IT systems are major government investments with high stakes and long-term consequences. The planning that goes into their procurement deserves careful forethought and governance.
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The city’s Transit Tech Lab, a public-private partnership, has named its latest tech cohort focused on infrastructure management and other areas. Experience suggests some of the products eventually will scale. -
North Dakota's fiscal reality depends upon the price of a barrel of oil. Chief Information Officer Corey Mock explains how that could impact budgeting for IT projects in 2027.
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Fairfax County, Va., shows how maps, dashboards and a layered data ecosystem are a critical part of responding to the affordable housing crisis by building greater consensus and identifying new sites that meet community needs.
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A new report finds digital service teams becoming essential to state and local governments refreshing services, managing tighter budgets, and keeping residents at the center of digital transformation.
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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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A state initiative in Indiana aims to address a workforce shortage by putting AP Cybersecurity and PLTW's cybersecurity courses in more high schools, providing direct pathways to cybersecurity careers.
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The move applies to 3,791 vehicles using Waymo’s fifth- and sixth-generation Automated Driving System. During severe weather in April in San Antonio, a Waymo entered a flooded and impassable road.
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The California Department of Finance said it rejected the California Student Aid Commission's budget request for IT needs, contending those needs could be met through its existing unspent funds and a state grant.
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An Iowa school district is ending specialty programs at a handful of elementary schools, in fields like STEM and computer programming, due to challenges with staff training and funding.
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All the state’s points of entry should be covered by the watchful eye of an automatic license plate reader in the future, according to a State Bureau of Investigation report prepared for legislators.
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A new immersive learning studio at Stanford University will allow educators to create content for online classes using cinema-quality cameras, an LED screen the size of a wall and a large concave green screen.
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Plus, Wi-Fi is expanding in New York homeless shelters, Vermont nonprofits gain access to low-cost Internet service, a new law aims to support rural broadband, a report examines digital accessibility, and more.
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Officials have announced “first of its kind” AI intended to boost operations, including real-time security cameras and city-run 5G broadband. The software will also let residents see financial documents.
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County commissioners advanced a deal to expand a network of automatic license plate readers under the sheriff’s control, after much debate. A pact for AI-fueled video cameras in the jail, however, got deferred.
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Technology leaders from across the Seattle region have united to create The Exchange Northwest, a regional gathering for civic collaboration and partnership with innovation in mind.
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