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AI in law enforcement is risky, but holds promise
June 11, 2024 | News, Emerging TechLeaders should not be reluctant to use AI in controversial applications, even if they risk blowback, one city’s CIO advises.
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Proposed federal AI roadmap would fund local election offices
June 04, 2024 | News, CybersecurityAmid warnings that artificial intelligence could “totally discredit our election systems,” a group of U.S. senators released a sprawling roadmap that includes grant funding to keep elections safe from AI.
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As hype intensifies, cities put AI to the test
May 30, 2024 | News, Emerging TechA recent gathering of local officials shed some light on how cities are using artificial intelligence today and how they plan to use it.
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Challenge-based procurement ‘just makes sense’
May 29, 2024 | News, FinanceNew York City is trying out a new approach to government procurement, whereby the city seeks solutions to its problems instead of prescribing them.
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Town turns to text messaging to boost community engagement
May 28, 2024 | News, Digital GovernmentAndover, Massachusetts, operates under the town meeting system. Amid abysmal meeting attendance, officials turned to SMS to manage its meetings and various initiatives.
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New cyber range helps future tech workers wargame cybersecurity
May 21, 2024 | News, CybersecurityFulton-Montgomery Community College in New York will open its range to students this fall, making it the first in the nation to offer one on campus as part of its academic curriculum.
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Prioritization key to prep for website accessibility rule
May 20, 2024 | News, Digital GovernmentNow that the Department of Justice has issued a final rule to make government websites accessible for people with disabilities, states and localities have to start implementing it. Here’s how.
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These federal grants can help ease multiplying election threats
May 16, 2024 | News, InfrastructureCyber and physical threats are some of the biggest issues local election officials face ahead of the November presidential contest. Researchers said while there is a finite amount of funding, federal grants can help ease the pressure.
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‘Mission Impossible’ masks, bad data and immature tech dog age verification for social media
May 14, 2024 | News, Digital GovernmentAnother state signed a law restricting minors’ use of the platforms. But the continued growth in technology as well as “low-tech fraud” could make enforcement more difficult.
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Efforts to reform federal broadband subsidy gain traction
May 13, 2024 | News, InfrastructureLawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed support for tweaks to the Affordable Connectivity Program’s rules in a bid to keep it from sunsetting this month.