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The Affordable Connectivity Program provides financial assistance to help low-income Americans connect to the Internet. But, without new appropriations, the program will soon run out of money.

University officials notified some current and former students, employees, applicants and contractors on Jan. 12 that a cyber criminal in August had briefly accessed files that included their personal information.

The 54th Annual Meeting of The World Economic Forum took place in Davos, Switzerland, this past week, and cybersecurity and AI were again top topics. Here are some highlights.

A new report by the Consortium for School Networking on recent legislation passed by states indicates a 250 percent increase in the number of cybersecurity bills affecting education since 2020.

If the recent past is any indication, higher education this year is likely to see financial stress, online learning, a crisis of faith in leadership, emerging tech such as AI and VR, cybersecurity threats, and a desperate need for skilled IT staff.

Officials this week announced that the department had purchased a second electric Rosenbauer RTX fire engine using $1.1 million in funding from Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

The inaugural Industry Insider — Florida briefing featuring Scott McPherson, former House of Representatives CIO, and Martin Stevens, CIO of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, will provide insights into the state budget and a discussion on IT.

“We’re going to have all these CERT members trained, they’re welcomed to come and get the training, and if they want to never do anything else with it, at least they’re going to be able to help themselves and their families.”

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration is looking for a solution capable of using generative AI to generate potential responses to taxpayers via telephone and live chat.

This will help many people get the help they are entitled to.

Technology and policy leaders discussed the highway infrastructure of the future at the recent Transportation Research Board annual meeting, offering up the benefits of using recycled materials and sending electricity through the pavement.

As Delaware confronts some of the perennial — and growing — problems that face state government, it’s turning to cloud transitions and identity management while developing new guidance.

Leaders from Orijin, Medex Forensics, Societal and Terra.do — gov tech startups singled out by judges at the State of GovTech event — discuss their innovative solutions and their companies’ visions.

Kimberly Weis, a North Dakota native, talks about her plans for data management and artificial intelligence as she digs into her new job as the state’s permanent CDO. One of her most important lessons came via COVID-19.

Answer: Pretty much the same as in 2022.

Kansas State University President Richard Linton addressed the Kansas Board of Regents regarding a cybersecurity breach Wednesday involving network systems such as VPN, K-State Today emails, Canvas and Mediasite.

The city of Homestead, Fla., is home to a new 'Fab Lab' that will use coding, robots, 3-D printing and other technologies to teach students about locally relevant fields of agriculture and agricultural technology.

Plus, data storage on DNA goes commercial, AI proves it can predict the weather more accurately than standard meteorology tools, and Japanese researchers break Internet speed records.

It happens as a surface frost or hoar is created when water vapor is deposited on the snow surface like dew and that vapor turns to ice, instead of liquid. It transforms the surface of the old layer of snow into the crystalline layer that lacks cohesion and is weak.

Will someone pick up where I left off?

Despite having resorted to "Zoom school" throughout the pandemic, only a tiny fraction of Portland, Ore., schools are using it now to hold classes during snow days, due to power outages and other logistical issues.

(TNS) — Construction has turned sections of Lower Broadway, one of the main arteries into and out of downtown, into impassable hellscapes.

A SpaceX vehicle recently carved its way through the cloudy skies on Florida’s Space Coast, sending up a four-person crew on a private mission to the International Space Station.

Despite criticism, the city passed legislation for a 15-month surveillance pilot program that greatly expanded the powers of police to temporarily monitor live video feeds from privately owned cameras.

Addressing air quality in cities is a complex issue that requires balancing good policy and equitable outcomes. Finding the right technology and visualizing the data are essential components of success.