New Mexico

Lumen Technologies provided 900 miles of fiber to link public schools in New Mexico to the new Statewide Education Network. It’s an effort to bridge the state’s digital divide with critical middle-mile infrastructure.

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.

As a result of a 2021 settlement against Google related to its data collection practices, the company is funding a community education program from New Mexico Public Education Department about online safety.

Colleagues remember Frank R. Taylor as a persuasive advocate for his agency during what a spokesman described as a "transformative period for the New Mexico State Police."

The Statewide Education Network will create an internal system for sharing classes, educational materials and other resources. All of the state's districts and charter schools are expected to join the network by 2027.

The federal government will provide a new cybersecurity guide, access to IT experts, free membership to a multistate cybersecurity center and a service to block computers from connecting to malicious domains.

A challenge process open until May 18 enables local governments, tribal nations and other groups to work with the state on charting where high-speed Internet is available. The process will ultimately free up millions in federal funding.

With election season poised to start, New Mexico’s secretary of state wants to make the public more aware of the ways deepfakes and artificial intelligence can be used to manipulate information.

Los Alamos National Laboratory has unveiled its newest supercomputer, which officials say will accelerate how they integrate artificial intelligence into both national security work and scientific research.

Plus, a mapping tool helps inform the permitting process, tribes in New Mexico get $10 million for digital equity, and more.

Plus, stakeholders continue to push for more ACP funding as the program winds down, Connecticut releases $41 million for broadband, and San Antonio is supporting small businesses with digital skills training.

The New Mexico Administrative Office of the District Attorneys was still trying to get its main computer servers working Thursday after ransomware locked prosecutors across the state out of files.

Community colleges in New Mexico will be host sites for equipment that will connect all public schools to the Statewide Educational Network, extending access to high-speed Internet to smaller districts.

All state government agencies in New Mexico will need to transition to a fully electric vehicle fleet within the next 12 years under a newly issued executive order from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

Plus, New Mexico’s broadband director is retiring, California has a new public broadband services bill and applications are open for the National Digital Inclusion Alliance’s 2023 digital trailblazers program.

A little over a year after becoming head of the state's new broadband division, Director Kelly Schlegel is retiring, with a last day set for the end of this week, the governor’s office has announced.

Spaceport America is positioned to capitalize on the future, according to an economic impact report that highlights its unique competitive advantages: location and a proven track record of successful launches.

Backers think geothermal could power as much as 20% of the U.S. grid. A handful of states approved laws this year and others are considering measures that would provide money and regulations to help the industry.