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State governments are expected to deploy AI in 2026 with an increased focus on returns on investment as they face complex policymaking restrictions enacted by a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump. -
The United States Tech Force is being led by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management to recruit and train technologists for service across multiple federal agencies. It is structured as a two-year program.
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A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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A bill that would open the door for a bid for a technology hub in Western New York on Monday moved toward likely passage in the U.S. Senate despite an ongoing debate on some of the measure's particulars.
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America finally woke up to the reality that we have a ransomware emergency worthy of real attention. How did events unfold and what will happen next?
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The order introduces the “software bill of materials” and Cybersecurity Safety Review Board, holds federal contractors to new incident reporting standards and modernizes agencies’ strategies.
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As the nation watches numerous organizations buckle from the attacks of cyber criminals, the U.S. House of Representatives is preparing a cybersecurity funding bill that the Senate may or may not support.
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President Joe Biden plans to visit Ford Motor Co. in Michigan next week — just one day before the automaker’s Wednesday night launch of the electric version of the company’s F-150 pickup truck.
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Digital equity advocates, state broadband offices and local government staffers are encouraged by the president’s emphasis on their work, but what do they need at the federal level to fully solve this challenge?
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Federal ransomware-fighting efforts are held back when corporate victims don’t report or accept their help. A U.S. Chamber of Commerce-convened panel examined the concerns that keep SMBs from reaching out.
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The Biden administration has proposed a bold new infrastructure plan that includes road, bridges, airports, broadband, people and more. What’s in the plan — and what’s next?
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A Competitive Carriers Association white paper details how the Federal Communications Commission awarded federal broadband funds to well-populated, well-off areas that may have existing high-speed Internet access.
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Ransomware is now a national security threat, and states and municipalities require more resources to fight back effectively. A recent Congressional hearing looks to identify their financial and strategic needs.
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Plus, an internal federal government innovation program picks 22 ideas to receive phased support funding, a new data warehouse aims to consolidate California’s statewide data on homelessness, and more.
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President Biden has promised to roll out half-a-million public charging stations nationwide at the cost of at least $15 billion in federal investment, and lawmakers say a new bill is what's needed to make that happen.
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Residents will be eligible to receive federal subsidies for Internet and devices beginning May 12 under a program aimed at helping households struggling to stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Federal Communications Commission will start accepting applications on May 12 for its program to help low-income families pay for access to high-speed Internet service during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Critics of the plan say buses should get more attention.
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President Joe Biden has proposed spending at least $15 billion to begin rolling out electric vehicle charging stations, with the goal of reaching 500,000 charging stations nationwide by 2030.
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A new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research surveyed infrastructure projects in more than 100 major U.S. cities and argues these should be the starting place for federal strategy.
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Jeff Bezos' private space company Blue Origin has filed a protest against NASA's decision to award Elon Musk's SpaceX a $2.9B contract to take the next two U.S. astronauts to the moon, local media reports.
