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Digital Government
Efforts to meet HR 1 Medicaid rules can also ‘build for the future’
Strategies to implement major changes to state Medicaid systems today could also help states better field future updates, experts explained during a recent webinar.
Management
Data is the building block to better government, Philadelphia official says
Philadelphia wants to revitalize one of its poorest neighborhoods and is leaning on data to keep officials accountable to the public throughout the process.
Infrastructure
Granular driving and intersection data helps drive traffic safety investments
The Missouri Department of Transportation is turning to telematics data to identify high-risk intersections that officials hope will bolster their efforts to deploy solutions that can improve roadway safety.
Emerging Tech
A new kind of fire detection technology comes to a California county
San Bernardino County is building a network of sensors that detect when high-risk lightning strikes the ground, giving fire officials an early warning to weather events that could escalate into wild fires.
Artificial Intelligence
It’s time for cities and higher education to join forces on effective AI, experts say
Local governments and academic institutions haven’t always aligned their goals and priorities. But for either sector to unlock artificial intelligence’s potential, they must work more closely together, according to a brief from New America.
Workforce
Cities get a helping hand to attract more workers to the public sector
Work for America is accepting applications through March 20 for a program aimed at helping cities reinvigorate their hiring processes.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: Data interoperability key to unlocking AI’s public health potential
New survey findings suggest public health organizations are keen to adopt the technology to boost operational efficiency, but improving data interoperability is a crucial first step.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: States are taking a cautious approach to agentic AI
The new phase of AI has piqued tech leaders’ interest, but a recent report indicates that they are still trying to understand the technology first.
Workforce
States tackle transparency in early responses to workplace surveillance tech
As employee-monitoring tech gains traction in workplaces across the U.S., experts say policymakers must ensure such services are deployed transparently and responsibly.
Management
Strength in numbers: Nonprofit launches consortium to improve public health data and outcomes
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials is launching a cross-sector data program to improve public health departments’ access to and quality of data.
Artificial Intelligence
Nonprofit program offers public agencies a way to build and test AI solutions
Now in its second year, the AI Learning and Innovation Hub aims to build public agencies’ confidence in deploying the technology in critical government services.
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Digital Government
New report and toolkit offers states strategies to streamline HR 1 implementation
A nonprofit recently released guidance for states as they implement changes to their Medicaid eligibility and enrollment systems to comply with new work requirements.
Public Safety
Language accessibility grows as a priority for public safety officials
One California county is turning to tech to better communicate with its non-English speaking population amid increasing fears about immigration enforcement in the U.S.
Digital Government
Feds extend a telehealth rule that could help save more people from opioid overdoses
The rule removes the in-person visit requirement for providers to prescribe a medication to treat opioid substance use disorders, which experts say could help save lives and reduce public health costs long-term.
Digital Government
Alabama joins early state efforts to launch chip-enabled EBT cards
California and Oklahoma also lead the nation in EBT card modernization efforts intended to stamp out costly benefit fraud and theft.
Digital Government
Maryland turns to tech to improve foster care outcomes for children
A software tool is helping the Maryland Department of Human Services connect children in foster care with more family members or friends, which is linked with better adulthood outcomes.
Infrastructure
Data center growth goes full steam ahead across the US
Investments in and construction of data centers are increasing across the U.S., particularly in areas where such facilities have previously lagged.
Workforce
States get a helping hand to implement skills-based hiring amid workforce shortages
A nonprofit is expanding a program that offers state leaders technical assistance and other resources to adopt a skills-based hiring model as agencies try to keep pace with evolving job roles and persistent workforce gaps.
Digital Government
Report: Steps states can take to navigate HR 1 benefit rules
States are racing against the clock to implement changes to their benefit systems under HR 1. New research from the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation suggests cross-agency and resident collaboration can help support their efforts.
Workforce
Job-matching platform continues to keep public servants in public service
A platform launched last year by Work for America is helping state and local governments recruit former federal employees to their agencies.
