Phase 1 of a two-part implementation is underway. Phase 2 in a two- to three-year transformation will group tech staff under Austin Technology Services. Union leaders have indicated their opposition.
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A new federal cyber strategy outlines six pillars for deterrence, infrastructure protection and regulatory reform, but offers few specifics about what support for state and local governments will look like. -
Jeff Cook, an expert on gov tech investment, lays out his thoughts on how AI will shake up the market — including possibly altering our understanding of what kinds of business are included in it.
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As the county prepares to launch its 2026-2028 strategic plan for tech advancement, the CIO examined progress on improving digital services and what “AI” means for the local government.
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The company, founded in 2018, has also appointed two gov tech veterans as Esper embraces AI and builds out its products. CEO and Co-Founder Maleka Momand gives more details about these developments.
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From Pilot to Launch: What will it take to scale AI in government?
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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 proposal before the Wake County school board would involve the county, sheriff’s office and a vendor in putting cameras in school zones and on bus stop-arms, potentially discouraging speeders while raising revenue.
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A public community college in New York will put a state grant toward training programs in advanced manufacturing and electrical technology in the Hudson Valley's growing clean energy and manufacturing sectors.
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Instructure and InnovateEDU’s analysis of common classroom technologies found 60 percent of designated ed-tech tools and 98 percent of consumer tools haven't met standards of evidence recognized by the ESSA.
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Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is gathering emerging tech experts as part of an Economic Security Advisory Group. It will explore making the city competitive in AI, quantum tech and related sectors.
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More than 2,500 applicants applied for funding through the Federal Communications Commission’s three-year Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program, which will fund expenses like firewalls and endpoint detection.
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The Information Technology Department is looking to increase its budget by $2 million, or 11.6 percent, which would include adding one IT staffer each to the Clerk and Prosecutor’s offices. Also included is replacing hundreds of employee laptop computers.
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The sheriff in the state’s most populous county hopes lawmakers can be persuaded to let authorities deploy traffic cameras to tamp down speeding and running red lights — and reduce fatal and injury crashes.
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ForceMetrics co-founder and CEO Andre McGregor addresses the need for real-time, actionable insights into critical risks for first responders to make them safer and more effective.
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A task force of parents, educators, students and community leaders found Colorado's school accountability system needs work. Recommendations include modernizing state assessments and a dashboard of performance data.
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While generative AI is still in the early days of government implementation, it's important for public-sector leaders to lay groundwork for successful use and adoption.
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