With more than a decade of experience managing enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity initiatives and large-scale technology projects, Richard Barbee will now lead Durham's IT operations.
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To get more people prepared for careers in cybersecurity, Maryland is betting on a state-backed, employer-driven apprenticeship model, not unlike traditional skilled trade apprenticeships. -
From Davos insights to state readiness, let‘s explore how robotics and sensors are moving artificial intelligence into the physical world.
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The director of the California Department of Technology and state CIO since June 2022 will be stepping down after a 38-year career. That included guiding CDT’s on-the-ground response to the 2025 wildfires.
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy.
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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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The third part of the district's five-year, $609 million bond proposal would pay for devices and network and software investments, including money for cybersecurity supports and testing.
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Twelve colleges in eight states last weekend participated in six- to nine-hour cyber defense marathons at the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, defending mock-up businesses from “hacker” attacks.
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With an alarming increase in breaches, hundreds of public organizations in the state might be unprotected despite a free membership to the service that New Jersey began paying for last year.
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The Trump administration has released its national legislative framework for AI technology. If enacted, it could pre-empt state regulations in certain areas but maintain some authority elsewhere.
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The aim? To help craft technology that can power smart cities. The call for candidates comes as more accelerators and incubators provide guidance and other vital assistance to government technology companies.
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The U.S. Air Force is indeed considering a $1 billion proposal from Port San Antonio in Texas to relocate its cybersecurity unit there from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The courtship dates to February.
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Plus, Louisiana launched a $1.3 billion grant program, the city of Orlando is seeking a person or company to lead digital literacy training, and more.
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The state’s most populous county is piloting installation of 12 solar streetlights near the Downtown South area of Las Vegas. It has been hard hit by copper wire theft, which has kept conventional lights dark for months.
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In Broward and Palm Beach counties and elsewhere, the sheer number of visitors to county elections websites delayed results reporting. Actual tabulation of ballots, which is not done online, was unaffected.
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CrowdStrike is a useful lesson for officials who draw up government IT contracts, pushing them to ask the question of how future contracts can prepare for any unplanned outages.
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