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Idaho is planning to revitalize its emergency response with new tech that will connect 911 call centers, allowing dispatchers to geolocate callers immediately and receive texts, photos, videos and call transcriptions.

In this interview with Peter Ulrich, Denver’s information technology audit manager, we explore relationships between auditors and security teams in government. 

The launch of this new tool also comes with new responsibilities for the state’s technology workforce. The benefits program could help some 1.3 million state residents.

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Chief Data Officer Christie Burris details how the state is building a data ecosystem where policy meets platform and AI can play a role in evolving traditional data life cycles.

The 900-page federal bill is expected to promote private schools at the expense of public ones, reduce student loan options and food assistance, cut into school budgets and heavily tax private university endowments.

Tracking progress in AI, workforce, procurement and more from the 52 winners of this year's Digital Counties Survey from the Center for Digital Government.

After a bus driver shortage resulted in a delayed or canceled routes and stranded students last year, St. Louis Public Schools has a new $30 million contract with Zum Services to provide and track buses for 220 routes.

The measure, which passed the U.S. House with broad bipartisan support after clearing the Senate, is now on track to become law. President Trump lobbied Republicans to support it.

Unless Lancaster city leaders take action quickly, residents may have little say in the approval process for a planned $6 billion data center announced by AI and cloud computing company CoreWeave.

Concerned about fostering digital equity while expanding the number of Internet providers, the City Council put off voting on a proposal from GoNetspeed, which is pushing to install fiber conduit in the city.

One bill aimed at increasing energy payments for new data centers did not reach the Senate floor, while another bill aimed at suspended data center tax breaks was vetoed by the governor.

The state’s technology department officially opened its Innovation Lab this week — a dedicated space for ethical AI experimentation aimed at advancing public service.

Commenting on a Facebook post asking for their reactions to Alabama's school cellphone restrictions, many parents voiced their support, and some said the policy should apply to teachers, too.

Former Director of the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services Steven Harpe now leads the state's corrections agency, and he's harnessing AI to reshape safety, staffing and daily operations in state prisons.

Illinois Tech and St. Cloud State have partnered with Risepoint to meet prospective students where they are and provide online degree programs in fields such as business analytics, finance and project management.

AI courses in San Jose are helping city employees save thousands of work hours, improving efficiencies and service for residents, while a new Oregon program is familiarizing state workers with generative AI.

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Plus, a study explores the digital divide for tribal households in Michigan, a report indicates that better broadband data can improve deployment efforts, states are advancing with the BEAD program, and more.

More than a dozen states have launched some form of a digital identity program. Privacy advocates, however, are sounding the alarm, arguing critical privacy features are being overlooked.

The transit management software firm says its has filed a confidential filing with the SEC, potentially paving the way for a public offering. A gov tech expert discusses how this could benefit the industry.

The Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program aimed to distribute billions of federal dollars to state and local governments to protect against climate-related disasters, but the administration now says it was “wasteful and ineffective.”

New York law will soon require students to have their cellphones turned off at school and stored in a way chosen by their principals. Gov. Kathy Hochul recommended that parents start preparing their kids for this reality.

Principal Jessiah Gilchrist said Cedar Rapids Taft Middle School has had a policy in place since 2020 restricting the use of cellphones, and he said it's been "so effective."

The center will be a two-story computer warehouse spread across 578,000 square feet of space, and it’s the first of four such structures, comprising a $1.44 billion campus being built by EdgeConneX.