Special Report: AI Use in State and Local Government | July 2026

Special Report: AI Use in State and Local Government | July 2026

In this Technology Executives Review® Special Report, Alex Jarett is joined by Jeff Scheetz, CIO of the City of Avondale, AZ, for a discussion on AI use in State and Local Government. Together, they review recent headlines and discuss how municipalities are approaching  AI adoption, governance, cybersecurity, permitting, public safety, emergency response, and human oversight. Topics include: * AI-assisted permitting and paperwork automation* AI applications in public safety and emergency response * Cybersecurity and AI risks facing municipalities * State AI governance, policies, and guardrails Human-in-the-loop decision making Federal funding and AI initiatives for state and local government * AI adoption trends across municipalities Recent AI headlines impacting state and local government Whether you're a Technology Leader in government or the private sector, this special report provides practical insights into how organizations are balancing innovation, governance, and responsible AI adoption. Covering AI & Advanced Technologies, Technology Leadership, and Industry News. Visit www.technologyexecutivesclub.com for the full video, all of our video briefings and more.

Technology Executives Review® on AI in the Enterprise End-of-June 2026 Edition

Technology Executives Review® End-of-June 2026 Edition Includes Special Segment: AI in State and Local Government Host: Alex Jarett, Founder, Technology Executives Club® Guest Analyst: Jeff Scheetz, CIO, City of Avondale, AZ AI in the Enterprise continues to move quickly, but Technology Leaders are still working through the practical realities of adoption, governance, cybersecurity, token costs, workforce readiness, and responsible AI use. In this End-of-June 2026 edition of the Technology Executives Review®, Alex Jarett is joined by Jeff Scheetz, CIO of the City of Avondale, AZ, for a discussion on the top headlines in AI in the Enterprise, Advanced Technologies, and Industry News. This episode includes a special segment on AI in State and Local Government, where Alex and Jeff review recent headlines and discuss how government organizations are using AI in practical, citizen-focused ways, including workflow support, cybersecurity, permitting, paperwork-intensive processes, and public service delivery. In this episode: * Why AI adoption remains a people and change management challenge * How workforce readiness is struggling to keep pace with AI technology * Why AI agents may soon be making more impactful business decisions * Why trust, oversight, and human escalation remain critical * Why successful AI initiatives need to begin with a real business problem * How governance, risk, compliance, and AI asset inventories are becoming more important * Why token costs and AI usage costs may become a major budget issue * How State and Local Government leaders are approaching AI in practical, citizen-focused ways * Why human-in-the-loop governance remains essential in public sector, health, safety, and citizen-facing applications The program also features insights from recent Technology Executives Club® Leadership Briefings, including: *️⃣ Biff Myre, Director of Industry Solutions, CBTS What Technology Leaders Are Really Concerned About with AI *️⃣ Josh Rose, Founder & CEO, Zagger.ai How Zagger.ai Turns Unstructured Business Data Into Productive AI Workflows *️⃣ Richard Doran, Founder, Sierra ITS The One Fix That Solves Today's Biggest SAP Hiring Challenge *️⃣ Tim Walter, CIO & VP, Edward Don & Company Lessons Learned from a Successful AI-Powered RFP Project *️⃣ Tory Bjorklund, Founder & CEO, Victoria Fide Consulting Why Major Technology Projects Fail *️⃣ Jeff Scheetz, CIO, City of Avondale Empowering Governance of Local Government Through a People-Centered Strategy ➡️ Watch all of our Leadership Briefings and get weekly AI & Technology Leadership briefings plus exclusive invitations by joining the TEC Insiders Community: www.technologyexecutivesclub.com

What Technology Leaders Are Really Concerned About with AI with Alex Jarett and Biff Myre

What Technology Leaders Are Really Concerned About with AI | Technology Executives Review® Special Segment Host: Alex Jarett, Founder, Technology Executives Club® Guest Analyst: Biff Myre, Director of Industry Solutions, CBTS AI in the Enterprise is moving quickly, but many Technology Leaders are still working through the practical realities of adoption, governance, cost, cybersecurity, and data readiness. In this special segment from the Technology Executives Review® Mid-June 2026 Edition, Alex Jarett and Biff Myre discuss what Technology Leaders are actually concerned about as AI moves deeper into organizations. The discussion includes insights from the Technology Executives Club® AI in the Enterprise Spring Summit and recent CBTS executive roundtables, where Technology Leaders raised real-world concerns about employee adoption, AI sprawl, rising token costs, cybersecurity friction, data governance, and the pressure to identify AI use cases that create measurable business value. In this episode: * Why many organizations are still struggling with employee AI adoption * How AI sprawl is becoming the next form of shadow IT * Why token costs and AI usage costs may become a bigger budget issue * Why successful AI initiatives need to start with business problems, not shiny tools * How cybersecurity teams are being forced to rethink data access and control * Why data classification, ownership, and readiness remain major barriers to enterprise AI success * How organizations can use AI to support growth, productivity, and better execution This segment also includes discussion of lessons from Tim Walter, CIO & VP at Edward Don & Company, including why successful AI initiatives must begin with the business problem first, using his company’s AI-powered RFP project as an example. ➡️ Watch all of our Leadership Briefings and get weekly AI & Technology Leadership briefings plus exclusive invitations by joining the TEC Insiders Community: www.technologyexecutivesclub.com

