Upskilling the Public Sector: Insights, Ideas, and Inspiration

Governor Newsom launches new initiatives to partner with tech policy experts and accelerate responsible AI in state government

Published on February 11, 2026 by Governor Gavin Newsom's Office

InnovateUS and the State of Utah Launch Official AI Training Partnership.

Published on December 10, 2025 by Elana Banin

State of Georgia AI training helps employees use technology with confidence and care.

Published on November 19, 2025 by Elana Banin

State of Massachusetts Announces Executive Office of Technology Services and Security Workforce Training Partnership with InnovateUS

Published on November 18, 2025 by Elana Banin

GovTech Coverage: How AI Is Transforming the Way Government Works

Published on November 12, 2025 by Adam Stone

InnovateUS and Salt Lake City Launch Official AI Training Partnership

Published on November 3, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

How Governments are Using AI

Published on October 30, 2025 by Elana Banin

Governor Hochul Announces Artificial Intelligence Training Pilot Program For New York State Workforce

Published on October 9, 2025 by Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

Building Trust Through Engagement: How Courts Can Responsibly Integrate AI in Daily Operations

Published on October 8, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

DuPage County Illinois Partners with InnovateUS

Published on October 6, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

The AI Policy Legal Shield

Published on September 30, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

Meeting People Where They Are: How Human-Centered AI Can Transform Benefit Access

Published on September 23, 2025 by Jessica Silverman and Agueda Quiroga

Public engagement matters. But governments need to learn to listen better (and faster)

Published on September 18, 2025 by Agueda Quiroga and Sarah Hubbard

AI Image Generation in Law Enforcement: Powerful Capabilities, Critical Considerations

Published on September 16, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

AI is a Power Tool, Not a Decision Maker: Essential Lessons for Law Enforcement

Published on September 15, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

How to Build Resilience Across State and Public Agencies

Published on September 5, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

Episode 5: Lessons from Utah's Journey from AI Pilot to Implementation with Christian Napier

Published on September 2, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

UX in Government: How to Hire, Build Skills, and Grow Capacity

Published on August 25, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

New InnovateUS Fall Workshops on AI for Law Enforcement, AI for Communications Professionals, and AI for Public Engagement

Published on August 19, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

Ensuring Successful AI Adoption: Making Vendors Accountable and Trustworthy

Published on August 18, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

Inaugural AI 50 List Recognizes The GovLab, Beth Noveck, Santiago Garces, and More

Published on August 13, 2025 by Angelique Casem

Episode 4: Pennsylvania's Pilot with ChatGPT in Government with Harrison MacRae

Published on August 5, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

Oregon state employees to receive AI training

Published on July 16, 2025 by Bryce Dole

Mayor Lurie Brings AI Technology to San Francisco Government, Cementing City as Global AI Leader

Published on July 14, 2025 by City of San Francisco

Reading Together with AI: Tools For Parent-Led Learning

Published on July 14, 2025 by Lizzie Jones

Episode 3: How to Be a Public Sector Leader with Seth Harris

Published on June 24, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

Episode 2: Informing and Influencing Science and Technology Policy with Dr. Deborah Stine

Published on May 19, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

Coming Soon: InnovateUS to Offer the Training on Responsible AI for Public Sector Legal Professionals

Published on May 19, 2025 by Dane Gambrell, Bonnie McGilpin & Jessica Silverman

News That Caught Our Eye #53

Published on May 8, 2025 by Dane Gambrell & Angelique Casem

Episode 1: Innovating in the Public Interest with Anita McGahan

Published on April 22, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

How New Jersey's AI Task Force Used AI to Develop Evidence-Based Policy Solutions with New Jersey Residents

Published on April 3, 2025 by Dane Gambrell

News That Caught Our Eye #52

Published on April 3, 2025 by Dane Gambrell & Angelique Casem

News That Caught Our Eye #51

Published on March 27, 2025 by Angelique Casem & Dane Gambrell

Prompt and prepared: Using AI to practice for the next crisis

Published on March 21, 2025 by Bloomberg Cities Network

News That Caught Our Eye #50

Published on March 20, 2025 by Angelique Casem & Dane Gambrell

News That Caught Our Eye #49

Published on March 14, 2025 by Angelique Casem & Dane Gambrell

Investing in You: Free Upskilling for Public Professionals Impacted by Federal Layoffs

Published on March 13, 2025 by InnovateUS Team

InnovateUS March Newsletter: Investing in Public Sector Upskilling

Published on March 5, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

News That Caught Our Eye #48

Published on March 5, 2025 by Dane Gambrell

InnovateUS partners with Minnesota IT Services to provide no-cost training on Artificial Intelligence

