As parents race to get their children into summer camp, a park district in Colorado is using tools from Rec to bring more mobile stability to the process. A park executive and Rec CEO discuss what’s happening.
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Pasadena, Calif., will soon let its electric fleet use standard, publicly available chargers. In Texas, Austin Energy, a city-operated utility, is developing a charging strategy for its fleets. -
The National League of Cities will work with tech company BRINC to educate cities, towns and villages on standing up drone-as-first-responder programs. That includes assistance on FAA approvals and training.
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Plus, the world's fastest business jet takes off, Merriam-Webster's tech-centric word of 2025, and the cost savings of charging an electric vehicle from your home.
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From mining video evidence to enabling real-time translation of public meetings to speeding up prescription renewals, state and local agencies are finding ways to put artificial intelligence to work.
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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 Montana Digital Academy Teacher Hall of Fame's inaugural class includes eight teachers who stood out in the state's online academy, which supplements middle and high school courses particularly for rural schools.
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County IT leader Rose Mustain, a former NASA cybersecurity manager, has moved on, its chief administrator said last week. Chief Information Security Officer Russ Hauser will serve as interim IT director.
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Starting this week, people riding fixed route city buses can pay without actual money changing hands. Decatur Transit Pay enables contactless payment via a smart card or smartphone app.
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Supported by the National Science Foundation and Micron Technology, the Q-SUCCEED-CNY program sends students to visit places like AIM Photonics and Toptica Photonics, then teaches them educational pathways to jobs there.
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A new app that went live Monday lets residents in the Pennsylvania village get alerts and updates in real time from the police department, ask for vacation checks on their properties and send confidential tips.
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A Facebook page with more than 25,000 members, “DFW stolen cars and trucks” is a resource for people whose vehicles have been taken. It also helps offset the advent of technology that makes it easier to steal vehicles.
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Speakers at the Louisiana Rural Economic Development conference discussed the need for high-speed Internet in rural areas. Expanding fiber can stimulate local and global business, attendees said.
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The Regional Transportation District has installed a “live look-in system” on all buses, letting police dispatchers see and hear people, situations and events onboard in real-time. The move, which began last year, is aimed at increasing safety.
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Panelists in a recent webinar discussed how bad actors might want to tamper with voter registration databases — and how election offices around the country have been working to stay resilient against threats.
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The New York Police Department will install gun detection scanners at a handful of subway turnstiles this week. An advocacy group says disclosure requirements have not been met.
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