How One State Tracks Down Cartographic ‘Phantoms’
To improve the accuracy of its maps, the Wisconsin State Cartographer’s Office is weeding out small rural communities that no longer exist.
3 Simple Steps to Improve Digital Government
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Virginia Gives Its Transit Agencies Access to Planning Software
The software helps agencies find gaps in their transportation networks and understand where service can be added or refined. It can also analyze demographic data to ensure that service is as equitable as possible.
With $1.4B Investment, Texas Hopes to Sprint to the Front of the Microchip Manufacturing Race
The state will pump the money into microchip research and manufacturing initiatives in an effort to attract new investments, secure lucrative federal grants and create thousands of high-paying jobs over the next decade.
State Preps for Digital ID Rollout
By the end of this summer, California could introduce its digital ID to a limited number of residents who will be able to use them in airports and convenience stores to prove age and identity.
New Jersey Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Swing at Deepfake Regulation
The bill would expand identity theft statutes to criminalize deceit aided by artificial intelligence.
Lawmakers Push For Expanded Cyber Training
The Cybersecurity Awareness Act would launch a new public-private campaign promoting cyber best practices across state and local governments, small businesses and underserved communities.
Governor Paves the Way for an 'AI Bill of Rights'
The Connecticut legislation calls for an inventory of the technology’s use in government and establishes an artificial intelligence working group to make recommendations.
As Kentucky’s Largest Coal Producer Mines Bitcoin, Its Power Discounts Draw Scrutiny
State utility regulator launches investigations into cryptocurrency industry’s impacts.
Modern Grants Management Requires Agility, Simplicity
COMMENTARY | As grants management grows increasingly complex, an automated and agile approach can give agencies relief from time-consuming work and improve their ability to easily track outcomes.
Better Data Sharing Begins With Dispelling Staff Mistrust
Ensuring that employees understand data-sharing agreements and are comfortable with the terminology will build the trust they need to learn to use data effectively, experts say.
Is Generative AI Bad for the Environment?
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Lawmakers Try to Keep Kids Off Social Media, Porn Sites
Skeptics doubt legislators’ ability to thwart tech-savvy teens.
Virtual Innovation Center Tackles Health Interoperability Challenges
The center will look to break down some of the barriers to sharing data that can make patient care more challenging.
Public Sector Apps Face Widespread Security Challenges, Report Reveals
A new study found alarming security vulnerabilities across the vast majority of public applications over the last year.
Microsoft Unveils OpenAI Service for Government Customers
Microsoft is opening up its commercial generative AI technology to public sector customers and partners.
Safely Routing Carbon-Capture Pipelines
The National Energy Technology Laboratory is developing data tools for state and local agencies making pipeline routing decisions for carbon capture and storage projects.
The Potentially Life-Saving Map That Most Can’t See
Across most of the country, officials use a map tracking overdoses to monitor and respond to the spread of deadly drug batches. But not everyone who could access or benefit from it knows about it.
Nebraska, FBI Partner to Raise Awareness of Agriculture Threats
A two-day event seeks to highlight rising threats in the sector, including bioterrorism or biowarfare.
How to Convince Homeowners to Relocate Because of Climate Change
One expert says the path to success may lie not in the data itself, but in how governments communicate the data.
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