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Plus, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration establishes two new offices aimed at strengthening U.S. broadband, and the California Public Utilities Commission is investing in digital equity.

Schools in need of Internet access and related equipment for virtual learning have another opportunity to receive money through the Emergency Connectivity Fund, the FCC announced this week.

Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, UC Davis Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente's Roseville Medical Center saw a combined total of 53 inpatient pediatric admissions positive for the virus from July 16 through Aug. 12.

Roughly $2.4 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding is currently sitting in county coffers while officials determine how the funds can be spent. A decades-old public safety radio system is one project under discussion.

The move closely follows ArchiveSocial's acquisition of NextRequest, meaning the combined company now covers social media communications, websites and public records requests in one organization.

The money appears to have been stolen via email fraud by an overseas entity that converted the funds to cryptocurrency, Peterborough officials said in a statement. The U.S. Secret Service is investigating.

The Biden administration says it plans to speed up its use of offshore wind energy, aiming to use 30 gigawatts by 2030. Offshore wind farms often outproduce their land-based counterparts because of onshore winds.

Transitioning from the iNow student information system to PowerSchool, districts across the state will allow parents to access grades and attendance from mobile phones, and student records to transfer automatically.

Tecumseh Public Schools provided Chromebooks for students in grades 7-12 to take home last year for remote learning, but with little time and an understaffed IT department, it's been a scramble to retrieve them.

The White House, tech firms, insurers and educational organizations announced near-future steps to improve national cybersecurity, including new NIST guidelines and tech support for governments looking to upgrade defenses.

The map updates when the Forest Service reports fire changes, and Goodman also updates shifts in the evacuation zones. When he’s not mapping fires, he’s pinning the location of 911 calls in the service of responders.

The New York university has announced a collaborative workspace, the Newhouse Startup Garage, that will start by giving companies office space and access to professors in exchange for student internships or jobs.

The latest acquisition in government technology could help agencies better fulfill records requests from citizens and others. Those requests have increased significantly during the pandemic.

Governments around the nation are working to design the best vaccine policies that keep both their employees and their residents safe. Although the latest data shows a variety of polarizing perspectives, there are clear emerging best practices that leading governments are following to put trust first: creating policies that are flexible and provide a range of options, and being in tune with the needs and sentiments of their employees so that they are able to be dynamic and accommodate the rapidly changing situation.

A Denver man faces multiple felony charges after a Weld County, Colo., deputy used a tracking app to trace and eventually find his lost cellphone, ultimately discovering the phone in the bed of a suspect's truck.

Four decommissioned drones will make the short trip from Grand Forks Air Force Base to Northrop Grumman's Grand Sky location, where they will be repurposed into a testing platform for new hypersonic technology.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill has been a months-long effort for Sen. Jon Ossoff and other legislators and he said it will set several beneficial programs into motion should it be fully approved by the House.

When confronted with challenges, resilient organizations adapt and innovate to address changing customer needs. Through its partnership with Google Cloud, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development exemplifies this evolutionary approach. 

The COVID-19 pandemic heightened the need to address the digital divide in the Los Angeles area. However, it also led to funding and collaboration opportunities for government agencies to combat the issue.

The Virginia school district has contracted with a local health-care provider to provide technology and telehealth services to reduce student absences and travel times to and from clinics and hospitals.

Dane County is growing faster than any other county in Wisconsin, so its transportation network has to change to accommodate demands. Transportation planners have released a map for residents to provide input.

An analysis conducted by a city inspector indicates that the Chicago Police Department's use of ShotSpotter rarely results in gun violence documentation and has led to increased investigatory stops in certain areas.

Senior federal officials met with education, insurance, critical infrastructure and technology organizations to talk expanding the cybersecurity workforce, defending essential systems and designing more secure tech products.

Lake County Treasurer Holly Kim is now the first Illinois candidate to receive a campaign donation in the form of a cryptocurrency. She received $3 in Litecoin, and more crypto donations are expected to come.

The Federal Communications Commission is considering a $5.1 million fine against two far-right operatives responsible for a robocall campaign that intended to discourage Black citizens from voting last year.