Title: Leadership Briefing: Lessons Learned from a Successful AI Project with Tim Walter

Title: Leadership Briefing: Lessons Learned from a Successful AI Project with Tim Walter Guest: Tim Walter, CIO & VP, Edward Don & Company Host: Alex Jarett, Founder, Technology Executives Club® What separates successful AI projects from the many that fail to deliver meaningful business results? In this Leadership Briefing, Tim Walter shares the lessons learned from Edward Don & Company's successful AI-driven RFP initiative, a project designed to increase throughput, improve customer responsiveness, and create measurable business impact. Rather than focusing on AI hype, Tim explains the practical leadership, project management, change management, and operational principles that helped the project succeed. He discusses the importance of starting with a business problem, setting realistic expectations, engaging the team, capturing tribal knowledge, and building systems that continuously learn and improve. Originally released as a two-part series, this Leadership Briefing is now available as a single combined presentation. Topics Covered: ✳️Why successful AI projects begin with a business problem ✳️How to identify AI opportunities with measurable ROI ✳️Setting realistic expectations for AI initiatives ✳️The role of change management in AI adoption ✳️Reinforcement learning from human interaction ✳️Capturing and scaling tribal knowledge ✳️Why data does not need to be perfect to get started ✳️Building AI systems that improve over time ✳️Lessons learned from a successful enterprise AI deployment ➡️ Learn more about Tim Walter and watch all of his Leadership Briefings here: https://www.technologyexecutivesclub.com/advisory-board-Tim-Walter ➡️ Watch all our Leadership Briefings and get weekly AI & Technology Leadership Briefings plus exclusive invitations by joining the TEC Insiders Community: www.technologyexecutivesclub.com

Technology Executives Review® Mid-June 2026 Edition Includes Special Segment: What Technology Leaders Are Really Concerned About with AI

Technology Executives Review® Mid-June 2026 Edition Includes Special Segment: What Technology Leaders Are Really Concerned About with AI Host: Alex Jarett, Founder, Technology Executives Club® Guest Analyst: Biff Myer, Director of Industry Solutions, CBTS AI in the Enterprise is moving quickly, but many Technology Leaders are still working through the practical realities of adoption, governance, cost, cybersecurity, and data readiness. In this segment from the Technology Executives Review® Mid-June 2026 Edition, Alex Jarett and Biff Myer discuss what Technology Leaders are actually concerned about as AI moves deeper into organizations. The discussion includes insights from the AI in the Enterprise Spring Summit and recent CBTS executive roundtables, where Technology Leaders raised real-world concerns about employee adoption, AI sprawl, rising token costs, cybersecurity friction, data governance, and the pressure to identify AI use cases that create measurable business value. In this episode: * Why many organizations are still struggling with employee AI adoption * How AI sprawl is becoming the next form of shadow IT * Why token costs and AI usage costs may become a bigger budget issue * How cybersecurity teams are being forced to rethink data access and control * Why data readiness remains one of the biggest barriers to enterprise AI success * Why successful AI initiatives need to start with business problems, not shiny tools The program also features insights from recent Technology Executives Club® Leadership Briefings, including: *️⃣ Josh Rose, Co-Founder & CEO, Zagger.ai How organizations can make messy, unstructured business data accessible to AI and turn tribal knowledge into productive workflows *️⃣ Richard Doran, Founder & CEO, Sierra ITS Why SAP and AI hiring require clearer scoping, faster decision-making, and stronger alignment with business outcomes *️⃣ Tim Walter, CIO & VP, Edward Don & Company Why successful AI initiatives must begin with the business problem first, using his company’s successful AI-powered RFP project as an example *️⃣ Tory Bjorklund, Founder, Victoria Fide Consulting Why large technology projects fail, how big-bang approaches create risk, and why organizations need stronger project success assurance *️⃣ Dr. Amit Shah, Founder, GNS AI, LLC AI risks and boundaries in healthcare, where false signals, governance gaps, and execution failures can carry serious consequences *️⃣ Jeff Scheetz, CIO, City of Avondale People-centered governance and how Technology Leaders can build support for technology initiatives across the organization ➡️ Watch all of our Leadership Briefings and get weekly AI & Technology Leadership briefings plus exclusive invitations by joining the TEC Insiders Community: www.technologyexecutivesclub.com