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A National Integrated Ballistic Information Network van, one of just two such mobile units in the country, gives police better access to information on firearms used in crimes. In service less than three months, it has already generated leads.

Plus, take a look at a visual of which states have had their BEAD proposals approved, find out about the Fiber Broadband Association’s new program for states and more.

The funding from the Indiana Connectivity Program will enable Surf Internet to increase access to high-speed Internet across 13 counties. It’s the largest award in the program’s history.

The labels, required by the Federal Communications Commission, are intended to make monthly costs, subscription terms and network speeds clearer. Advocates and opponents continue to debate their existence.

The City Council will consider a three-year pact that would create a platform for consumers to choose an Internet service provider and sign up for service. Its open-access concept is relatively new in the U.S.

As railways increasingly rely on digital connectivity, a “strategic alliance” between Digi International and Cylus combines their products into a unified solution designed to offer better cyber protection.

Plus, a broadband report card ranks ARPA-funded projects, more states see their initial proposals for BEAD funding approved, $2.7 million will support libraries’ digital literacy programming, and more.

Much of the northeastern Oklahoma county already has broadband service. About 10,000 households and businesses in seven areas, however, are still without — but nearly are expected to be online by January 2026.

Various Microsoft 365 and Azure services went down for about eight hours Tuesday. This time, a distributed denial-of-service attack, and a mishap with the company’s cyber defenses, were behind the outage.

A bad update can bring down entire operations. Here’s how governments are returning to business as usual after the landmark CrowdStrike outage — and how to prepare for the next such incident.

Local governments and nonprofits have about two weeks to challenge a federal map indicating places in New Hampshire that are underserved and unserved by broadband. Funds distribution will follow.

As K-12 schools and universities increasingly rely on devices and software for daily operations, out-of-band network management could help them minimize network vulnerabilities and downtime.

The state has received initial approval from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration on how it plans to spend $675 million in federal funds to roll out high-speed Internet. A final proposal is due within a year.

The incident July 19 highlights the interconnectedness of technology systems, and the potential for catastrophic failure therein. The faulty software update resulted in worldwide outages and related problems.

The report, from the Communications Workers of America, critiques federally funded broadband work by 14 counties in the South, Northeast and Midwest on metrics including availability of project information.

The funding, from grants via the U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development, will pay for the extension of high-speed Internet mostly in rural Livingston and Berkeley.

Plus, the FCC has launched a new mobile speed test app, HUD’s ConnectHomeUSA program has expanded to new communities, more states have seen their initial proposals for BEAD program funding accepted, and more.

The Pennsylvania county will have access to a federal $1.25 billion digital equity grant program that’s part of President Joe Biden’s Internet for All initiative. It could help the county’s elderly improve their digital literacy.