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Mayor Justin M. Bibb has chosen Stephanie Wernet, a veteran technologist most recently at Breakthrough Public Schools, as Cleveland's next chief innovation and technology officer. The city enlarged the job's responsibilities this spring.

With 11 gubernatorial elections impending, should state and local governments expect to see major changes in the leadership of technology and innovation? Government Technology digs into the data.

Schools throughout North Carolina are preparing to launch 11 digital learning initiatives with $1.8 million in funds from a statewide competitive grant program, involving novel technologies from VR to podcasting and AI.

The city-county is recruiting for a chief information security officer; a recruitment for a chief data officer is expected to follow. The restructuring is intended to reflect the significance of each area.

The city’s CIO has said he would like to have a policy on artificial intelligence in place by year’s end. As officials work to make that happen, they’re looking at similar policies from Seattle and Boston, and in private industry.

Residents of the Buckeye State gained the ability Wednesday to add their driver’s licenses to their Apple Wallets — and more than 75,000 had done so by late Friday, the state said.

Recent data walks, and the city’s newly launched digital rights platform, inform residents on how city technologies collect their personally identifiable information, and how it is stored.

The labels, required by the Federal Communications Commission, are intended to make monthly costs, subscription terms and network speeds clearer. Advocates and opponents continue to debate their existence.

A report on trends in the public sector reveals state and local government IT departments are looking to implement ITIL best practices and ITIL-aligned tools to better serve citizens.

Answer: It’s not because it isn’t good enough.

While there is no one-size-fits-all approach to restrictions on cellphones in schools, an imperfect policy is better than no policy at all, and when policies come from the district or state level, they bring advantages.

A two-week, pre-college enrichment program teaches high schoolers about AI’s core applications, foundational concepts and programming tools, then challenges them to complete mentor-led projects for social good.

The Park Fire, currently burning north of Chico, has already become the second-largest wildfire in California history, in a county that has seen more than its share of devastating blazes in the past decade.

After hitting the state's Big Bend area early Monday, Debby was reduced back to a tropical storm as it moved inland, but the National Hurricane Center still warns of "catastrophic flooding" as rain continues.

Researchers at the Kentucky university have garnered attention this year for studies about how artificial intelligence could prevent cloud computing attacks, and how LLMs could respond to health care challenges.

A new AI-powered tool called JusticeText — exclusive to public defenders — has emerged, offering a boost in analyzing case evidence efficiently to level the playing field and ensure fair defense.

A bipartisan bill being led by state representatives from Iowa and Massachusetts will attempt to crack down on the growing threats and distribution of sexually explicit “deepfakes” on digital platforms.

CrowdStrike has taken a strike back against Delta Air Lines, after the carrier said it plans to pursue legal claims to recover its losses from a huge technology outage last month.

Ms. Salazar retired as San Joaquin Regional Transit District’s (RTD) Chief Executive Officer in March 2022, leaving with 30 years of experience in the transit industry. Her leadership as Deputy CEO/CFO for 18 years greatly contributed to RTD receiving the coveted Outstanding System of the Year Award by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) in 2018. In 2022, RTD was awarded District of the Year for innovation by the Center of Digital Government. The same organization also gave a leadership award to Ms. Salazar.

As Delta Air Lines, and many other public and private organizations, tally the business costs from the unprecedented incident caused by a CrowdStrike update, lawyers debate contract language.    

A new tool from Rebuild by Design shows climate change is an equal opportunity hazard. But spending money ahead of time on mitigation and prevention can be more cost-effective than committing it after disaster strikes.

Passed by the Senate this week, KOSPA combines the Kids Online Safety Act and the Children and Teen’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Experts say the bill could both help and hinder student use of online technology.

Madhu Gottumukkala will step into the role next week. South Dakota’s inaugural and longtime Chief Technology Officer Pat Snow retired in June after nearly three decades with the state.

When the police department in Laredo, Texas, deployed new software, they used it to reduce firearms incidents while also mapping dangerous roads. But other lessons followed — lessons other agencies can use.

Sunny Isles Beach CIO Derrick Arias offers his account of triaging the July CrowdStrike/Microsoft event and what his team will take from the experience to apply when — not if — they experience another outage.