I Survived the L.A. Fires. My Home Didn't.

The Eaton Fire consumed a home and community I had loved for decades. I went from writing about homelessness to living it.

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MIT Program Fosters Early AI Education for Future Workforce

The Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education program at MIT develops curricula for K-12 students to give students hands-on experience with AI and robotics can do from an early age.

Resilience, Recovery Climb the CIO's Agenda

Nothing is getting easier about being a CIO, not with climate change and ransomware and other problems that require big, coordinated tech responses. A new report seeks to prepare state tech leaders...

Quiz: Can You Match the Chatbot to Its Government?

“What’s in a name?” As some government agencies make their chatbots more human than ever, explore a growing cast of AI characters.

Social Media Changes Are Impacting Government Messaging

Government agencies are working to conform to a changing social media landscape these days, with Twitter’s rebranding to X — among other things — presenting challenges.

FCC Proposes Cybersecurity Labels, Certifications for IoT Devices

The proposed voluntary program would let companies feature labels on consumer products that clear certain cybersecurity criteria, helping consumers identify and select items that are less prone to...

Why Should Young People Work in Government IT?

On the record: State technology leaders share their pitches to get fresh faces into state and local government IT shops.

Generative AI Is Only as Good as the Models It’s Built On

At the NASCIO Midyear Conference, Maryland CIO Katie Savage said the state is still early on in its use of generative AI, gathering and cleaning data and building models to make it an effective tool...

Iowa’s Measured Approach to Managed Services, Outsourced IT

When it comes to what IT functions can be contracted out, Iowa CIO Matt Behrens said it’s important that his office “not outsource our brains” and make sure that decision-making stays in-house.

Surveys: Educators Approve of ChatGPT for K-12, College

Two separate entities conducted nationwide studies, one in the first week of February and another in the first week of April, showing that the AI tool is popular at school on both sides of the...

Government Technology Magazine April/May 2023

This issue of GT features: Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers, State of the State Tech, James Farrell CIO Bolingbrook IL.