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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is encouraging all eligibile households to apply for the federal Affordable Connectivity Program, which recently replaced the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program.

The Colorado Secretary of State is looking into whether a county clerk has committed an elections security breach. The clerk is scheduled to appear at a deposition in early February.

Earlier this month during the omicron variant surge, Georgia’s COVID-19 dashboard didn’t have up-to-date infection data because of aging legacy infrastructure that wasn’t built to handle millions of data points.

Norman was first named acting city CIO in 2020, following the departure of Santiago Garces. Her nomination by Mayor Ed Gainey to serve permanently will need to be approved by the City Council.

The recently passed legislation reinforces cybersecurity and reporting measures and requires water purveyors in the state to develop cybersecurity programs, policies, processes and procedures.

Answer: Right through the front door.

General Motors plans to invest heavily in EVs, creating some 4,000 new jobs and building new production facilities for the development and manufacturing of electric autos and their batteries.

Vaccinations and boosters remain the preferred method of protection, along with masking and testing, to stem transmission or keep infections on the mild side. But the toolbox is growing.

A federal judge has barred the University of Florida from enforcing policies that aimed to block professors from testifying as expert witnesses in legal cases that involve the state government.

As a labor shortage has prompted employers to re-evaluate hiring criteria, and as students have increasingly sought cost-effective or online alternatives to college, certification programs may have found their moment.

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College in South Carolina is asking the state for budget surplus dollars to support a new advanced manufacturing facility, as well as new programs in HVAC, pharmacy tech and surgical tech.

The deal models a new enterprise-focused approach, says CIO Jamie Grant. The Florida Digital Service is pushing to better vet IT procurements, launch a cybersecurity operations center and win the trust of other agencies.

The new system is capable of sending messages to specific neighborhoods, but only to people whose cellphones are registered. The system differs from Amber Alerts, which are sent via the federal alert network.

When a school enters a substantial exposure event, it continues operation on the assumption that all students have been exposed to the virus, according to a letter sent to parents.

In a recently proposed bill, state lawmakers are asking to create a permanent commission to oversee and support the responsible use of artificial intelligence technology among state agencies.

Created by the Air Force Association for K-12 students across the U.S., the CyberPatriot competition tasks them with finding cybersecurity weaknesses and strengthening a network's defenses against hackers.

Answer: Because of cybersecurity risks.

If the Oregon cities of Astoria and Seaside decided to consolidate their emergency dispatch centers into one countywide center, challenges like interoperability and staff shortages could finally be addressed.

Texas has refused to modernize and create an online voter registration system. As a result, communities across the state have less accurate voter rolls, and taxpayer money is wasted on paper.

Pembroke Pines is yet another South Florida city that has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The attack briefly knocked the city's systems offline, but it remains unknown if any personal data was stolen.

Cybersecurity has been a white-hot issue in the opening of 2022 with multiple high-profile news stories documenting breaches, phishing attempts and other security-related issues across the country.

The state of Michigan has launched 19 new agency websites and will continue to launch additional sites in the coming months. The effort replaces the state's 20-year-old content management system.

A two-day workshop in Northern Georgia brought dozens of teachers together for tutorials on the potential of podcasts as educational tools, including how to create them and incorporate them into lessons.

The University of Texas Permian Basin is renovating building space and has created a new executive role for its Office of Innovation and Commercialization, which will coordinate technology transfer and partner groups.

During a recent U.S. House hearing, experts discussed how the federal government can help state and local election officials defend election software, stop doxxing of election officials and the looming misinformation threat.