A project at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has developed a drone equipped with GPS, an infrared camera and 400 tiny “fireballs” that can be used to ignite prescribed burns from a safe distance.
The city of Philadelphia announced that Chief Information Officer Mark Wheeler is leaving the city, and Chief Operating Officer Sandra Carter has officially started serving as interim CIO this week.
Deloitte and Amazon Web Services will donate robotics kits, curriulum and training materials to a middle school, with plans to extend STEM outreach to more middle and high schools in the nation’s capital by 2026.
Illinois agencies had been using the file transfer software MOVEit, which was recently compromised by the CL0P ransomware gang. The state IT department is currently investigating.
As Delaware CIO Jason Clarke prepares to depart from his role for a shift to the private sector, Gov. John Carney has nominated Greg Lane, state CTO since 2017, to take on the role.
Grant took over as the state’s chief information officer in 2020 after service as a state lawmaker and tech experience in the private sector. A state official has praised his work in streamlining state IT.
The New Mexico Department of Information Technology will see leadership changes as state CIO Peter Mantos shifts to a new role focused on governor-led initiatives and special projects.
