New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver speaks at an event in 2018. (Bipartisan Policy / Flickr) How state lawmakers, election officials are fighting AI deepfakes New laws penalizing unlabeled AI-generated content and public awareness campaigns are two ways state leaders are attempting to fight deepfakes. By Sophia Fox-Sowell
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Fulton Street Subway Station on March 28, 2024. (New York City Mayor’s Office) NYPD to test AI-powered gun-detection scanners in subway system AI By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) White House officials meet with state, local leaders on AI governance AI By Skylar Rispens
(Scoop News Group) Public libraries are alive and well, thanks to Gen Z, millennials and the shift to digital collections
(Scoop News Group / Getty Images) Broadband expansion alone is not enough to improve access to digital services
(Getty Images) Government can be faster, more innovative, Deloitte trends report shows Deloitte's annual government trends report includes more than 200 examples of government agencies from around the globe finding ways to use new technologies and policies to improve… By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Water systems short on cyber expertise, state and local officials tell EPA By Skylar Rispens
A metal arch over Wooster Street welcomes visitors to New Haven, Connecticut’s Little Italy. (Getty Images) New Haven, Conn., appoints first chief technology officer By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Ed Sniffen, Director, Hawaii Department of Transportation and Daniel Liu, Enterprise Architect, Google Cloud Hawaii’s use of AI to improve climate resilience and create safer communities By Scoop News Group
Monica Bharel, Clinical Lead, Public Sector Health, Google and Melissa Hensley, Executive Leader, Health & Human services, Google Public Sector AI facilitates equitable access to public health services By Scoop News Group
Driving solutions that navigate the intersection of infrastructure and technology By Scoop News Group
Tunya Smith, Director of the Office of Civil Rights. North Carolina Department of Transportation NCDOT leader on using AI and cloud-based apps to advance transportation equity By Daniel Bevarly
(Getty Images) North Carolina court ends 5-year dispute over electronic titling software contract with DOT
Smoke billows from one of many chemical plants along an 80-mile stretch from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on October 12, 2013. (Giles Clarke / Getty Images) ‘We know they’re on the network,’ CISA official says of nation-state actors infiltrating U.S. critical infrastructure
The Colorado State Capitol in Denver (Getty Images) Ransomware attack in Colorado exposed personal information, say officials
Supporters of President Donald Trump demonstrate at a ‘Stop the Steal’ rally in front of the Maricopa County Elections Department office on November 7, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Mario Tama / Getty Images) Training days: How officials are using AI to prepare election workers for voting chaos
Sridhar Doraikannu, right, and OTI Deputy Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives Ruby Choi, left, accept an award on March 12, 2024. (Andres Lopez-Ovejero / NYC Office of Technology and Innovation) Automation helped NYC cut its database patching time from hours to minutes