Dave Cole has strong experience with artificial intelligence. Prior to serving as New Jersey's chief innovation officer, he worked in the private sector as vice president of an AI-based startup ...

Adam Stone writes on technology trends from Annapolis, Md., with a focus on government IT, military and first-responder technologies. Residents can get a lot done in a government office. They can go ...

Cities do not need to start innovation projects with a large technology deployment, officials recently told the Smart Cities Connect Fall Conference and Expo. In Trenton, N.J., Naman Sharma began by ...

During my time as CIO for the state of North Carolina, I sat through many budget discussions. Some took place during routine annual planning, while others followed a cybersecurity event, a new ...

In Colorado, state and local agencies have used digital twin technology to simulate how wildfires could spread based on terrain, weather and vegetation. Officials can model scenarios in advance and ...

The city built its public safety data operation from scratch to target violence prevention efforts and find gaps in programs. Baltimore recorded 133 homicides in 2025, down 31% from 194 a year earlier ...

Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. As Virginia continues to shift workloads ...

The City of Raleigh, N.C., tested an artificial intelligence–powered customer service assistant and ultimately decided not to keep it. But city officials say that doesn’t mean the experiment was a ...