Adam Stone

3 weeks ago | statetechmagazine.com | Adam Stone

Apr 21 2025 Software Officials see the automation of extracting data as a force multiplier. In partnership with the county assessor’s office, the King County, Wash., IT team has used artificial intelligence (AI) in a prototype redaction service that can remove sensitive information that may appear in application documents submitted for the senior property tax exemption program.

3 weeks ago | edtechmagazine.com | Adam Stone

Apr 21 2025 Data Center Investing in products that produce less waste and use less energy can lead to big savings in K–12 budgets. Many schools and vendors are already making these changes. At Saline Area Schools in Michigan, Technology Director Jay Grossman is all in on sustainability. “We’ve taken a lot of steps to add technology to our district that makes it run better, more efficiently and at a lower cost,” he says.

4 weeks ago | statetechmagazine.com | Adam Stone

The Role of AI in Modern ProcurementGiven its powerful capabilities, “AI has a significant role to play in procurement, practically, from a staff augmentation and automation perspective,” says Sarjoo Shah, executive director at Oracle. “We can certainly use it in vendor selection and management — analyzing historical vendor performance data, predicting the reliability and risk, maybe even conducting sophisticated market research and benchmarking,” he says.

1 month ago | edtechmagazine.com | Adam Stone

Apr 14 2025 Internet How can Enhanced 911 and Next Generation 911 benefit K–12 school safety, and what changes should IT admins make now? The emergency call landscape is changing. Even as schools are adopting Enhanced 911 (E911), states are working to digitize their emergency centers in a pivot toward Next Generation 911 (NG911).

1 month ago | washingtonexec.com | Adam Stone

Murtaza Ahmed began his career with a broad focus in the GovCon world, supporting a variety of agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, Transportation Security Administration, Social Security Administration and others. Over time he refined his expertise, leading strategy and modernization efforts in the federal health sector before widening his aperture again, as vice president and chief growth officer, Civilian Business Group, at SAIC.