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cybersecurity, education 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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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  1. 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.
  2. ransomware 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.
  3. Nebraska Gov. Pillen Taps McCarville as new CIO
    Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has named Matthew McCarville as the states new chief information officer (CIO).
  1. 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. 
  2. 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.
  3. Cybersecurity 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.
  4. 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.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. New York Launches Empire AI Consortium
    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced an agreement with the state legislature to establish Empire AI – a consortium that the governor’s office said will secure New York’s place at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) research. The agreement comes as part of the state’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
  8. Colorado OIT Names New Chief Operations Officer
    The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) has tapped Sridevi (Sri) Ramaswamy as its new chief operations officer.
  9. N.C. Touts 911 Modernization Success
    The North Carolina 911 Board has completed a lengthy modernization process intended to improve emergency services statewide.
  10. PRAC: Legacy IT Systems Overarching Problem in Pandemic UI Fraud
    The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) published a new report stating that legacy IT systems at the Department of Labor (DoL) and state and local governments are an overarching issue within the DoL’s unemployment insurance (UI) program.