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The deadline to sign up for benefits under the Affordable Connectivity Program is looming. Applicants have until Feb. 7 to enroll in the program that is set to expire later this year without legislative action.

Jill Fraser, who was serving as the interim chief information security officer after the departure of Ray Yepes, has been selected to serve as the state's permanent CISO. She brings more than a decade of experience in a similar role.

In one of two school safety summits hosted by educators and law enforcement in Madison County, Ill., each year, experts warned about AI deepfakes and online exploitation such as grooming, sexting and "sextortion."

The university's Engineering Center of Excellence donated $10,000 to the Lafayette Parish School System's robotics program and gave its students access to equipment and mentorship from professors and deans.

The Innovation Office’s own Dave Cole now steps up to lead it, after former Chief Innovation Officer Beth Noveck departed to become the state’s chief AI strategist.

Mental health, climate and workforce are at the core of a complex cluster of issues confronting lawmakers in this year.

"Our public safety team members are extremely essential to our community and we want them to know how much they mean to us. It's important for us to invest in attracting and retaining the best people."

The University of Illinois' Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory is the lead applicant in a regional consortium pursuing grant funding to train and equip biomanufacturing professionals.

The Oregon Employment Department’s new technology system will go live March 4, about 15 years after the state received federal funding to replace its obsolete technology.

Fire departments in Chicago’s southern suburbs expect response times to be reduced by an average of two minutes per call following the introduction of a new technology called CentralSquare Unify.

Senators on both sides of the aisle criticized the heads of large social media companies during a Washington, D.C., hearing on Wednesday for failing to adequately protect childrens' safety online.

Kecia is a strategic thinker and a proven leader in K-12 transformation. Her career includes designing technology within the Frist Art Museum and directing technology research through Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Science Outreach programs. She was appointed as a turnaround agent by the Tennessee Commissioner of Education and established award-winning instructional technology programs recognized by the USDOE and Harvard University while in that role. Dr. Ray was named "20 to Watch" by the National School Board Association, an ISTE Making IT Happen recipient, and most recently a Top 100 EdTech Influencer by EdTech Digest.

From broadband and electric vehicles to social media and AI, we look at where governors hope to invest state budgets as they deliver their biggest speeches of the year.

A Jan. 22 report from the Office of Educational Technology and Office of Special Education Programs dispels the myths of assistive technology devices and shares improvements that experts have witnessed in that space.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is bringing in a specialized IT consultant to implement additional layers of control to data center protocols following a substantial data loss incident earlier this month.

Benton County Sheriff's detectives want to use controversial software from Clearview AI to compare suspect images against a database of about 30 billion publicly available images. Not everyone loves the plan.

A new bill introduced in the Senate, and a companion House bill, would reclassify 911 dispatchers as first responders, giving them increased benefits like access to mental health services.

Answer: Because he made the mistake of asking.

The provider of body cameras and Tasers to police is making a push into retail and health care via a new product line. That move comes amid larger changes in public safety tech.

Artificial intelligence and other technology common to modern transportation systems are finding their way into bikes, scooters and other micromobility devices.

Currently, residents cannot get new marriage certificates, election offices are closed, property transactions cannot be processed and online court record systems are unavailable.

AI-powered chatbots and translation tools are just some of the offerings available to state and local governments looking to connect with residents and increase civic participation.

Princeton University officials made almost the entire campus a "restricted zone" where e-scooters and e-bikes are not allowed, due to concerns about safety and a lack of compliance with a previous "peak hours" policy.

Proposed legislation in New York City would compel the city Department of Education to distribute facts at the beginning of each school year about social media addiction and its potential health impacts.

Columbia likely won't be the last department to see across-the-board support for its volunteers. Dozens of municipalities and school districts in the county are considering their own tax credit programs.