Workforce & People
Profiles of this year's winners.
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Level Up Philly showcased Philadelphia high school students' tech skills at NASCIO, featuring VR and robotics demonstrations and highlighting the potential of youth from underserved communities for government technology roles.
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California Chief Information Officer Liana Bailey-Crimmins thinks that in 2045, there will be more cohesion between technical- and business-side roles.
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Gov tech market expert Jeff Cook takes a look at the start of 2025, a solid quarter featuring strong activity and lots of talk about government efficiency at the federal, state and local levels.
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James Saunders, an experienced cybersecurity executive with time in the private and federal sectors, has been named the state’s acting chief information security officer, after its former CISO departed.
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Government Technology's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers 2025
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Profiles of this year's winners.
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Separated from live systems and sensitive public data, sandboxes let states and cities test drive artificial intelligence use cases without impacting services.
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The evolution of artificial intelligence, which requires massive amounts of energy to function, is forcing government, utilities and tech suppliers to face the question of whether power grids can keep up.
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The Consortium for School Networking and the Association of Educational Service Agencies are launching a national training network to help district teams assess AI readiness and create implementation plans.
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State officials are pitching a plan to businesses and hoteliers that would enable it to have real-time access to their private security camera footage. One goal is to address an ongoing shortage of law enforcement officers.
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School districts across Connecticut are monitoring how students access videos on YouTube, with some banning certain grades from accessing YouTube completely and others restricting content for specific age groups.
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Several summer internship programs through the New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell will age-appropriate lessons about the basics and importance of cybersecurity.
Webinar Series: Understanding policy changes & insights on what’s next.
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The GPS launchers allow police officers to find and arrest suspects later without having to pursue them in dangerous, and sometimes deadly, high-speed vehicle chases on public roads.
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A website from the nonprofit Opportunity Labs went live this week with a K-12 deepfake policy framework, incident response guide and the start of a platform for state education leaders to collaborate on guidance.
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The state Office of Enterprise Technology Services has developed myHawaii, a secure site through which residents can access dozens of agencies and services by signing in just once.
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Autonomous vehicle technology has moved past the idea and testbed stage to meaningful deployments in cities across the country. The U.S. is a market leader in this area but policies must keep pace, industry observers said.
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Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed 2025-26 budget would include layoffs and eliminate vacant positions, in an effort to address an $800 million deficit. It would also significantly affect the city’s Information Technology Agency.
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The system’s security chief says he's working to set up a system to detect potential crimes in the subway, improving police response and, ideally, reducing danger for riders. It’s the latest use of AI on mass transit.
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