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AI in intelligence analysis: Panacea or threat?

Open Access Government - Technology News

A recent survey across law enforcement professionals in a range of public sector roles found all would welcome the opportunity to increase their understanding of machine learning, with only 17% having received any formal training. (1) Accurate AI gives predictions, not definite outputs, in the same way intelligence analysts form assessments.

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Our Commitment to Code Enforcement: 2024 Recap

Center for Community Progress

In Birmingham, we helped the code enforcement department educate key internal and community stakeholders about a new state law tool the City can now use to address vacant properties priority code lien foreclosure and helped craft an action plan for implementation. We shared key takeaways from the roundtable at one of SCEMAs virtual lectures.

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Exploring Grant-Related Words, Installment #1

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

“ Historically, priority has occurred across multiple topics: The OED says that since the 1500s, “ priority has developed meanings and uses in subjects including law (early 1500s) taxonomy (1840s) philosophy (1890s) motoring (1920s)” And then, from 1936 onward, the word appears consistently and more frequently in its plural form.

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The Great American Outdoors Act Is Law, Part I — Episode 073

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

Last month, we witnessed history as the Great American Outdoors Act was officially signed into law. This legislation will definitively fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF).

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Responsible AI for mission-based organizations

AWS Public Sector Blog

As technology evolves, the definition of responsible AI will also evolve. At its heart, responsible AI is about respecting the rule of law, human rights, and values of equity, privacy, and fairness. This approach will help ensure your AI systems are fair, transparent, and secure. What is responsible AI?

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How Digithurst and Telepaxx built a secure and scalable radiology solution chain using AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Radiology centers face many challenges, like shortages in personnel and budget; interoperability issues between different IT systems and long-term storage of images; and strict laws and regulations regarding IT security and data protection. It has been a lot of fun learning new technologies with AWS and bringing our PACS to the cloud.

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8 Ideas for Old Subway Cars: Proposals to Repurpose Retired BART Trains

Reprogramming the City

We’re obviously a big fan of interesting ideas for repurposing existing urban objects – we even wrote the definitive book on the subject. The result of a call for proposals put out in 2020, BART announced in early March 2022 the eight winning ideas for old subway cars. Image Courtesy Courtesy Hernandez-Eli Architecture.