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Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law two bills to bolster and expand career and technical education and advising services in state public schools. They’re intended to more closely align education and workforce.

The one-year pilot program uses satellites and thermal imaging to identify new fires and predict possible spread. The platform comes from German firm OroraTech, which says Idaho is the first in the country to use it.

Jacob, the state’s former chief digital transformation officer, succeeds longtime executive deputy CIO Jennifer Lorenz. His priorities will include helping provide AI education and training to the state workforce.

Privacy and accessibility are connected in a digital environment, according to an Idaho official who leads work in both areas, and who said she believes both are key responsibilities of state employees.

City police will step up enforcement in coming months to stem a “marked increase” in accidents involving electric bicycles, scooters and similar vehicles. Offenders will be given warnings or moving violations.

Las Vegas police have announced the arrest of a teenager, not identified because he is a minor, on suspicion of committing a “sophisticated” cyber attack that MGM Resorts said cost it $100 million.

PennWest is one of five state system colleges in an expanded partnership with the Google AI for Education Accelerator, which will provide free access to self-paced, online AI training.

The San Diego Unified School District held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) lab recently at Millennial Tech Middle School.

When Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina in September 2024, 100 lives were lost and thousands of homes were destroyed. Here, reporters dig into where things stand with FEMA payments, housing and roads.

The Trump administration's changes to the BEAD Program have disqualified hundreds of thousands of locations — including homes, businesses and community buildings — from receiving Internet access.

Federal lawmakers are working on language for the surface transportation reauthorization bill that would promote creation of a national safety regulatory framework for self-driving cars.

In this episode of GovTech Viewpoints, HP’s Todd Gustafson and the Center for Digital Government’s Teri Takai explore the impact of shifting policies, tightening budgets and emerging technologies. They identify strategies that state and local government IT leaders can use to optimize tech investments, improve procurement practices and build stronger vendor partnerships.

Billions of records are breached each year as a result of misconfigured servers, firewalls and other network devices. What can be done? Let’s explore.

Stories about use cases, advances, policies and issues related to smart devices such as smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and smart whiteboards.

The city’s new IT Innovation Hub gives tech companies a platform to pitch solutions that support civic priorities. Submissions could advance to become pilot projects or stimulate requests for proposals.

A historically Black university in Louisiana renamed their top IT role the chief experience and digital strategy officer, aiming to encompass student experience, digital strategy and institutional planning.

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Starting next week, the city police department will dispatch drones on some service calls to see if response times and situational understanding improve. Their use will depend on call type, priority and distance.

The deal, reportedly worth at least $800 million, supposedly is in “advanced” talks. Such a deal would reflect the robust state of the public safety tech business, and the attracting quality of AI.

Online access has been restored at city libraries and recreation centers, following a full system shutdown in the wake of a July ransomware attack. Safeguards include segmentation and simplified logins.

The Office of Technology Services has emphasized those goals as part of a broader five-year strategic plan aimed at modernizing state tech services and enhancing the customer experience.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation has announced four operators to lead its International Landing Pad Network, which aims to attract international technology and AI business.

The Social Security Administration will stop issuing paper checks to beneficiaries on Sept. 30, which concerns former Social Security Administration commissioner Martin O’Malley.

Mayor Cara Spencer on Thursday announced new rules for building data centers in the city, but stopped short of a yearlong moratorium officials weighed last week.

The private, nonprofit, regionally accredited University of the People has enrolled 200 students from Nevada and over 20,000 from the U.S. in tuition-free online programs in fields such as computer science and IT.