Published on February 28, 2025 by InnovateUS Team

AI in the classroom: Key insights from the Rethinking Reading Workshop Series

Published on February 27, 2025 by Agueda Quiroga

News That Caught Our Eye #47

Published on February 27, 2025 by Angelique Casem & Dane Gambrell

Indianapolis and Marion County Launch AI Training in Partnership with InnovateUS

Published on February 25, 2025 by InnovateUS Team & Indianapolis and Marion County

State of Arizona Implements Employee Gen AI Training

Published on February 23, 2025 by State of Arizona

News That Caught Our Eye #46

Published on February 20, 2025 by Angelique Casem & Dane Gambrell

ChatGPT Gov offers another option to boost employee productivity

Published on February 18, 2025 by Chris Teale

News That Caught Our Eye #45

Published on February 14, 2025 by Angelique Casem & Dane Gambrell

Implementing responsible AI in government: Colorado's pilot program

Published on February 5, 2025 by InnovateUS Team

Utah's journey: Implementing Gemini across state government

Published on January 17, 2025 by InnovateUS Team

2024 in review: InnovateUS's year of impact and innovation

Published on January 6, 2025 by Jessica Silverman

Shapiro Administration Announces Agreement with InnovateUS to Train Commonwealth Employees on Responsible Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Published on December 17, 2024 by The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The Government AI 100

Published on December 11, 2024 by Apolitical

State and local governments share their journey to build AI sandboxes

Published on December 11, 2024 by InnovateUS Team

State of Ohio Partners with InnovateUS to Launch Statewide AI Training

Published on December 5, 2024 by State of Ohio

In New Jersey, using AI starts with empowering employees

Published on December 4, 2024 by Beth Simone Noveck

N.J. AI Task Force Report Addresses Workforce, Innovation

Published on December 4, 2024 by Julia Edinger

Crisis engineering: Transforming organizations through crisis

Published on November 22, 2024 by InnovateUS Team

News That Caught Our Eye #37: November 21, 2024

Published on November 21, 2024 by Autumn Sloboda, Domenick Gaita, & Ayush Khanvilkar

Montgomery County and InnovateUS Launch AI Upskilling to Boost Government Efficiency and Resident Services

Published on November 20, 2024 by Montgomery County, Maryland

Montgomery County Partners with InnovateUS to Launch Generative AI Training for Employees

Published on November 20, 2024 by Patrick Herron

News That Caught Our Eye #36: November 14, 2024

Published on November 14, 2024 by Autumn Sloboda, Domenick Gaita, and Dane Gambrell

7 pieces of AI news we announced in October

Published on November 1, 2024 by Google.org

News That Caught Our Eye #34: October 31, 2024

Published on October 31, 2024 by Autumn Sloboda, Domenick Gaita, & Ayush Khanvilkar

Building Worker Power in the AI Age: A Blueprint from DOL

Published on October 30, 2024 by Dane Gambrell, Beth Simone Noveck, & Seth Harris

News That Caught Our Eye #33: October 24, 2024

Published on October 24, 2024 by Autumn Sloboda & Domenick Gaita

Transforming Public Sector Leadership: Inside the Results Framework Workshop

Published on October 24, 2024 by InnovateUS Team

InnovateUS expands free, online AI training for public sector with Google.org support

Published on October 16, 2024 by Jessica Silverman

Google.org announces $15 million in AI training grants for the government workforce

Published on October 16, 2024 by Grow with Google

News That Caught Our Eye #31: October 10, 2024

Published on October 10, 2024 by Ayush Khanvilkar, Domenick Gaita, and Autumn Sloboda

Tackling the cybersecurity workforce challenge in state government: New Jersey, InnovateUS and Google partner to empower public sector leaders with the cyber knowledge to keep us safe

Published on October 1, 2024 by Chike Aguh & Mike Geraghty

Introducing PI-Squared: Private innovation in the public interest

Published on October 1, 2024 by Jessica Silverman

Watch Now! Private Innovation in the Public Interest Workshop Series

Published on September 27, 2024 by Anita McGahan

Maryland to Offer Free AI Training to State Employees

Published on September 26, 2024 by Government Technology

Maryland Department of Information Technology Provides Free AI Training to State Employees Thanks to Partnership with InnovateUS

Published on September 24, 2024 by Maryland Department of Information Technology

Building an ethics ecosystem for AI and big data

Published on September 16, 2024 by Jessica Silverman

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order to Prepare California for the Progress of Artificial Intelligence

Published on September 5, 2024 by Governor Gavin Newsroom

The Canary: Michael Lewis on Chris Mark of the Department of Labor

Published on September 4, 2024 by Michael Lewis

Event: Michael Lewis, W. Kamau Bell and Geraldine Brooks on the untold story of public service

