The Future of AI in Government
How agencies can begin adopting AI responsibly.
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Ideas for the Future of Government
Explore practical insights about technology, artificial intelligence, communications, and public safety.
Featured Topics
What we're writing about.
Why Government Mobile Apps Need a Rethink
What agencies should expect from modern mobile technology.
The Hidden Cost of Outdated Government Websites
Why poor digital experiences create operational problems.
AI Policies for Public Agencies
What leaders should consider before employees begin using AI at scale.
The Future Public Information Office
How technology is transforming government communications.
Lead Magnet
The Public Agency Digital Modernization Checklist
How modern is your agency?
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- Website
- Mobile app
- Social media
- AI readiness
- Recruiting technology
- Community engagement
- Communications workflows
- Analytics
- Digital accessibility
- Technology vendors
Case Studies
Built Around Real Government Problems
Metro Police Department
410 sworn officers · population 260,000
Challenge
An officer-involved shooting drew regional coverage before the department published anything. Statements had to route through three offices, and the first release took over five hours while rumor threads dominated local Facebook groups.
Solution
We built a pre-approved statement library, a two-step digital approval chain, and one-tap publishing that pushes the same language to the app, the newsroom page, and social channels at once.
- 11 min
- To first verified public statement
- -58%
- Rumor-driven calls to the front desk
- 3.1x
- Reach of official posts vs. prior incident
County Sheriff's Office
Rural county · 38 patrol deputies
Challenge
Nineteen open deputy positions and a hiring page buried four clicks deep in a 2011 county website. Most applicants dropped off at a printable PDF application.
Solution
A recruiting-first careers hub, mobile application funnel, automated candidate follow-up, and an AI assistant answering academy, pay, and residency questions after hours.
- +214%
- Completed applications in 9 months
- 62%
- Applications submitted from a phone
- 17 days
- Faster time-to-interview
City Fire & Rescue
Coastal city · hurricane-exposed
Challenge
During a named storm, residents relied on a hotline that saturated within an hour. Shelter and evacuation-zone information lived in PDFs no one could load on cellular data.
Solution
Geo-targeted push alerts, a live shelter and evacuation map inside the agency app, and a storm-mode website layout that promotes emergency content automatically.
- 24k
- Residents reached in the first push
- 74%
- Alert open rate during activation
- -41%
- Hotline call volume vs. prior storm