Digital Government
Lawmakers call for probe of Oklahoma incubator program amid data collection concerns
Two Republican lawmakers want to probe the long-term effectiveness of a state program designed to nurture new small businesses.
Digital Government
Trump’s 'big, beautiful bill' directs Treasury to find a replacement for Direct File
The IRS debuted Direct File — which enabled taxpayers to file online with the agency for free — as a pilot in 2024 and it received largely positive reviews from those that used it.
Artificial Intelligence
AI as the power beast — can we tame it?
COMMENTARY | Companies are pledging to spend billions of dollars on data centers to deal with the increased compute power. But it will strain resources, and other questions remain.
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Transportation and healthcare: How government agencies are leveraging AI to improve critical public service delivery
AI is transforming public sector healthcare and transportation, boosting safety, efficiency, and service delivery at scale.
Digital Government
How Washington State maps current — and future — EV charging
The Evergreen State has turned to GIS to map charging infrastructure, as well as using other data to help guide planners on where they should invest next.
Management
Feds look at new way to get food stamp data from Washington and other states
The Trump administration is taking a new approach in its attempt to snatch personal data of food stamp recipients from states.
Digital Government
Michigan attorney general joins states to sue Trump administration for sharing health data with ICE
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 19 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit this week against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for sharing personal health data about Medicaid recipients with the Department of Homeland Security.
Artificial Intelligence
How one school system is turning to AI to boost safety
Loudoun County, Virginia Public Schools will start using the tech to monitor footage from security cameras for anything that appears to be out of the norm.
Finance
How prenegotiated, cooperative procurement helps drive innovation for governments
The Texas Department of Information Resources is leveraging state-level procurement negotiations to help deliver innovative solutions to local public safety organizations.
Management
Louisiana bans most cell phone use while driving
It will become illegal next month to use a phone while driving in Louisiana unless it's for hands-free calls or navigation.
Digital Government
Kids are making deepfakes of each other, and laws aren’t keeping up
Schools and lawmakers are grappling with how to address a new form of peer-on-peer image-based sexual abuse that disproportionately targets girls.
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Artificial Intelligence
Senate overwhelmingly passes amendment removing state AI moratorium
After attempting to negotiate a shorter moratorium timeframe, a bipartisan team of senators succeeded in striking the provision that would have prevented states from enforcing AI regulations from the Big Beautiful Bill.
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Building Resilience: Exploring Smart Infrastructure and Its Security
Smart infrastructure boosts efficiency and sustainability—but also expands cyber-physical risks requiring proactive, secure implementation.
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Report: How counties are priming themselves for AI innovation
A new report ranked Miami-Dade County in Florida ahead of the pack in AI adoption, due to its “forward-looking approach” to the technology.
Digital Government
Major broadband subsidy survives Supreme Court challenge
By a 6-3 majority, Justices upheld the Universal Service Fund, which subsidizes low-income and rural Americans’ phone and internet bills.
Digital Government
Judge blocks Georgia’s new social media age verification law just before it was set to start
Senate Bill 351 would require social media companies to get a parent’s permission before they allowed a minor to create an account.
Management
Report: LGBTQ+ rural teens find more support online than in their communities
For many rural teenagers, online spaces provide support and community they can’t find in real life. The research found these online resources having a positive effect on the mental health of LGBTQ+ rural teens.
Digital Government
Rethinking government KPIs in the DOGE era
COMMENTARY | Agencies must be better at measuring programs’ efficacy, and not just see efficiency in terms of better, faster and cheaper.
Digital Government
Supreme Court upholds Texas online age verification law
Justices said a state law requiring adult entertainment sites to verify users’ ages is constitutional.
Digital Government
Trump’s executive order: Work on new voting system guidelines is already in motion
Election officials worry about the cost of new rules — and the impact on public faith.
Artificial Intelligence
Indianapolis Public Schools board adopts new AI policy for educators
Indianapolis Public Schools' adoption of a new AI policy follows the first phase of a pilot program in which 20 staff members used a district-approved AI tool throughout the year.