Published on September 3, 2024 by Washington Post Live

USDR Showcases AI Prototypes for Government: Project AIDA and GALA

Published on August 27, 2024 by Jessica Silverman

Behavioral science for better government- Key insights from recent InnovateUS workshops in partnership with the Behavioral Insights Team

Published on August 2, 2024 by Jessica Silverman

California hopes to bolster AI preparedness with employee training for state workers

Published on July 31, 2024 by William Melhado

Updating our institutions with the use of artificial intelligence

Published on July 29, 2024 by Albert Cañigueral Bagó

First Course Served, N.J. Partners to Broaden AI Training

Published on July 25, 2024 by Julia Edinger

Murphy Administration Seeks NJ Worker Input on Generative AI

Published on July 25, 2024 by State of New Jersey

InnovateUS launches Responsible AI for Public Professionals: Using Generative AI at Work

Published on July 11, 2024 by The InnovateUS Team

N.J. Unveils AI Training, Tool for State Government Workers

Published on July 10, 2024 by GovTech

Governor Murphy Unveils AI Tool For State Employees and Training Course For Responsible Use

Published on July 3, 2024 by State of New Jersey

Applying trauma-informed design to improve government services

Published on June 30, 2024 by Jessica Silverman

10 ways that governments incentivize cloud use to accelerate digital transformation

Published on June 24, 2024 by Jason Whittet

What will AI do in government? A lot.

Published on June 18, 2024 by Mitchell Weiss

Listen: Building Tech That Doesn’t Suck. The Lever Podcast Talks with Beth Noveck about the IRS Direct File Pilot

Published on June 7, 2024 by Aubrey Burgess

News That Caught Our Eye #19: June 4th, 2024

Published on June 4, 2024 by Jay Kemp

New Jersey Co-Creates AI Strategy With Public-Sector Staff

Published on June 4, 2024 by Beth Simone Noveck and Allison Chris Myers

News That Caught Our Eye #18: May 28th, 2024

Published on May 28, 2024 by Jay Kemp

Rethinking public engagement in state government with generative AI

Published on May 23, 2024 by Jessica Silverman

AILGN: AI's Impact on Resident Engagement

Published on May 21, 2024 by InnovateUS Team

News That Caught Our Eye #17: May 20th, 2024

Published on May 20, 2024 by Jay Kemp

News That Caught Our Eye #16: May 16th, 2024

Published on May 16, 2024 by Jay Kemp

News That Caught Our Eye #14: April 30th, 2024

Published on April 30, 2024 by Jay Kemp

Research Radar: What can we learn from Brazil, Singapore and Canada on ethical AI procurement for government use?

Published on April 30, 2024 by Jay Kemp and Beth Simone Noveck

Power At Work Blogcast #41: BREAKING NEWS BLOGCAST: FTC Kills Non-Compete Agreements

Published on April 25, 2024 by Joseph Brant

News That Caught Our Eye #13: April 23rd, 2024

Published on April 23, 2024 by Jay Kemp

The Most Important Thing I Teach My Students Isn’t on the Syllabus

Published on April 20, 2024 by Frank Bruni

How Will the Advent of GenAI Impact State IT Workforces?

Published on April 18, 2024 by GovTech

Upskilling your workforce for the age of AI

Published on April 5, 2024 by Dane Gambrell

Government employees need hands-on, standardized AI training

Published on April 3, 2024 by Chris Teale

Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #10: April 2nd, 2024

Published on April 2, 2024 by Jay Kemp

New White House Guidance on AI: Strong on Skills, Short on Public Engagement

Published on April 1, 2024 by Beth Simone Noveck

Rebooting Democracy - News That Caught Our Eye #9: March 25th, 2024

Published on March 25, 2024 by Jay Kemp

Ethical AI in Training to Shape an Inclusive Government Workforce

Published on March 22, 2024 by Russell Shilling

Princeton University: AI Policy Precepts Center For Information Technology Policy Washington, D.C. – Spring 2024

Published on March 20, 2024 by Princeton University

Mastering Digital Transformation (dX) Webinar Series: Upskilling Your Workforce for the Age of AI

Published on March 13, 2024 by National Association of State Workforce Agencies

Meet the newest member of your team: the chief AI officer

Published on March 6, 2024 by Chris Teale

InnovateUS releases results of listening series on federal and state AI training needs

Published on February 28, 2024 by Cristin Dorgelo and Blake Valenta

InnovateUS partners with U.S. Office of Personnel Management to engage 1,600 interns in digital and innovation trainings

Published on August 21, 2023 by InnovateUS Team

Public service professionals learn how to write generative AI use policy

Published on June 21, 2023 by Jessica Silverman

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