Artificial Intelligence
Leading AI companies fail to impress at City Council AI hearing
The New York City Council is looking to position itself at the frontier of AI regulation.
Artificial Intelligence
AI may soon be in more healthcare processes in Utah under new state agreements
The Utah Office of Artificial Intelligence Policy signed contracts with University of Utah Health, Intermountain Health and other companies to test tools and report back.
Cybersecurity
America’s water systems are becoming a front line in cyber conflict
COMMENTARY | Recent incidents should serve as a huge warning signal, and should encourage utilities to think about cybersecurity not as a compliance but a resilience issue.
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Infrastructure
How state CIOs are impacting the data center conversation
Speakers at last week’s NASCIO conference highlighted how state chief information officers are helping shape and inform how communities navigate the development of data centers.
Public Safety
Texas city charges $2 million for Flock records as agencies make it harder to see how cameras are used
High invoices and challenges to accessing data on how departments use the surveillance cameras have hindered requests by privacy advocates and journalists.
Artificial Intelligence
Transportation works to ease fears about new AI air traffic control tool
Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., who has expressed skepticism about Transportation’s rollout of an AI-powered tool at D.C.-area airports, said he had “a good conversation” with FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford about the new capability that helped to alleviate some of his worries.
Artificial Intelligence
Not every state needs an AI hub
COMMENTARY | States must be strategic in how they use their limited funding, and they can do so while addressing the priorities that matter most to their residents.
Digital Government
Centralization is an emerging digital identity trend for states, leaders say
While an enterprise approach to digital identity is gaining traction across the U.S., some experts also tout a hybrid or phased model.
Artificial Intelligence
New Mexico attorney general and state lawmaker announce push to rein in rogue AI models
The bill would create a new Office of Online Safety Monitor within the New Mexico Department of Justice tasked with enforcing new requirements imposed on large AI companies.
Artificial Intelligence
NJ lawmaker wants to blunt impacts of AI in the workplace
Sen. Andrew Zwicker is behind a bill that would restrict when employers can use algorithms, models, computations and other such tools.
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Cybersecurity
States risk rebuilding the cloud compliance maze
COMMENTARY | Some are moving towards their own procurement mandates, but might find themselves in a fragmented environment that could make compliance challenging.
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Finance
IT investment needs sustainable relationship building and funding models, experts say
To gain credibility for funding IT projects, state chief information officers should focus on building trust with agencies and finding innovative funding streams, speakers said at this week’s NASCIO conference.
Public Safety
Milwaukee County Board committee advances resolution to remove Flock from parks
The Milwaukee County Board will soon vote on whether to remove Flock cameras from county parks as the sheriff's office pushes back.
Management
Renewed CISA support comes too late for midterm prep, some election officials say
Arizona still plans to accept federal help on Election Day, while officials warn that staffing cuts have weakened relationships and left smaller jurisdictions with fewer resources.
Cybersecurity
Cyber decisions that outlast leadership transitions
COMMENTARY | A transition-ready decision record can keep state and local cyber-risk choices from losing their logic when leaders, vendors or service owners change.
Management
The meaning of modernization continues to expand for CIOs
Beyond technology, state chief information officers are increasingly managing the modernization of their workforce, business models and service delivery.
Digital Government
‘Trust issue’ means states will keep regulating privacy, lawmaker says
Opponents of state action have called for Congress to pass a national data privacy law, which has been unsuccessful so far. Residents are scared of tech and AI and want help, a Virginia delegate argued.
Artificial Intelligence
‘Not enough data or expertise’: Oklahoma lawmakers consider future of data centers
House lawmakers listened to presentations at the state Capitol on the impacts data centers have on Oklahoma.
Artificial Intelligence
Why New York City has become an AI Mecca
OpenAI and Anthropic have opened up huge offices in Manhattan, while smaller companies have been drawn to the city’s talent and its status as an economic powerhouse.
