Florida

A House bill would create a database to track information on the progress of certain individuals with felony convictions. Its aim would be to help those eligible determine whether their voting rights could be restored.

Eric Hayden, the city’s CIO and CTO, is helping oversee a refresh of emergency and fire response via artificial intelligence, which helps guide efforts and increase capabilities in the state’s third most populous city.

The newly minted task force announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis aims to use AI and new technologies to eliminate bureaucratic bloat and identify waste and noncompliance.

Created by gubernatorial executive order, the state’s new Department of Governmental Efficiency team will work to “promote efficiency, maximize productivity and eliminate waste in state and local government.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fiscal year 2026 proposed budget recommendations include funding for state IT projects across criminal justice. Initiatives include hardening security, replacing infrastructure and a platform upgrade.

Since the manufacturer filed for bankruptcy, only a handful of Miami-Dade County’s 75 electric buses are in service, and none of Broward County’s fleet of 42 electric buses managed to run routes earlier this month.

The system incorporates Florida’s academic standards, course work and individual student data to assist teachers and personalize learning. It uses information on the Internet but is not accessible to the public.

A few notable recommendations include $28 million for child welfare software and enterprise architecture modernization, $10 million for local government cybersecurity grants and $3 million for a data center property exemption to incentivize AI growth.

The Florida city is expanding its connected vehicle program on the Selmon Expressway to push more messaging to drivers, change behavior, and possibly reward better driving with cheaper toll rates.

Orlando officials are considering a free public network to create connectivity in a neighborhood where more than half the residents lack access to high-speed Internet.

The Florida Department of Education will use a new web portal to assess and address the behavioral issues of students statewide, according to the safety software company Versaterm.

The state recently launched BEACON, driven by artificial intelligence and capable of transforming written emergency updates into real-time, multilingual audio message broadcasts on multiple platforms.

More than seven months after Manatee County, Fla., launched a pilot program for a drone that can quickly respond to medical emergencies, 911 dispatchers have yet to use it.

As lieutenant governor, Núñez, 52, would be the first in line to serve as governor in the event that DeSantis resigns his post, according to state law. If that were to happen, Núñez would become Florida’s first Cuban-American and first female governor.

“We are extremely excited to welcome Lexi to the Abnormal Security SLED team. She has already made a tremendous impact with our partners, and I look forward to her continued success here,” said Zachary Oxman, the company’s U.S. SLED director.

This year, four Florida cities, including North Port, were recognized for their innovative efforts and technology projects impacting residents communitywide.

This year, four Florida cities, including Punta Gorda, were recognized for their innovative efforts and technology projects, impacting residents communitywide.

Cybersecurity is around-the-clock work, but panelists at the Southern Florida Digital Government Summit offered several ideas for keeping operations secure. Generative artificial intelligence, one official said, is moving humans away from operations.