Workforce and People

A new rule from the U.S. Department of Education last week implemented the Workforce Pell Grant program, and HBCUs should start partnering with private industry and online program managers to prepare for July’s deadline.

It’s graduation season, and people entering the workforce now can turn the 2026 hiring slowdown into a career launchpad using practical skills — and some surprising suggestions.

The Pennsylvania State Board of Higher Education condensed years of data on enrollment, educational attainment, affordability and workforce alignment into data visualization dashboards for public use.

Research from the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at UC Berkeley shows volunteer-based cyber programs deliver financial value to states while helping train students, support communities and expand capacity.

The city and the chamber of commerce, along with workforce, business and education folk, are planning the Haverhill AI Summit in June. It is intended to help attendees become aware of and prep for AI.

About 2,100 IT and technical employees across the University of California system voted to join the labor union over concerns about mass layoffs in the tech sector, as well as growing workloads without any added pay.

A student perspective on closing government’s tech talent gap offers three ways state and local agencies can recruit young engineers and other specialists to put their skills to work for their communities.

Credentialing programs in artificial intelligence are multiplying fast, but educators and researchers say their value depends on workplace relevance, hands-on learning opportunities and measurable career outcomes.

Scott Conn acknowledges that staff with lots of technical know-how can have blind spots, so his leadership strategy includes opportunities to grow skills like public speaking, resulting in well-rounded employees.

The state’s new chief data officer is a longtime exec at the California Health and Human Services Agency; and, most recently a high-ranking guide at the Department of Health Care Services.

Graduation season is upon us, and with it a time for education leaders to consider the dynamic new realities for which they're preparing students. IT careers are still a hot ticket, but the job market is changing.

The incoming Texas technology leader will guide IT services across more than 40 departments and 500 city facilities. He was most recently CIO at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

While fears that artificial intelligence will take all human jobs are likely overblown, experts agree that to stay relevant, cyber and IT professionals need to incorporate AI into their tool boxes.

The Georgia Institute of Technology expanded its Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility into a larger, AI-focused manufacturing testbed for companies, researchers and students to develop and prove automation systems.

Maricopa County CIO Richard McHattie oversees several hundred employees in the nation’s fourth most populous county, all in a remote work environment that was also among the first in government to deploy ChatGPT.

Across the U.S., universities are using student employees to support internal cybersecurity operations and provide lower-cost services to schools, businesses and governments in the region.

San Diego CIO Jonathan Behnke said that despite some of AI‘s drawbacks, like a loss of knowledge among entry-level workers, most employees are seeing its upsides.

In Charlotte, CIO Markell Storay is making sure his team has the skills they need to stand up new tech. He's also putting policies in place to support their efforts.