Government Experience
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At a Georgia Technology Authority roundtable, Google and state tech leaders explored how AI is transforming the search function, why clicks aren’t everything anymore and what that means for government. -
Backed by private enterprise, the program offers free classes to teach public housing residents about basic computer skills, artificial intelligence and other topics. It comes as a new mayor prepares to take over.
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GL Solutions was recently awarded a contract by the state of Oklahoma to modernize its state licensing systems, marking the fourth state the company has worked with to revamp software.
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The new web-based database will allow different agencies to use the same system. The 45-year-old system that's being replaced is remarkably advanced, however, despite its long history and old coding.
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Snowplows in Syracuse, N.Y., have been equipped with fleet management technology from Samsara to improve snow removal operations and give residents a real-time picture of the city’s street conditions.
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CalOptima, the health insurer for Orange County's lower income residents, vows to spend $100 million on IT infrastructure upgrades, many of which will involve the cloud, to hasten its approval and payment of claims.
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The New Jersey township is still restoring operations after a hacker gained access to systems and began sending fraudulent emails to residents. The township is investigating whether any personal data was compromised.
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The Pittsburgh Task Force on Public Algorithms has released recommendations for county and municipal governments that are interested in using automated systems for better decision-making.
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Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority Executive Director Judy Kosloski will meet Thursday with Verizon software representatives to finalize the content of the online application for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
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Residents in Yakima County, Wash., can apply for rental assistance through a new online portal that launched this week. The portal is helping streamline the application process and improving accessibility.
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Houston, Texas, has started deploying digital kiosks throughout the city. In addition to offering wayfinding services and municipal resources to residents and visitors, they also serve as Internet connectivity hubs.
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Voters in the Alaska city can now track the status of their mail-in ballot and receive automatic alerts through the BallotTrax system. The new system will be used for the first time during the April 5 municipal election.
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This week, the "In Case You Missed It" crew is joined by Bradley Tusk, CEO of Tusk Ventures and former deputy governor of Illinois. Tusk and his team published an extensive outline for regulating the metaverse.
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What can a county do against COVID-19 misinformation? San Diego County has tried a number of tactics, including gathering doctors to quickly fact-check public meetings and standing up a website.
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The center, which would be located within the Iowa State University of Science and Technology, would focus on training different groups to prevent cyber attacks and deal with active threats.
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For a total of nine drop-box locations, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will see how new ballot-tracking technology during the upcoming June primary election affects the process of voting.
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New Jersey's unemployment system was pounded by the onslaught of claims during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The system has since been tweaked for some success, but challenges remain.
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Greensburg, Pa., residents and developers will no longer have to step foot into City Hall for permitting services in the coming months. The city may move other services online depending on the success of this initiative.
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A bill introduced in the California Legislature aims to make the transit experience across the San Francisco Bay Area's 27 providers more seamless. The bill would appoint a regional commission to lead the effort.
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This week, the "In Case You Missed It" crew is joined by Luke Stowe, acting deputy city manager and CIO of Evanston, Ill. We discuss MIT's 10 breakthrough technologies of 2022 and explore how the role of CIO has changed.
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The Tennessee Governor’s Office of Diversity Business Enterprise has announced internal and external dashboards to monitor government contracting with underrepresented groups across state agencies.
