will focus on marketing, communications, recruitment and other areas. First Arriving, which has worked with some 1,300 agencies, will keep involved with its "real-time information platform."
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An executive order from the governor of the Show Me State calls for the development of a strategic framework to advance AI technology and related infrastructure, addressing workforce development and data centers.
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The federal government’s now-defunct United States Digital Service has served as an inspiration for states that are increasingly putting human experience at the center of their tech projects.
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Tony Sauerhoff, who also previously served as state chief information security officer, was appointed interim executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources and interim CIO.
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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.
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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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Hiring a workforce development coordinator with deep industry knowledge and connections, and making it easier for CTE instructors to get licensed, helped an Arizona district grow its network of business partnerships.
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In the two years since the state released guidance for localities interested in speed or red-light cameras, fewer than 10 percent of its municipalities have submitted and won approval of plans.
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The state has been trying to revamp a pair of aging IT systems for some time, with one being related to worker's compensation and the other being the state’s financial systems.
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The state of Kentucky granted the University of Louisville $10 million for the construction of a new cybersecurity center, which will include a cyber range and a secure space for sensitive information.
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The deal gives CoreTrust and its supplier network access into private and charter schools — some 4,000 of which are served via BuyQ. CoreTrust recently signed a deal with two major U.S. cities.
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Tai Phan, who became Oklahoma’s chief technology officer in March, will now lead the state's efforts to expand responsible AI adoption and support agency innovation.
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Maintenance costs for outdated technology are prompting university officials to consider alternatives to 32 blue-light emergency callboxes set up around campus, though the university doesn't track call data or repairs.
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The "Ignite" career-track program at Bentonville Public Schools in Arkansas has added an AI twist, helping students understand how the technology is transforming their potential future jobs.
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This push is for a moratorium on state AI laws either in the annual defense policy bill or through an executive order directing the Justice Department to challenge the state-level laws.
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Connecticut is committing up to $121 million to develop quantum technology, state officials and leaders of the University of Connecticut and Yale University announced Thursday.
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