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Former CTO Matt Van Syckle has taken a new job with private-sector firm KWR Strategies LLC. An interim CTO has been named as the state looks to fill the role.
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The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Esports Association that began five years ago now counts more than 150 middle schools and high schools as members, and it recruits students for esports-related scholarships.
Pennsylvania state senators are planning to introduce Alyssa's Law, which would require all public schools to be equipped with silent panic alarms that directly notify law enforcement of school-based emergencies.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Amazon's driverless taxis after two test cars stopped suddenly and were rear-ended in separate injury crashes, including one in San Francisco.
The bill would have also created a study of current Internet neutrality with the goal of providing consistent consumer rates and mandatory fee disclosures, including total prices.
The government app — known as CBP One — has become part of the ongoing political debate around how the government is handling immigration, with advocates criticizing it as being prone to glitches.
A junior at Farmington High School in Connecticut won a $10,000 award from a national program for creating Code for All Minds, a computer science program for neurodivergent children and young adults.
The Borough of Prospect Park has deployed a tool from gov tech startup Polimorphic to respond to incoming telephone calls. The artificial intelligence is helping a small staff connect with residents despite a reduced work week.
Programs like those at Central New Mexico Community College or the Career and Technical Education Center in Hobbs (CTECH) are fast-tracking students for careers in fields like information technology and quantum computing.
Our 2024 class of award winners is a talented group of not only technologists, but state and local leaders pushing the bounds of what it means to serve residents.
Federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program funding will help Norcross, Georgia-based fiber-optic cable maker OFS add 100 jobs. The company’s expansion is expected to make statewide broadband access more available.
Attorneys are asking Sacramento, Calif., officials to stop sharing automated license plate reader information with out-of-state law enforcement agencies that could use it to prosecute people seeking abortions or gender-affirming medical care.
The state may use a lottery system to connect electric bicycle riders with purchasing incentives. Nearly 80 people received free e-bikes last year from a state program that awarded nearly 470 vouchers, covering all or part of the expense.
Plus, the State Department offers a reward for intel on a Russia-backed ransomware group, reliance on AI tools grows sixfold, and the disconnect between what EV buyers want and what carmakers are offering.
Legislation pending before Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, touted to lawmakers by the safety company ZeroEyes, would earmark $5 million in grants for schools to buy security systems that comply with security industry standards.
Managing your 401k accounts — even across multiple workplaces — could be about as simple as ordering takeout food if a new federal government recommendation gets the green light.
The UMass Lowell Innovation Hub Haverhill created the Digital Equity Challenge pitch contest to find community-based solutions that make it easier for people to access digital resources and opportunities.
The need for computing horsepower to train and use AI models is shaping the way nations will grow and compete in the future, with governments worldwide developing strategies and stockpiling processing units.
The Consortium for School Networking's annual State of EdTech District Leadership report found 63 percent of district tech leaders "very" or "extremely" concerned that emerging technology will be used for cyber attacks.
As another RSA Conference in San Francisco ended on May 10, 2024, the global impact that cybersecurity and artificial intelligence bring to every area of life has become much more apparent.
The year ’s first quarter saw 2024 off to a sound start in gov tech transactions, with notable deals involving OpenGov, Axon, gWorks and Springbrook, according to market expert Jeff Cook.
