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The new executive will lead the state’s artificial intelligence and machine learning strategy as the Department of Innovation and Technology builds out a formal AI office.

The document emphasizes governance, risk assessment and safety principles to protect operational technology as AI adoption grows. Understanding security concerns during development is one recommendation.

The renewal of a state grant program for local public agencies focuses on cybersecurity and other areas that involve gov tech. Officials encourage governments to partner on projects that could receive funding.

State CIO Bryanna Pardoe was previously the inaugural director of the state’s digital experience office. That work is shaping her approach to leading state IT and driving human-centered design.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to limit states’ abilities to enact AI-related policy that could be deemed “burdensome.” Experts argue the action is illegal.

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The state Department of Administration is considering adding agentic AI modules in the myAlaska app, which residents use for a variety of key services. A recent request for information sought industry input.

The County Council signed off on $34 million in contracts to update the enterprise resource planning system, which manages a variety of processes. A councilman wondered if it might streamline other county functions.

Holly Drake, the state chief information security officer, will join the University of Central Florida as its CISO. She was recognized for her work this fall by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.

North Carolina's Child Fatality Task Force recently endorsed legislation to limit how companies can use data on minors, and it will continue studying the impacts of AI companions and chatbots.

Vanderbilt University and the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga are looking for a downtown space for the Institute for Quantum Innovation, where up to 260 Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students will live and work.

Schools in Alabama have a year to voluntarily implement a digital literacy and computer science course approved by the Alabama State Board of Education. It will become a requirement within 18 months.

The project from the state Department of Environmental Quality mimics nature’s way of handling excessive rainfall, using a large retention pond and indigenous plants to capture water and slow its release into a nearby creek.

The state legislation would allow the inmates to get remote employment with approved businesses and companies that choose to participate in the yet-unnamed program.

The Town Board approved the installation of the cameras on municipal property at its work session earlier this week, with the number of planned cameras dropping from eight to four.

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How AI-enabled identity tools and collaborative strategies combat rogue AI, synthetic identities and remote-hiring vulnerabilities.

Digital twin technology allows universities to combine various data sources into virtual models that help with operational planning, such as optimizing energy use, streamlining maintenance and simulating disasters.

Plus, legislation could improve digital skills training in workforce development programs, the bipartisan Wi-Fi Caucus relaunched, digital literacy work continues at the local level, and more.

Data center development, the subject of much public-sector conversation and policy, is predicted to expand, driven by the growth of AI. It's also expected to come at a cost and bring a selective benefit.

More than 3,000 of the company’s self-driving taxis have been recalled after reports they passed stopped school buses improperly. A Nov. 17 software update may have led to the inappropriate action.

City officials will explore other hosting options following the breach of the third-party notification service CodeRED. The system went offline after notification went out Nov. 21 of an incident.

Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.

The young company’s backers and supporters include several gov tech veterans along with officials from Nevada. Madison AI offers a chatbot and other AI-backed services to cities and counties and other local agencies.

Encouraged by a new state law that endorses hybrid and online schooling, Northside Independent School District is looking for a vendor to help start a virtual school next fall.