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Lancaster County IT outlines AI user group, cybersecurity review and CJIS platform rollout
Summary
Chief Information Officer Carl Steffen told the board IS has created a monthly AI User Group to vet use cases, governance and policy; cybersecurity‑related HR policies are under joint legal review; and a CJIS Corrections platform is targeted for launch in Q1 2027.
Carl Steffen, Lincoln‑Lancaster County Chief Information Officer, briefed the Lancaster County Board on the Information Services quarterly update, emphasizing governance and security as IS expands new tools.
Steffen said IS has established a monthly AI User Group "to discuss artificial intelligence initiatives, use cases, governance, and policy," aimed at helping departments identify safe opportunities while safeguarding citizen data. He told the board cybersecurity‑related human resources policies are under legal review by both the City and County. Steffen also said the department is finalizing a Mission, Vision, and Values statement and has hired two customer service supervisors as part of an organizational restructuring.
On enterprise systems, Steffen highlighted a live demonstration of a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) website built on Microsoft servers that retrieves and updates data in real time; the CJIS platform for Corrections is targeted for launch in the first quarter of 2027. No formal votes or funding decisions were recorded for IS in this meeting.
