3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (361+ words) Residents’ comfort with AI use in local government is holding steady, but rollouts must be thoughtful, a PayIt survey found. Proliferating AI tools have the potential to transform local government digital services, experts say, whether by streamlining permitting processes or…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (392+ words) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is putting nearly $12 million behind water-system cybersecurity and resilience as the White House connects Texas utilities with free cyber defense resources. After years of warnings that the nation’s water systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks, the federal…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (193+ words) The National League of Cities is partnering with CyberAlliance to offer an AI-powered platform that provides risk assessments and guidance. Local government leaders have described the MS-ISAC program as “critical” to their cybersecurity operations and advocated for restored federal funding....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (590+ words) While state and local governments grapple with questions about AI, many are using it to enhance their cybersecurity operations — and build public trust in the process, Dataminr’s Tim Miller writes. Tim Miller is field CTO at Dataminr, an artificial intelligence…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (176+ words) The Utah Department of Transportation aims to improve safety for vulnerable road users by using lidar-based traffic management technology. The Utah Department of Transportation awarded Econolite a contract to install lidar-based traffic management technology from digital sensor company Ouster at…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (290+ words) Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a state AI cyber defense program in the wake of the ongoing cybersecurity incident in Suisun City, California. Cybersecurity incidents are proliferating among municipalities, a spike some experts say is the result of artificial intelligence enabling…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (453+ words) More big cities are embracing AI and digital technology to serve residents. These are the ones doing it best, a new Boston Consulting Group analysis says. As more cities expand AI and digital technology into government services, resident expectations are…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (334+ words) Limited sensitive information was compromised in the June attack, the housing authority said. Cyberattacks on public agencies are on the rise, partly due to AI. A recent survey found state CIOs are losing confidence in their ability to combat them....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (895+ words) Raleigh, North Carolina, is resolving nearly half of its IT support requests with an artificial intelligence agent, and it has more big plans on the horizon. How do you train an AI service agent for the public sector? Raleigh, North…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (319+ words) Local governments in California will receive a 50% discount on Claude, the company’s AI productivity assistant, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced. State and local governments are increasingly incorporating AI into operations, surveys show, and several public-sector deals with AI service providers have…...