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School districts across the state alerted families on Thursday that a viral video on TikTok is encouraging students nationwide to make gun threats, bomb threats or otherwise terrorize their schools.

Seattle born and raised, Dow Constantine serves over 2 million people as Executive of King County.

In February 2022, Brandy Reitter will become the next executive director of the Colorado Broadband Office, as the state prepares for significant increases in funding to expand high-speed connectivity.

After more than three decades of serving the state of New York in various information security roles, state Chief Information Security Officer Karen Sorady is leaving her post for retirement.

As schools scramble to make up for learning loss that occurred over the past year-plus, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) can help them tailor academic assistance to students based on specific needs.

Object Archive is designed to help universities, governments and other enterprises store information in more efficient ways. The launch reflects the ongoing rise in data storage needs for publicly funded organizations.

Plus, apply for a job with the New York City Digital Service, Virginia announces more than $700 million in broadband connection grants, new data visualization shows innovations in cities spending federal money and more.

At a recent Urbanism Next panel discussion, city officials from Boston and Minneapolis discussed mobility hub pilot projects, underscoring how hub locations can also serve as crucial community gathering spots.

Coming out of the pandemic, state and local government technology leaders are facing a once-in-a-career opportunity to modernize some of their jurisdictions’ most mission-critical systems and functions — but they must act quickly.

One of five winners of a nationwide contest by Rack Room Shoes, North Carolina eighth grade math teacher Isaiah Stanley's reward is a grant to buy devices for computer-assisted learning activities in the classroom.

Answer: Melania Trump’s.

Although digitizing government has become easier, the amount of unstructured data agencies hold remains a steep barrier to full transparency. Artificial intelligence could be the answer.

A $1 million grant from the Innovation Institute at the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative will go toward a custom-built photon microscope that will analyze microchips and detect defects or unwanted activity.

Members of the U.S. Space Force spoke to Watertown City School District fourth graders about their jobs, space and more through the free STEMtoSpace Engagements program, which aims to raise awareness and interest.

“Many patients are waiting longer than they can, and it’s becoming harder and harder to get them to the right setting. It’s harder to to move them, and that slows the whole flow and people back up the ED.”

While flood mitigation and resilience studies often focus on urban areas, researchers in Michigan are using sensors, machine learning and crowdsourcing to create disaster response tools for rural communities.

Officials say Oahu Transit Services was likely compromised when someone opened an email, link or attachment and introduced ransomware that is keeping ride-card digital services, websites and applications offline.

The city is considering a pilot program with Bird Rides, a Santa Monica-based company that provides electric bicycles and scooters, operating rental programs in about 400 communities throughout the world.

Citing ongoing pandemic concerns, including ‘rising cases in many parts of the world and the emergence of a new strain of the virus,’ Apple has announced it is delaying the return of employees to the office indefinitely.

A court panel heard over two hours of arguments that mostly centered on whether voter data requested by the Intergovernmental Operations Committee in September poses a risk that far outweighs constitutional privacy rights.

Ford Motor Co.’s commercial fleet business is rolling out software and hardware charging solutions to encourage adoption of electric vehicles for delivery companies, governments, contractors and more.

Greenland, N.H., is holding a special election where voters will decide whether to ban the use of voting machines. Many state and local officials believe there are no demonstrable issues with the machines.

How often should EV charging stations be examined by the state for safety and effectiveness? This is the sort of question that Oklahoma will be developing rules for at the beginning of 2022.

Kansas wants to be a top 10 broadband leader in the U.S. by 2030. The state will soon release its first broadband strategy and leverage funding from the federal infrastructure bill and its own grant program.

As prices for fiber-optic cable heat up, Vermont isn’t waiting around for federal funds. The state is also preparing a broadband technician training program that pays students, so long as they share some income if hired.