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San Bernadino, California, firefighters
Firefighters battle the Line Fire in Angelus Oaks on Oct. 1, 2024 in San Bernardino County, California. (Qian Weizhong / VCG via Getty Images)

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…
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The IT Accessibility Panel at the 2026 NASCIO Annual Conference in San Diego, California on Sept. 28, 2026. Left to right: Kris Adams, chief accessibility officer for Pennsylvania; Marie Cohan, Texas statewide digital accessibility officer; and Kalea Young-Gibson, a senior policy analyst at NASCIO. (Scoop News Group)

As federal deadlines shift, officials say digital accessibility still matters for state governments despite gaps in funding, leadership

Rather than treating accessibility as just a compliance benchmark, officials said it should be treated as a core capability like cybersecurity.
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