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What’s New in Digital Equity: BEAD Preparation Continues

2 days ago | govtech.com | Julia Edinger

This week in “What’s New in Digital Equity” — our weekly look at government digital equity and broadband news — we have a number of interesting items, which you can jump to with the links below:BEAD Preparation ContinuesAnother FCC Commissioner DepartureDigital Accessibility Efforts Lack EngagementOklahoma Broadband DashboardLocalities Look to FiberStates are continuing to take steps to prepare for massive federal investments in infrastructure initiatives, including broadband expansion.
Louisiana Bill Would Require Age Verification on Apps

5 days ago | govtech.com | Meghan Friedmann

The bill, pushed as a way to protect children online, has drawn the attention of tech titans Apple, Google and Meta, which have waded into the debate. Originally, House Bill 570, by Rep. Kim Carver, R-Mandeville, would have only required stores like Google Play and Apple's App Store to collect and verify users ages. The stores would have further been required to link minor accounts to parental accounts, and parents would have needed to sign off on all downloads.
UAlbany Researchers Use AI to Improve Weather Forecasts

5 days ago | govtech.com | Larry Rulison

The company, Tomorrow.io, uses weather observations gathered by its own satellites and artificial intelligence platforms to provide weather forecasts and data to companies and government agencies like NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
California State Bar Exploring Fixes After Disastrous AI Exam

5 days ago | govtech.com | Bob Egelko

But the performance reviews have not been favorable. Computer programs frequently stopped and started while transmitting questions. Some of the questions were mistakenly imported from the "Baby Bar," a lower-level exam given to first-year law students. Proctors assigned to monitor exam sites were reported to have interrupted test-takers. And there was evidence that some questions on the exam were the products of artificial intelligence. "Everything went wrong.
Addressing Our ‘Age of Insecurity’ - in Cyber Too

1 week ago | govtech.com | Dan Lohrmann

In her award-winning book The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart, Astra Taylor makes the argument that everyone feels insecure. The book's description discusses our cultural challenges this way: “We are financially stressed and emotionally overwhelmed. The status quo isn’t working for anyone, even those who appear to have it all. What is going on?
911 Tech Firm Prepared Raises $80M as It Touts AI Tools

1 week ago | govtech.com | Thad Rueter

Prepared, a 911 tech supplier focused on , has raised $80 million in a funding round involving one of the biggest venture capital firms in the world. Prepared has now raised more than $130 million as it brings more AI power to 911 operators, part of the nationwide push to upgrade emergency dispatch technology. Prepared launched in 2019.
Flock Safety Pushes Back on Data Breach Product Criticism

1 week ago | govtech.com | Thad Rueter

It’s the latest development in a controversy attached to one of the newest products on offer from the public safety technology supplier. A report from 404 Media said that some of the data that powers the Nova platform from Flock come from data breaches. On Friday, Flock said that it will not supply data from the dark web — meaning data bought via “known data breaches or stolen data,” according to the statement. Flock Safety has said “no” to data sourced from the so-called dark web.
Greenwich Schools Roll Out AI Guidelines for Students, Staff

1 week ago | govtech.com | Jessica Simms

The full Board of Education will read the proposed policy for the first time at its Thursday retreat. The proposed policy says the district "is not banning the student or teacher use of AI, but each student will need to be aware of the limitations and guidelines of its usage." (TNS) — Greenwich Public Schools may soon have a new policy to formalize how students and staff members use artificial intelligence.
SCSU's Workforce-Focused College Alternative Growing Fast

1 week ago | govtech.com | Pamela McLoughlin

(TNS) — It could be for those who don’t have the money, time or inclination to get a college degree. Southern Connecticut State Universityhas developed an Office of Workforce and Lifelong Learning program that after a little more than a year is burgeoning in popularity beyond the university’s expectations, said Amy C. Feest, senior program director. Feest describes the program of classes as “an on-ramp” to employment and upscaling existing careers.
Baltimore Considers 10.7% Increase in Fire Department Budget

1 week ago | govtech.com | Carson Swick

(TNS) — The Baltimore City Council’s final task on Thursday was to consider a $362 million proposed budget for the Baltimore City Fire Department, an agency that has racked up big deficits from employee overtime prompted by staffing shortages in recent years. The $362 million proposal for the 2026 fiscal year represents a 10.7% increase from the $327 million in funding allocated to BCFD last year.