Chris Teale
Managing Editor at Route Fifty
Now: Managing Editor @RouteFifty | Then: @MorningConsult (RIP), @SmartCitiesDive, @arlnowdotcom, @alextimesnews and more | @uniofeastanglia grad | Views own
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3 days ago |
route-fifty.com | Chris Teale
Polling in recent years has consistently shown a severe lack of trust in the federal government, albeit with much higher levels of trust for local government. But a greater reliance on technology, especially artificial intelligence, could erode that trust in local government, especially if it is not used transparently and has real-world impacts, like the denial or approval of benefits claims.
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4 days ago |
route-fifty.com | Chris Teale
In April 2023, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order mandating that the state government provide better, more user-friendly online services to residents. The order, which also created the Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience, known as CODE PA, mandated that online services be streamlined so it would be easier for residents to carry out all manner of activities, whether it be renewing a license, accessing benefits or making reservations for campgrounds.
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5 days ago |
route-fifty.com | Chris Teale
Leaders remain excited about artificial intelligence’s promise to revolutionize state and local government as they push forward with use cases that automate various processes, streamline services and answer resident questions, among others. But even amid public-sector employees’ growing comfort around the technology, state officials warned that governments should take advantage of this moment to improve other areas of technology.
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1 week ago |
route-fifty.com | Chris Teale
When PowerSchool, a cloud software provider for school systems across the country, disclosed in December that hackers broke in and stole student and teacher data, it once again highlighted the cybersecurity risks that K-12 schools and their vendors face. The data breach of the company’s Student Information System via its PowerSource customer support portal, prompted lawsuits from over 100 school districts, with some alleging they were contacted by threat actors looking to extort money from them.
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1 week ago |
route-fifty.com | Chris Teale
A major initiative for Texas cybersecurity took a big step forward last month after the House and Senate passed legislation to create the Texas Cyber Command. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, pushed the initiative as an emergency item earlier this year, which would take much of the state’s cybersecurity responsibilities from the Department of Information Resources and move them to a system at the University of Texas.
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RT @GovExecEvents: Take a minute! Artificial Intelligence text in the budget reconciliation, @SandiaLabs, and the F-47 are some of the thi…
Language in the House reconciliation bill would ban states from regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years. But it may not survive the Senate's Byrd Rule. https://t.co/XFOVJ0WnwX
More uncertainty is swirling around federal broadband funding. With the BEAD review still going, grant funds under the Digital Equity Act are also under serious threat. https://t.co/g7l1hhSYbD