Government Technology News

11/21/2025

GT Fast5: Fifty-four cities are redefining what’s possible with AI-powered digital innovation in the 2025 Center for Digital Government survey.

11/18/2025

“Can we use AI to better understand our city? And on that, we think we’re squarely there. We think we’re in the space of understanding. And once we do the understanding, can we apply the analysis?”

Tech and transportation officials are working to bring together GIS, artificial intelligence and other tools, to develop a traffic management system that’s smarter and improves safety for all.

11/14/2025

GT Fast5: Nevada finally knows who was behind the cyberattack that disrupted state systems. Here’s what investigators uncovered — and what happens next.

11/07/2025

GT Fast5: GT’s Fall mag cover story shows how AI is transforming government work — automating tasks, speeding up services and helping public employees focus on citizens.

10/17/2025

GT Fast5: California tightens AI rules for online safety as Pennsylvania’s CIO and CTO step down — reshaping two major state tech landscapes.

10/10/2025

GT Fast5: Billions for broadband, but rural America’s still buffering. Mapping flaws and policy gaps could leave some towns in the digital dark.

10/03/2025

This week’s Fast5 covers the end of federal funding for a key cybersecurity watchdog that’s protected nearly 19,000 local governments, an emergency order to patch dangerous Cisco firewall flaws, T-Mobile’s new tech tools for first responders, the departure of South Bend’s chief innovation officer and how commuter rail is making a comeback after COVID. .

09/26/2025

GT Fast5: The Center for Digital Government's Government Experience Awards winners are unveiled — here are the top GovTech stories this week.

09/19/2025

In this week’s GT Fast5: Governments are experimenting with synthetic data — algorithm-generated information that mimics real datasets — to unlock AI development while safeguarding privacy. Counties can now share sensitive data for research and innovation without the risk of exposing individuals’ personal information.

09/13/2025

Proponents of synthetic data see it as the future, saying it will help government have more access to valuable data while at the same time protecting individual privacy.

Proponents of synthetic data see it as the future, saying it will help government have more access to valuable data while at the same time protecting individual privacy.