Cook County, Ill., officials hope ‘Everyone Counts’ map will close gaps in access to services
The Chicago-area county published an interactive map that shows socioeconomic changes based on five years of Census Bureau data.
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With potentially historic El Niño looming, California reopens State Operations Center with new disaster intelligence satellite capability
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has forecasted a 75% chance that this year’s El Niño will become a historic event, increasing the risk of high tide…
CAL FIRE creates new unit to test emerging wildfire technology
The state agency’s new Fire Innovation Unit will bring firefighters, IT specialists and researchers together to test whether emerging tools can address operational gaps and improve safety…
States look to lidar, machine learning and satellites to map landslide risks
New federal grants from the U.S. Geological Survey are helping states build landslide databases that can improve hazard mapping, emergency planning and public awareness.
Maryland turns to civic tech to prepare for Medicaid changes
The partnership will focus on redesigning member notices, simplifying applications and mapping caseworker processes to identify repetitive tasks that could be automated or streamlined.
Code for America gets Google funding to expand AI tax assistance
The funding will support an AI-powered document screening tool for GetYourRefund, Code for America’s virtual tax-filing service.
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Federal grants target fingerprinting, licensing upgrades in child welfare systems
The latest grants from the Administration for Children and Families aim to help modernize background check systems to speed foster family licensing and child placements.
State CIOs rethink IT investment as AI, modernization reshape governance, report finds
A new NASCIO and Forrester report finds state CIOs are balancing agency priorities, budget constraints and emerging technologies as they take on larger roles in IT investment…
Can a city combat homelessness with improved data? San Jose’s new shelter dashboard aims to find out
The new tool will track shelter use, length of stay, demographics, people housed, program exits and destinations, exits without notice and participant deaths.
U.S. Digital Response’s roadmap for better government digital services
Keith Wilson, a talent engagement manager at the U.S. Digital Response, discusses the organization’s new Digital Service Toolkit and the evolution of digital service teams in state…
California launches AI assistant to help residents navigate state services
The tool uses Anthropic’s Claude model and will rely on state subject matter experts to help validate responses from verified sources, rather than simply generate conversational answers…
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