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Jeff Bezos has selected Blue Origin’s New Glenn, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur and Arianespace’s Ariane 6 as launch providers for Amazon’s Internet satellites. Amazon will launch more than 3,000 satellites.

Highlights from govtech.com as they appeared in our April/May 2022 magazine.

In light of the largest recorded student data breach in U.S. history, Education Week breaks down eight suggestions for how school districts can prevent cyber intruders from accessing their networks.

Four proposals are under consideration in the California Senate and Assembly, ranging from a Digital Equity Bill of Rights to leveling the playing field in education and even in technology itself.

The state budget signed last week by Gov. Jay Inslee includes money to create a master’s degree and two bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Washington University, and a bachelor’s program at Washington State University.

A tornado watch was in effect for multiple North Texas counties including Dallas and Tarrant until 2 a.m. Tuesday. A severe thunderstorm watch was also first issued for most of North Texas, including the Metroplex.

John Gonzalez, communications manager for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, on balancing the entertaining and the informative on Twitter and how to tailor messages for different social platforms.

State lawmakers propose addressing digital equity divide issues through a new bill that increases accessibility to different services, training and devices. The legislation awaits the governor’s signature.

Just how many will partake?

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Experts say schools are unlikely to be direct targets of Russia, but they could be caught up in broader attacks against the U.S. Many districts are upgrading firewalls, monitoring networks and testing backup procedures.

Whiteside County, Ill., is taking the first step in providing the entire county with reliable and affordable fiber broadband Internet access, joining a regional planning program with a number of its neighbors.

Madison, Wis., is slowly moving from online to in-person committee meetings after two years of nearly exclusive online remote municipal sessions due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The county’s public library and information technology department partnered to assemble a task force that is developing a long-term plan to increase access to affordable and reliable broadband Internet.

Answer: With free electric scooters.

The Virginia Office of Data Governance and Analytics announced that longtime finance security executive Ken Pfeil will take on the position, replacing former Chief Data Officer Carlos Rivero.

The global software company’s classroom management tool aims to help teachers keep students focused by monitoring classroom devices, controlling student browser activity and sharing and broadcasting presentations.

First responders in Jefferson County, N.Y., are now using an upgraded and improved public safety radio system. The project was constructed over 10 years, and the county saved $15 million in the process.

Various organizations have come together to create Tech Equity Miami, an initiative that aims to provide $100 million over five years to improve equity in the Miami-Dade tech sector.

The COVID-inspired pivot to remote court hearings may be here to stay. While virtual proceedings may need improved tech support, overall they allow more people to be heard in the justice system.

The online division of a Vermont college is working with InSpace Proximity to make the campus experience more accessible to virtual students with tools for networking and collaboration, and new courses on the way.

The smart city-focused startup accelerator, now in its fourth year, will have an “East” and “West” division this year, as well as a paid pilot program with a Florida city. The prize money will total $150,000.

Teachers had little to no training when schools across the state made the emergency switch to remote instruction during COVID-19, and what followed was learning loss and problems with student behavior and mental health.

Gov. JB Pritzker has proclaimed April as “Innovation and Technology Month” in the state as part of an effort to highlight technological achievements in quantum computing and support education and workforce growth.