Artificial Intelligence
Pennsylvania politicians react to calls for an AI development slowdown
Gov. Josh Shapiro, Attorney General Dave Sunday and members of Congress have weighed in on calls to slow AI development.
Infrastructure
Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas water agency to penalize data centers that don’t report their water usage
Last year, less than 30% of data centers responded to a state-mandated water usage survey conducted by the Texas Water Development Board.
Cybersecurity
Water utilities can be running and still not be recovered
COMMENTARY | Questions around whether water is safe to drink tell only half the story. Public reporting does not show if trusted operational authority has been re-established.
Sponsor Content
Eligibility and enrollment: AI integration in Health and Human Services
Discover how AI is transforming benefits enrollment—streamlining complex processes while creating faster, more responsive services for constituents.
People
‘We're all just trying to help,’ local Service to the Citizen winner says
Crystal Sprague, the director of innovation and performance in Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, said her Service to the Citizen honor comes amid massive upheaval and change.
Infrastructure
Virginia lawmakers move closer to regulating self-driving vehicles
A proposed framework focuses on commercial uses as debates continue over safety, data collection and worker protections.
Artificial Intelligence
Environmentalists push Michigan lawmakers to forge ahead on moratorium and regulations for data centers
Groups looked to remind elected officials of data centers' effects as members of the state senate returned to work.
Digital Government
What happens to BEAD dollars after the last location is connected?
COMMENTARY | States may still be left with additional funds even after their existing obligations are met. The future use of those funds is a significant policy and implementation issue.
Digital Government
Frontline caseworkers need the right tools to implement federal rule changes, civic tech leader says
Enabling caseworkers who help residents navigate public benefit programs with the right resources and tools is especially important as governments grapple with ongoing rule changes from the federal government, one expert says.
Digital Government
Tennessee kids could see major Meta settlement windfall. How will it be spent?
Lawmakers in January will get to decide when and where to spend tens of millions of dollars from a landmark settlement with Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta.
Management
Rural Americans wait after judge delivers mixed ruling on digital equity dollars
A split decision has halted digital-skills programs for ethnic and racial minorities.
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Artificial Intelligence
Local government AI training needs workflow proofing
COMMENTARY | Training should be treated as the beginning, rather than the finish line, and judge what works after the excitement of being in the classroom fades.
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Transforming State and Local Government: From Manual Triage to Agentic Defense with Google SecOps
Ransomware handoffs now happen in seconds. Discover the emerging threats federal cyber teams need to prepare for.
Workforce
Inside South Bend, Indiana’s journey creating a digital service team
The city’s digital service division used early successes to build a solid reputation in government, which has helped the team accrue long-term support for bigger projects, one official says.
Cybersecurity
How cyber ranges can help build trust in AI
The public and private sectors are turning more and more to closed environments to help prepare for a cyberattack. Experts said they can also build an understanding of AI and its capabilities.
Public Safety
How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens
Twenty-five years later, the surveillance state has become a part of everyday policing. AI is taking it a step further.
Artificial Intelligence
AI safety advocacy group launches new state-level effort
Americans for Responsible Innovation debuted the advocacy arm to bring responsible AI policy assistance to local lawmakers.
Digital Government
States can spend leftover BEAD funds to connect missed locations, NTIA says
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration said states can use at least some of the remaining $21 billion for anywhere still unserved by broadband.
Cybersecurity
Luminis cybersecurity incident highlights ‘concerning’ rise in attacks on healthcare
Experts say officials should anticipate future attacks and bolster their cybersecurity protections.
Artificial Intelligence
The largest US school districts restrict student AI use
Los Angeles and New York City banned most students from using artificial intelligence in classrooms this school year.
Digital Government
New state cloud rules are rewriting who can sell to government
COMMENTARY | Independently verified security is moving from a review conducted near the end of procurement to a requirement that can determine who competes and on what timetable.
