Arizona

A new report in the state warns that the ongoing boom in data centers and other “large-load” customers in Arizona is posing a challenge to grid reliability and the cost of electricity.

The southwestern Arizona government has named Jeremy Jeffcoat, a former city of Yuma tech exec, its CIO. Before his time at the city, he spent more than a decade supporting Yuma County IT operations.

The state's digital wallet will be able to hold its Mobile Driver License and documents including vehicle registration. An update expected to arrive before summer will also alert holders to upcoming expirations.

The state’s Department of Economic Security is on a journey to modernize the ways in which it provides human services. Now, officials are looking to integrate AI to help staff more efficiently serve clients.

Arizona's first chief data and analytics officer Josh Wagner explains how good governance and quality data build a culture where innovation can thrive and agencies can have meaningful impact for residents.

More data centers may be built in the Tucson area as well as the controversial Project Blue — one slated for Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and another complex in the far north end of suburban Marana.

Flagstaff is deciding on whether the police department should continue to use Flock Safety’s automated license plate cameras — a common but controversial technology used nationwide.

Several community organizations are asking the University of Arizona to end its contract with a license plate reader company that has recently come under fire for sharing data.

The public safety technology provider is supplying Arizona’s liquor licensing agency with tools that include a unified platform. State officials call the move part of their general transformation of their work systems.

The Endless Games and Learning Lab at Arizona State University, supported by the decentralized cloud-computing platform Aethir, accommodates educational programs and game-based learning.

With a $643,000 investment, Phoenix is now utilizing Versaterm’s AI-driven CallTriage system to help residents, shorten wait times and keep lines clear for emergencies. It went live earlier this month.

The city of nearly 300,000 is looking to hire a chief information officer. The person chosen will be charged with leading IT strategy, overseeing more than 60 staff, and advancing cloud, AI and data initiatives.

State CISOs in North Carolina and Arizona said their teams began work immediately to ensure on-prem SharePoint systems were secure, following the recent disclosure of an active zero-day exploit.

A data center project near Tucson will use the equivalent of about two golf courses' worth of water a year once fully built out, a new draft agreement between city and Project Blue has found.

States are rolling out internationally accepted mobile driver's licenses — but who's using them? A Government Technology investigation finds the adoption rates for many states are in the single digits.

The St. Mary’s Food Bank is using GIS technology to get food to communities, an initiative that plays an increasingly important role as the federal government explores funding changes to benefits programs.

Arizona's CIO, CISO and chief data officer are spearheading a statewide data strategy. They're building a foundation of secure, well-governed data, crucial for the responsible and effective implementation of AI across state services.

Pima County’s administrator has recommended approval of a multibillion-dollar data center complex that could become one of the largest electricity users in the Tucson Electric Power system.