Massachusetts

At the NASCIO 2025 Midyear Conference in Philadelphia, state tech leaders talked about how to grow AI while also defending it from attack. The commonwealth of Massachusetts offers an instructive example.

A joint venture between several universities, the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center is building computing capacity with investments expected to top $100 million over the next five years.

If it comes to fruition, local leaders expect the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center's plan to build a $16 million quantum computing complex in Holyoke to produce durable, well-paying jobs.

The Springfield City Council approved a package to bring the police department’s inadequate computer software programs into the 21st century and upgrade body-worn cameras.

The state has been successful at reducing its cyber vulnerabilities by nearly 50 percent in the last year, its CISO said, as it undertakes a statewide strategy to grow a cybersecurity culture.

A new program is teaching a small group of incarcerated men the tools of a new trade — coding and web design — in the hopes that it can help the men succeed when they are released.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey wants Massachusetts to join nearly two dozen states taking pictures of traffic violators who run red lights and make illegal turns.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell recommends that schools issue “bell-to-bell” bans on personal electronic devices during the school day and develop curriculum guidelines for teaching digital media literacy.

Massachusetts’ Executive Office of Technology Services and Security’s first deputy secretary, Erica Bradshaw, plays an instrumental role in guiding planning for the agency and the state.

Several recent initiatives from the Beeck Center are intended to assist the public sector in digital service delivery, including FormFest 2024 and the Digital Government Hub, an innovation-focused fellowship.

The city has decided that it will use about a third of its free cash to purchase new police cruisers in addition to building up its pension system.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell has joined with colleagues in more than a dozen states who are calling on federal regulators to make it easier for people to switch their cellphone provider.

Plus, Massachusetts is investing in digital skills training; a partnership in Scranton, Pa., aims to create a universal network; the Federal Communications Commission looks to drive tribal participation in E-rate; and more.

The Methuen Police Department launched a drone program in 2017 and it has since grown to encompass seven officers and three drones, primarily focusing on locating missing people, among other uses.

The Massachusetts-based program supports upskilling candidates to fill the state's workforce expertise needs, doing so via non-academic degree training programs that offer hands-on experience.

Some Boston city officials believe cameras could help dissuade other vehicles from making dangerous moving violations around school buses, but a state ban on automated traffic law enforcement stands in the way.

A multimillion-dollar data farm is growing in Lowell and the local planning board there recently heard neighbor concerns with noise and pollution emanating from the facility during a meeting.

Two U.S. senators and a member of the House of Representatives have reached out to large landlords regarding their use of the software. Questions include whether it is in use; one company has denied using it.