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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The blockchain-based token, believed to be the first from a U.S. public entity, is for individual and institutional use. The executive director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission is planning what comes next. -
From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast, local governments are taking a strategic approach to sustain operational continuity in the face of IT department layoffs caused by budget constraints.
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"Chief" has long been included in government job titles, particularly in IT. But as organizations have evolved, the lines between what each chief does have blurred. AI has only made the issue more pressing.
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Cybersecurity experts say AI and automation are changing how much impact manipulated data can have on government technology systems.
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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. -
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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San Jose is the latest city whose use of the cameras to snag criminal suspects, critics say, also threatens privacy and potentially runs afoul of laws barring access by out-of-state and federal agencies.
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Now headed to the state Senate for consideration, House Bill 4141 would require all of Michigan's public and charter schools to adopt policies forbidding students from using cellphones during instructional time.
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A lab at the University of Idaho will use a Department of Defense grant to develop machine learning models that might be able to analyze biometric data from military members and assess risk of PTSD.
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All middle-mile construction is now either built or funded, an official said. The next step is last-mile work, bringing actual connections to homes, and meeting with stakeholders to gather infrastructure data.
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Colleges and universities are addressing AI use with a patchwork of policies, with many professors setting their own rules, leaving both students and instructors unsure where appropriate AI use ends and cheating begins.
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Previously both CIO and CISO for Dallas, Brian Gardner has been heading cybersecurity in Austin since May. Here he explains the challenges of navigating a new city as well as emerging threats like data poisoning.
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A Michigan school district is the latest to join a federal class-action lawsuit against the cloud software company PowerSchool, alleging the company did not take sufficient precautions to protect student data.
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Inundated with parent interest in a virtual schooling option, Commonwealth Charter Academy hasn't been too concerned about transparency or responsiveness in its board meetings, according to some parents and staff.
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The Lagunitas Creek Spawner Dashboard is a resource offered by the Marin Municipal Water District, and it shows nesting grounds for coho, chinook, pink and chum salmon as well as steelhead trout.
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The Baton Rouge Police Department is the latest agency to train at LSU's National Center for Biomedical Research and Training/Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education, which uses virtual reality tech.
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