Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
March 12, 2024
Via: CIOGovernment and public sector agencies are already exploring the potential of generative AI in delivering more effective services from the inside. As AI technologies and practices mature, however, we’re likely to see more projects that transform the citizen experience. New […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, IT Policy, Tech
February 16, 2024
Via: StateScoopThe Federal Trade Commission is taking action against the use of artificial intelligence in impersonation fraud schemes, and has finalized a rule against impersonating a government or business. The commission finalized the rule on Thursday, and it provides the FTC […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
February 15, 2024
Via: TechSpotThe USPTO’s new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence states that while AI-assisted inventions are not “categorically unpatentable, the inventorship analysis should focus on human contributions, as patents function to incentivize and reward human ingenuity.” Under the new guidance, […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
February 6, 2024
Via: Transportation TodayThe U.S. Department of Transportation recently launched the Complete Streets AI (artificial intelligence) Initiative through the department’s Small Business Innovation Research Program. The initiative will allow small businesses to leverage advancements in AI that improve transportation. There will be multiple […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
January 29, 2024
Via: NextgovThe Transportation Security Administration is moving forward with plans to implement facial recognition technology at U.S. airports and is working with the Department of Homeland Security’s research and development component to analyze data to ensure that the new units are […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
January 25, 2024
Via: Federal News NetworkMembers of the Senate Finance Committee are calling on the Internal Revenue Service to rely on barcodes to process millions of paper tax returns more quickly. The Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection to Organize Disbursement and Enhance (BARCODE) Efficiency Act, […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
January 11, 2024
Via: ArsTechnicaOn Wednesday, news industry executives urged Congress for legal clarification that using journalism to train AI assistants like ChatGPT is not fair use, as claimed by companies such as OpenAI. Instead, they would prefer a licensing regime for AI training […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
January 8, 2024
Via: StateScoopThe State of Maryland will be receiving a “software update,” Gov. Wes Moore announced during a press conference Monday. Moore and his IT secretary, Katie Savage, announced four new technology initiatives, including a statewide executive order on artificial intelligence, a […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
January 8, 2024
Via: StateScoopThe Pennsylvania Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience, or CODE PA, and Department of Insurance announced Monday that they’ve launched a new website for residents to appeal denied health plan services. According to a press release, Pennsylvanians can submit their information […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
December 28, 2023
Via: NextgovAI is poised to transform how public sector agencies approach mission-critical operations and solve the government’s greatest challenges. It can identify waste and fraud in government, strengthen cybersecurity efforts, and power chatbots and other tools to better serve constituents. However, […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
December 27, 2023
Via: NextgovThe new year is almost upon us, and that means that it’s time for experts, technologists and columnists to try and predict some of the biggest upcoming trends for government and technology in 2024. What might make those predictions a […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
December 21, 2023
Via: Government ExecutiveThe coming IRS direct file pilot, which will allow taxpayers in certain states to file their taxes directly to the government, will require participants to verify their identity via ID.me, according to a new IRS blog post. That means that […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
December 18, 2023
Via: Government ExecutiveThe General Services Administration’s pilot to send customized text reminders to individuals at critical moments during the enrollment and renewal of federal benefit programs — such as upcoming application deadlines — has onboarded two states and two distinct cities and […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
December 4, 2023
Via: Government ExecutiveTransparency and accountability are two guiding principles that form the core of the Department of Agriculture’s new data strategy, the blueprint for handling sensitive data within the agency from 2024 to 2026. Launched on Thursday, the data strategy previews the […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
November 28, 2023
Via: Government ExecutiveThe Internal Revenue Service has opened the window for industry to start working on and submitting bids for a potential seven-year, $1.9 billion blanket purchase agreement covering enterprise IT and related professional support services. Quotes for the multiple-award Enterprise Program […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Policy, State & Local, Tech
November 21, 2023
Via: StateScoopCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Tuesday announced a new report outlining the potential benefits that generative AI could bring to state government — from improving accessibility of the state’s services to bolstering cybersecurity — along with an extensive description […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
November 14, 2023
Via: Government ExecutiveLawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee are asking for clearer information on how some federal agencies use artificial intelligence technologies in their operations to ensure that such uses are safe and secure. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mike Crapo, R-Idaho […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
October 30, 2023
Via: StateScoopThe Michigan Supreme Court may soon issue a decision affecting how government uses drones to collect data about private property. In the case Long Lake Township v. Todd Maxon, a property owner alleges that on multiple occasions over an eight-year […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
October 27, 2023
Via: TechSpotThe system, called Giant Oak Search Technology (GOST), ranks a person’s social media scores from one to 100 based on what it thinks is relevant to the user’s specific mission. The database is searchable using identifiers such as a person’s […]
Emerging Tech & Modernization, Tech
October 24, 2023
Via: TechSpotThe Guardian reports that multiple UK government institutions have started utilizing AI in ways that could significantly affect the daily lives of ordinary people. The technology now plays a role in various procedures, ranging from arrests and marriage license, to […]