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Colorado Awards Grants to Create Tech Hubs
Three Colorado-based technology entities have received awards – totaling $2 million – to create technology hubs that will advance key technology areas, grow regional economies, and create new job opportunities for state residents.
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Nakasone to Lead Vanderbilt’s National Security Institute
Former U.S. Cyber Command and National Security Agency Chief Paul Nakasone announced on Wednesday that he is heading to Vanderbilt University to lead its new Institute for National Defense and Global Security.
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Brown University Goes In-House for New CIO
Brown University has named Chris Keith as its new vice president for information technology and chief information officer (VPIT-CIO).
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Maryland County Launches New Forestry Dashboard
Anne Arundel County, Md., has announced the launch of its new State of the Forest Dashboard that will provide policymakers and the public with a better understanding of the county’s forestry goals.
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Delaware Launches Online Flood Planning Tool
The Delaware Department Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has launched a new web-based tool designed to help residents identify steps they can take to protect their property from flood damage.
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OSTP, SOA Set New Commitments for Equitable STEMM Expansion
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on May 1 announced new private sector commitments to improve equity in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) ecosystem as part of a STEMM Equity and Excellence 2050 plan unveiled by the STEMM Opportunity Alliance (SOA).
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Clemson Taps Saas to Lead Modernization Efforts
Clemson University in South Carolina has tapped Tyler Saas to lead the school’s modernization efforts as its first associate vice president of technology modernization. In the new role, Saas will report to Brian Voss, the CIO and vice president of the Clemson Computing and Information Technology (CCIT).
Join state CIOs and industry experts for discussions on the pressing issues facing state and local government IT teams during the next installment of MeriTalk’s State Tech Vision series.
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Cal Poly Launches Cyber Workforce Development Push
California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) has launched Cleared for Success (CFS), a workforce development initiative aimed at bridging talent gaps in the cybersecurity sector.
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Georgia Launches Reading Readiness Dashboard
The Georgia Department of Education has created a Reading Readiness Dashboard to allow easy and transparent access to literacy data at the state, district, and school levels.
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Justice Dept. Charges LockBit Ransomware Mastermind
The Department of Justice (DoJ) said today it has charged the alleged mastermind of the LockBit ransomware group – regarded by U.S. authorities as among the most prolific attackers worldwide since 2022 – with more than two dozen Federal crimes.
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Nebraska Gov. Pillen Taps McCarville as new CIO
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has named Matthew McCarville as the state's new chief information officer (CIO).
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Arizona Uses New Website to Share Reproductive Healthcare Information
Following the Arizona Supreme Court upholding an 1864 total abortion ban, Gov. Katie Hobbs and Attorney General Kris Mayes, both Democrats, launched ReproductiveHealth.az.gov to educate Arizona women about their healthcare rights and resources.
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Pennsylvania Updates Election Results Website
The Pennsylvania Department of State has rolled out a redesigned election night returns (ENR) website that will offer up-to-the-minute results from counties after the polls close on election night.
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CISA: Russians Targeting U.S. Infrastructure with ‘Nuisance’ Hacks
Pro-Russia hacktivists are targeting and compromising small-scale operational technology (OT) systems in North American and European critical infrastructure sectors – including water and wastewater systems (WWS), dams, energy, and food and agriculture – according to a joint fact sheet released today by leading Federal cyber agencies.
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Lawmakers Make Last-Minute Calls to Save Affordable Connectivity Program
Lawmakers are making a last-minute plea to save the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) as it begins to wind down this week, leaving millions of Americans at risk of losing their subsidized internet service.
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Idaho Funds Vape Detection Pilot for Schools
The Idaho Department of Education announced it will help states and charters install vape detectors in high school bathrooms and locker rooms through the Vape Detector Pilot grant.
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NASCIO Execs: Cloud is No Longer a Priority, but an Expectation
As more states are taking advantage of StateRAMP, officials from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) say that state CIOs no longer view cloud as a priority, but as an expectation.
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White House Enlists Intel Agencies in Critical Infrastructure Protection
President Biden today signed a new national security memorandum (NSM) that aims to better protect U.S. critical infrastructure sectors by enlisting U.S. intelligence agencies to ramp up their sharing of threat data across multiple levels of government and with private-sector critical infrastructure providers.
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UW-Madison Rolls out Microsoft Copilot for School Community
University of Wisconsin-Madison announced that students, faculty, and staff will now have access to Microsoft Copilot, the tech company’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) platform.
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DHS Launches New AI Safety and Security Board
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, which will consider ways to promote the safe and secure use of AI technology in U.S. critical infrastructure.
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Tennessee College Opens Tech Studio to Train Teachers
Austin Peay State University in Tennessee has opened the Furniture Connection EdTech Studio, a comprehensive learning hub that allows pre-service teachers to gain hands-on experience using virtual reality (VR) headsets, 3D printers, LEGO Education sets, robotics, coding devices, and other cutting-edge tools.