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Cloud has become the backbone of public sector modernization. What began as a cost and infrastructure play has evolved into a strategic enabler of digital services, resilience and innovation. More than a decade of adoption has also helped organizations develop the experience and operational maturity needed to manage cloud environments with increasing confidence.
Procurement in the Age of AI — June 16, 2026
State and local governments are under growing pressure to move artificial intelligence (AI) from pilot programs to real-world operations. Legislators want measurable progress, residents expect faster and more responsive services and agencies face ongoing budget and workforce constraints.
H.R. 1 has significantly reshaped the operating environment for health and human services agencies, increasing both oversight and administrative demands across programs like SNAP and Medicaid. The legislation raises the stakes by tightening expectations around payment accuracy — placing SNAP agencies at risk of financial penalties if error rates exceed 6% by 2028 — while also expanding eligibility verification requirements, such as requiring certain Medicaid recipients to undergo recertification twice a year instead of annually.
AI is already inside your organization. The question is whether you are in control of it, or it is in control of you.
Why Traditional IT Cost Metrics Fail in the AI Era—and What Leaders Should Measure Instead
Accelerating AI-Driven Transformation for State Labor Agencies
A major new study of 250 public sector executives reveals why AI adoption in government lags the private sector, where it’s quietly succeeding, and what it will take to scale.
Attackers continuously adjust their methods. Stopping them requires a fast, flexible and always-evolving approach to identity verification.
A focused, practitioner led webinar on modernizing Oracle legacy environments with minimal risk and no disruption to mission operations.
Join our webinar on 5/14 to modernize grant management with Smartsheet. Learn scalable workflows, compliance tracking, integrations, and Control Center to reduce admin burden.
Join us for a technical workshop with a demonstration and hands-on lab designed to empower you with the technical knowledge needed to navigate the threat landscape.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption in government is accelerating, driven by pressure to improve service delivery, expand self-service and meet rising constituent expectations. But AI does not create maturity. Rather, it amplifies what already exists. Without strong content governance, AI introduces new risk rather than new value.
Modern identity solutions are key to service access and program integrity.
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What to Know:
- The governor’s website is intended to serve as Texas’ central online source for New World screwworm information.
- The portal brings together state and federal resources, including identification guidance, sample collection procedures, case dashboards and zone maps.
- A separate Texas Department of Agriculture map adds detection and reporting functions.
What to Know:
- TPWD has not publicly named the vendor involved, though public contract records and Gordon-Darby’s website identify the company as tied to the agency’s license sales system.
- The agency says Social Security numbers, dates of birth and financial information were not obtained.
- TPWD has already moved boat registration services onto TxT, but hunting and fishing license sales remain on Texas License Connection.
What to Know:
- The commission expects to go live with the redesigned Provider Enrollment and Management System in August 2027.
- HHSC is using real-time prompts, flags and automation to help eligibility workers reduce common SNAP payment errors, including income-calculation errors.
- The agency has deployed an AI-supported policy guidance tool for eligibility workers.
