The way tech is bought, built and managed needs fundamental change, authorities told a state commission. Standing in the way? A budget situation that “really sucks” and one-size procurement that “seems dumb.”
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Smith brings public-sector IT experience from King County, Bellevue and Seattle, as well as experience at CAI and Microsoft, as the city prepares for its next chapter in technology leadership. -
Scott West will lead the Department of Information Technology in Washington’s second-largest county, following the departure of Peter Barlow. West comes to Pierce County from the state’s Department of Ecology.
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Hexagon’s government technology business, geospatial-focused, will now be handled by Octave, a company spokesperson says. The new business, publicly traded on Nasdaq, has its headquarters in Alabama.
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Nearly five years after the passage of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, fewer than 100 EV charging stations funded by the federal initiative have opened.
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San Diego CIO Jonathan Behnke said that despite some of AI‘s drawbacks, like a loss of knowledge among entry-level workers, most employees are seeing its upsides.
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In Latah County, CIO Laurel Caldwell doesn’t anticipate adding to her staff of six full-time employees, but rather embracing new technologies by expanding their skillsets.
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After decades of seeing expanding use of personal devices in U.S. education, one of the country’s most prominent teachers unions is calling for substantial screen restrictions in early elementary grades.
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Plus, a new initiative was launched to enhance older adults' digital skills, the city of Baltimore is upgrading computer labs in the community, fiber deployments continue across the U.S., and more.
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An open letter from over 600 faculty members at the University of California system say math deficits are "so severe" that professors are having to teach middle-school math to incoming college students.
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As part of a two-day professional development event at Thompson School District, keynote speakers addressed community engagement and how artificial intelligence can be used to overcome barriers for students.
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After years of grant announcements and construction updates, only 26 Henry County residents currently have Internet service through the county’s massive rural broadband expansion project.
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Washington Chief Information Officer Bill Kehoe details how artificial intelligence has changed the hiring process for technology roles.
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A study of 20 students across eight rural and urban districts in Nebraska found that autonomy to make choices, the opportunity to solve real-life problems, and science fairs help entice girls to pursue STEM fields.
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The Next Gen NAEP initiative seeks to modernize the national measurement of student learning by making it simpler to use and access, faster to develop, and cheaper and easier to report results.
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David Edinger will step down as Colorado CIO and leader of the Office of Information Technology. The change is part of a large transformation the agency is undertaking for better service delivery.
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After helping agencies navigate technology problems behind the scenes for more than a decade, the IT executive will now guide how tech operations are managed across the enterprise.
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