Chief Privacy Officer Martha Wewer reviewed the state’s approach to data protection, AI oversight and consumer privacy on Thursday as Gov. Josh Stein marked a new day of awareness during Data Privacy Week.
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There was a record set for data breaches in 2025, and the incidents were also paired with fewer details in notification letters, raising concerns about transparency and public understanding. -
Plus, policymakers call for the release of federal broadband funding, a report examines the "dig once" rule's impact, Internet service providers can join an initiative to help combat sex trafficking, and more.
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Following a turbulent year in cybersecurity, the state Governor’s Technology Office is seeking to hire a new cybersecurity lead to manage risk and compliance. Nevada’s permanent CISO retired in May 2025.
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A new report finds labor still accounts for a large portion of the cost of deploying the necessary infrastructure. But advocates say technology is worth it, given the resiliency and future-proofing it offers.
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People are less worried about AI taking humans’ jobs than they once were, but introducing bots to the public-sector workplace has brought new questions around integration, ethics and management. -
As governments at all levels continue to embrace new developments in artificial intelligence, cities are using automation for everything from reducing first responder paperwork to streamlined permitting.
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Agencies report that critical IT positions remain hard to fill, but finding the right people takes more than job postings. States are expanding intern and apprentice programs to train and retain talent.
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Local law enforcement praises the devices, hundreds of which are in place, for helping solve crimes. Privacy and surveillance concerns, however, persist among critics and industry watchers.
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Aided by federal funding, the state Department of Transportation will seek proposals this spring from businesses willing to install public electric vehicle chargers, with its financial assistance.
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A donation from Mark Zuckerberg's technology company Meta will go toward converting buildings on Capitol Mall into mixed-use facilities, including a dedicated AI Center and a new School of Public Affairs.
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A private Catholic university in Connecticut is using an alumni's donation to construct a virtual reality-enabled classroom space with a free-roam pod, an esports lab and coursework in biology this fall.
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New York's mandates to have all new light-duty passenger vehicles be zero-emission by 2035 faces shortfalls in the state's battery charging infrastructure and the electrical grid needed to power it.
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More than 45,000 residents living in Hawaii’s public housing communities soon will have access to high-speed fiber Internet under a new public-private partnership.
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After proposed legislation failed to pass a senate committee, an executive order made Oregon the latest state to restrict student use of cellphones during the school day, requiring districts to write their own policies.
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To comply with the state's Focus Act, school board members at a district in northern Alabama approved a policy outlining what the instructional day is, what's not allowed and what the exceptions are.
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A public research university in Michigan will relocate its current data center in a science complex to a new structure on the southwest end of campus so it can accommodate more research space and a new AI institute.
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Noting workforce demand and a gender disparity in technology fields, PC AGE Career Institute in New Jersey will provide $200 a month for low-income women to study cybersecurity or IT.
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