The program, designed for water and wastewater systems, builds upon plans released last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The move comes amid increasing worries about cyber attacks linked to the ongoing and widening war in Iran.
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The San Diego County Sheriff's Office has deployed a new system with artificial intelligence to answer calls that are not life-threatening emergencies. Those calls previously encountered some delays.
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The Department of Information Resources board approved his appointment Friday as DIR executive director and CIO, after an in-depth search. Sauerhoff had been serving in an interim capacity since January.
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The state's digital wallet will be able to hold its Mobile Driver License and documents including vehicle registration. An update expected to arrive before summer will also alert holders to upcoming expirations.
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A recent Iran-linked cyber attack spurred discussions among state, local, tribal and territorial governments about the war in Iran, cybersecurity implications and practical ways to build their cyber resilience.
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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.
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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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Senate Bill 707 mandates that larger cities and counties provide options for remote participation in public meetings by July 1, among other requirements related to translation and teleconferencing for elected officials.
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A private university in Nebraska will use $2 million from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education within the U.S. Department of Education to credential teachers via the online platform BloomBoard.
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For this week’s 16th annual Doing Democracy Day in Colorado, high school students were invited to attend and talk to city council members, business people, police officers and other area leaders.
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Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A strong quarter gives 2024 the chance to set records for market activity in the government technology space, with a wide variety of dealmaking putting the first half of the year comfortably ahead of last year’s numbers.
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North Carolina high school students will be able to qualify for job interviews with the drone delivery company Zipline as part of a new partnership with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
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Since the Marietta Board of Education in Georgia started requiring students to have their cellphones and smartwatches locked in Yondr pouches during the day, both teachers and students have seen positive changes.
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A pilot at the University of Delaware will use artificial intelligence to convert text transcripts of lectures into practice quizzes, guides, outlines and other interactive study tools.
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As other military branches have broadly struggled to hire, train and retain cybersecurity talent, some say that the solution is adding a U.S. Cyber Force dedicated to digital defense.
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Located in a previously unused wing of a high school, a technical training center in Louisiana offers classrooms and training space for welding, process technology and electrical instrumentation.
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