Government Experience

In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation on artificial intelligence, states have taken policymaking into their own hands, leading to a varied legislative landscape. Doing so, however, can clarify the rules of the road.

The state’s new LAUNCH portal brings together career resources, employers and job seekers. A collaboration with a national nonprofit, it uses artificial intelligence and data to supply targeted listings.

A sewer district in Ohio is using rain gauge data, coupled with radar and other inputs, to better understand how rain events will impact its service area. The goal is to inform residents about extreme weather.

The western city has elevated its IT director, an 18-year staffer, within management. Officials have also named an interim replacement while a job search is conducted for a permanent technology head.

About 70 staffers at the federal digital consulting office within Technology Transformation Services were reportedly dismissed over the weekend. Its work has included the site login.gov, a single logon to popular federal sites.

The director of the state Department of Tax and Fee Administration is stepping in for Government Operations Agency Secretary Amy Tong. The former state CIO will continue to lead on efforts around innovation and efficiency.

A House bill would create a database to track information on the progress of certain individuals with felony convictions. Its aim would be to help those eligible determine whether their voting rights could be restored.

A new report by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers and U.S. Digital Response outlines how public-sector agencies can improve their requests for proposals — and get more suitable responses.

Local IT leaders in California and Delaware wield innovation and collaboration to reimagine technology, integrating community dialog into modernization to deliver projects that reflect a variety of feedback.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a new digital democracy initiative to connect residents with government officials in times of disaster and allow them to express their concerns.

From Oklahoma to Mississippi to New Hampshire, nearly a dozen states are putting their imprint on the government efficiency movement in the form of committees and task forces, looking to improve operations.

With Phase 1A of the CORE.NV project complete in January, Nevada has set the foundation for its enterprise resource planning update, its CIO Timothy Galluzi said, and enabled construction of better service delivery processes.

Jon Gjestvang, who led IT for the Bay Area county through wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic, will wrap his 23-year career as CIO at the end of February. The organization’s deputy CIO will take over as interim CIO.

The app, funded with $13,860 approved by the Delaware County Council, would offer important information and improved communication with the city. Leaders hope it can be developed and launched by summer.

The Texas county’s commissioners court approved a contract for 4,500 poll pad devices, plus licensing and support services for two years. The pollbooks will replace devices that malfunctioned during the Nov. 5 election.

The process is well underway in the state, with just three agencies remaining to be consolidated. The undertaking will support other advances in state technology, in areas including artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

A proposed state Senate bill would change the name of the Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services, and compel creation of the “Safe Arkansas App.” It would also hone policy on how departments use tech resources.

The state economic development agency has debuted a new division, Louisiana Innovation. Its responsibilities will include developing the Louisiana Institute for Artificial Intelligence, a nonprofit.