The chief information security officer, who arrived from a private-sector role at a media holding company, will remain for much of the summer. A national search for his successor will follow.
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Alberto Gonzalez, Idaho’s CIO and the administrator of its Office of Information Technology Services, will start a new position in July as director of the state transportation department.
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Transportation entities are encouraging World Cup fans to ride with them to matches. Many providers are offering longer operating hours, extra and longer trains, non-stop express service and more.
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The Alliance of National Councils for Homeland Operational Resilience — Critical Infrastructure replaces the Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council with a broader framework.
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San Diego CIO Jonathan Behnke said that despite some of AI‘s drawbacks, like a loss of knowledge among entry-level workers, most employees are seeing its upsides.
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In Latah County, CIO Laurel Caldwell doesn’t anticipate adding to her staff of six full-time employees, but rather embracing new technologies by expanding their skillsets.
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As of July 1, Idaho students and teachers will have to comply with new policies on how they can use generative artificial intelligence in schools, and virtual schools will face more accountability measures.
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State and local governments — including public school districts — must soon meet new legal standards for website accessibility. This will require training teachers, who are responsible for creating and distributing content.
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State education leaders at ISTE emphasized that even without pandemic-era funds, school districts can continue to innovate and improve by honing existing resources, professional development and purchasing decisions.
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The City Council unanimously approved changes to city code in April that aligned with state law on motorized bikes. In Whitefish, some electric bicycles are allowed on shared paths.
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According to a panel of university leaders in North Texas, institutions will need to strengthen their ties to their communities, become more accessible to all ages, and embrace AI alongside industries.
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More than 100 people turned out as supervisors voted on advertising an ordinance to create a data center overlay district. The proposal also outlines rules governing data centers in the township.
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Construction will soon begin on Rogers State University's planned three-story Robson Center for Science and Technology, which will hold lab space for cybersecurity, robotics, chemical engineering and biology programs.
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The city's inaugural CIO Hassan Janjua started in February, bringing IT leadership expertise from Los Angeles County to the new role as he seeks to build a future-ready government workforce.
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The deal comes as toll roads in the U.S. continue to grow, with new technology around payments and communications coming to those highways. Quarterhill aims to build up intelligent transportation systems.
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A recent state budget proposal from Republican lawmakers in North Carolina would award two $2.5 million no-bid contracts to a pair of ed-tech companies to provide their AI platforms to middle schools and high schools.
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