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Officials in Indiana and Missouri said technologists remain watchful, but their states so far seem to have avoided compromise. The latter’s Office of Administration credited a layered security approach for helping deflect bad actors.

With AI-generated scams evolving, state security and technology officers said now is not the time to soften training — even if it stings. Realism may draw criticism, but it can also drive engagement.

Leaders of the NIPSCO utility company were grilled in Indianapolis Tuesday over a proposal to create a new lightly regulated utility called GenCo to fund new data center infrastructure.

Former Director of Strategic Workforce Planning, Indiana

The states’ departments of transportation are teaming up to test the autonomous driving technique, which uses technology to let the driver of the first truck control the speed and direction of the second.

States are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence into their employment platforms to help connect job seekers to opportunities. The impacts on their workforce, officials have said, are tangible.

The new “Captain Record” tool from the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office leverages artificial intelligence to more efficiently find unstructured data from tens of millions of state records.

The state's governor has selected private-sector veteran Warren Lenard to lead consolidation efforts as director of the Indiana Office of Technology, aiming for "great service at a low cost."

Mayor Jon Costas announced that the city will stop exploring the feasibility of a data center in the city after a large crowd of residents voiced vociferous opposition to the project at a City Council meeting.

Longtime executive Ted Cotterill has stepped down as state chief privacy officer and general counsel to the Management Performance Hub. He helped shape the legislation that codified MPH in state law in 2017.

As some public safety agencies are experiencing more flexibility and speed in getting waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration for advanced drone programs, experts predict the use of UAS to rapidly rise.

State applications and some websites were unreachable for a time on Thursday after incoming and outgoing traffic was stopped. Emails emphasized there were no problems with the apps, or data vulnerabilities.

The Indiana Secretary of State’s Office is migrating its divisions from legacy systems to the cloud; this supports artificial intelligence implementations such as the recent launch of two new AI-powered chatbots.

Indiana has turned to a familiar face to lead the state Office of Technology in an interim capacity following the departure of former CIO Tracy Barnes and the inauguration of a new governor.

The Hoosier State will receive a Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation grant from the federal Department of Transportation. Plans include teaching students about flying drones and collecting data.

Joshua Martin, who oversaw the development of Indiana’s first statewide data strategy and data literacy training, will be leaving his role in January.

After more than four years in his position as state CIO, Tracy Barnes is preparing for his January departure, when a new governor will take the reins from Gov. Eric Holcomb. Barnes has been with the state nearly a decade.

Driven by student interest and funded through student fees and philanthropy, a new esports facility with 25 new gaming computers is open for both competitive and recreational gaming.