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How one Virginia county takes an ‘intentional’ and ‘intergenerational’ approach to AI
In Fairfax County, one local leader is building staff’s artificial intelligence skills now to ensure the workforce can keep up with tech advances in the future.
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.
How higher ed institutions help advance skills-based hiring
As state and local agencies continue to grapple with workforce shortages, an initiative from Amazon Web Services looks to turn university students into an AI-ready workforce.
More people, better tools: The two-part strategy for stronger state tech
COMMENTARY | States are recruiting experienced federal workers, but without the right tools to scale up, even strong teams risk falling short on the digital services residents expect.
How Idaho uses data to fill in-demand jobs
The Idaho LAUNCH scholarship program grants students up to $8,000 to cover tuition and fees at eligible institutions, if they are looking to be trained in an area that needs more workers.
Pennsylvania turns to AI to help reduce time-to-hire
The state aims to bring the time it takes to hire a new employee down to within 50 days.
How a community college cyber range is building the next generation of cyber workers
COMMENTARY | A new training program in Maryland is providing students and mid-career professionals with access to simulated cyber threats and can help employers see how they deal with those threats.
Building a pipeline of state and local tech workers
States continue to fret about the brain drain from a generation of retirees. But some are thinking hard about how to get the next generation in, whether they be early-career employees or existing ones in need of new skills.
Tech companies partner to help agencies cut through digital evidence backlogs
A new initiative aims to address workforce shortages among law enforcement agencies that impact their ability to efficiently manage digital evidence like body camera footage.
People fear AI taking jobs more than AI threatening humanity
Most people generally are more concerned about the immediate risks of artificial intelligence than they are about a theoretical future in which AI threatens humanity, researchers report.
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Schools turn to VR to develop a ‘future-ready’ neurodivergent workforce
The tech can help neurodiverse students prepare for entering the workforce amid government programs aimed at fostering more inclusive workplaces, experts say.
How cyber vulnerabilities and workforce cuts threaten the crisis lifeline program
A bipartisan, bicameral measure is hoping to prevent cyber incidents from limiting access to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline after a 2022 attack on a system operator disrupted calls to the hotline.
Michigan turns to AI to spruce up its workforce development efforts
The Economic Development Corporation is leveraging artificial intelligence to match job seekers with vacant positions across the state.
Measure to require E-Verify for all Florida businesses moves to House
Existing law requires only employers with 25 employees or more to use the system to vet the legal status of their workforces.
The ‘mutual benefit’ of student-run cyber centers on campus
A number of universities are opening security operations centers to deal with cybersecurity incidents and monitoring, and have students help run them alongside full-time staff.
Idaho lawmakers want Department of Labor to study impacts of mandatory E-Verify law
Opponents hope the study will show the negative effects of cracking down on unauthorized workers.
Wisconsin speeds up licensing amid shift to cloud platform
The state saw a 35% increase in the number of licenses it issued in 2023-2024 compared to any other two-year period.
The push to restore semiconductor manufacturing faces a labor crisis − can the US train enough workers in time?
COMMENTARY | Bringing chip manufacturing back to America is a national security and economic priority, but a shortage of skilled workers threatens to derail the effort.
New bills would add computer science to Ohio high school graduation requirements
Slightly more than a third (38%) of Ohio’s high schools don’t offer any computer science classes.
Public-sector concerns over AI are lessening, survey says
Google Public Sector found that IT leaders in state and local government are less worried about training, privacy and security than before. A Google exec said that showed a growing understanding of the tech.
