Alabama officials demand stricter reporting on $400M broadband expansion progress
State officials demanded more detailed progress reports from internet providers building the state's broadband network using public funds.
Meta strikes 20-year nuclear power deal with Constellation Energy
It’s the latest Big Tech company to secure electricity from nuclear as power demand grows for its data centers and artificial intelligence computing.
Pennsylvania’s website redesign looks to open ‘no wrong door’
Gov. Josh Shapiro mandated better online services in 2023, and since then a massive effort has been underway to revamp the commonwealth’s website around life events, not agency functions.
What the REAL ID delay tells us about implementing proof-of-citizenship laws
Twenty years into the program, millions of Americans still don’t have the right ID to board a plane. If similar dysfunction plays out in our elections, the stakes are much higher than a missed flight.
Uber’s new shuttles look suspiciously familiar to anyone who’s taken a bus
Beyond the jokes about Uber inventing bus lines are serious questions about what its shuttle service will mean for struggling transit systems, air quality, and congestion.
Government transformation can succeed, if we stop setting projects up to fail
COMMENTARY | What three state projects can tell us about why major checkpoints in government transformation rarely work as intended.
AI is a ‘catalyst’ to solve ‘long-standing challenges,’ state leaders say
While it may be tempting to just think about use cases for the technology, speakers at the Code for America Summit said it can also be an opportunity to improve data, service design and workforce development.
Hiding exploitation behind an app
COMMENTARY | Companies like Uber insist to local governments that they are "tech platforms," not employers, but their labor model could violate international standards.
Texas Legislature gives new city of Starbase authority to shut down local beach for SpaceX launches
Local organizations strongly opposed the measure, hosting phone banking events to urge lawmakers to vote against the bill.
California to get new planned supercomputer
The latest public-private sector collaboration between the Department of Energy, NVIDIA and Dell brings the new Doudna supercomputer to Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory to pursue advancements across emerging tech and scientific fields.
Report: Resident satisfaction with digital government has made strides, but progress remains
A new report suggests that governments can do a better job at leveraging customer experience feedback and data to better meet residents’ needs.
Kansas City, Kansas, planning commission advances proposed $12.6B data center
Critics shared concerns about electricity consumption, site location for the 550-acre business park before the commission advanced the plan.
Collection of student immigration data in Oklahoma public schools blocked
A controversial proposed rule from Oklahoma’s chief education official to require schools to collect immigration status of students will not take effect.
The changing face of procurement
COMMENTARY | Even before the Department of Government Efficiency took hold, state-level contracting was ripe for innovation. A lot more work lies ahead to modernize it.
How a cloud transformation aims to improve one school district’s operations
The Chicago Public Schools District is undergoing a cloud transformation to improve business processes, and, ultimately, better serve students.
Report: How local governments can prioritize responsible AI adoption
Local officials can play a role in how AI tools are adopted and deployed among government agencies, even amid the federal government’s efforts to ease regulations on the tech, a new report says.
Schools are ‘strikingly collaborative’ amid cybersecurity threats, K-12 leader says
While it may appear tricky to get schools to share information across state and jurisdictional lines, one observer says there are reasons to be optimistic amid multiplying threats.
MTA approves millions more for OMNY chatbot in buggy system
As complaints mount about the new tap-and-go cards for buses and subways, transit officials have approved $13 million extra for AI help services — on top of a nearly $600 million original contract.
Bill that would have banned Texas minors from social media misses key deadline
House Bill 186, approved by the lower chamber in May, never received a vote in the Senate.
Texas Cyber Command will mean ‘expanding’ cybersecurity help, state official says
A bill to create the command is being pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott, and a Texas tech leader said it will help the state better achieve its cyber goals.
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