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NTIA Says Funding Requests far Exceed Digital Equity Grant Funding
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that it has received more than 700 applications seeking $6.5 billion in funding for digital equity projects. NTIA noted that the total requested amount of funding is more than six times the available amount from the first round of the Digital Equity Act’s Competitive Grant Program funding.
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N.C.’s NextGen 911 System Withstood Hurricane Helene
The North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) said the state’s Next Generation 911 (NextGen 911) system was able to withstand Hurricane Helene and continue to help residents throughout the storm and its aftermath.
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Virginia Launches AI Task Force
The Commonwealth of Virginia is joining a host of other states in launching a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force.
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FCC Expands Privacy Efforts, Partners With 5 State Attorneys General
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Privacy and Data Protection Task Force has announced partnerships with five new state attorneys general to improve investigations into data privacy and security.
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Kentucky Dept. of Ed Modernizes Internet Connectivity
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) is modernizing and upgrading internet connectivity within Kentucky’s 171 school districts, the Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Blind, Kentucky’s 50 area technology centers, and the KDE office in Frankfort.
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UGA Lands $10M to Fund GenAI Education Center
The University of Georgia (UGA) has received a five-year, $10 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences that will be used to establish a research and development center with the goal of providing national leadership on best practices for using generative AI (GenAI) in schools.
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Northern New Mexico College to Open Center for IT, Cybersecurity
Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) has established a new center for IT and cybersecurity that will offer cybersecurity training and provide students with the skills needed to enter the cybersecurity field.
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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VR in Classrooms May Help Multilingual Students Retain More Information
Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have found that virtual reality (VR) technology may help multilingual students better retain information.
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Montana Online Tool to Track Grizzly Bear Deaths
The Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) has unveiled a new online tool that provides the general public with up-to-date information on known grizzly bear mortalities across the state.
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Maryland Bug Bounty Program Finds 40-Plus Vulnerabilities
The Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT) announced that “white hat” hackers found more than 40 exploitable vulnerabilities in the state’s first-ever bug bounty program.
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Washington State Researchers Will Use Drones to Survey Seals, Sea Lions
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has finalized a drone use plan that authorizes staff to conduct pinniped (also known as seals) research and management surveys in the state’s coastal and inland waters.
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California’s New Dashboards Maps Wildfire Resilience Progress
California has unveiled new dashboards that help Californians track the state’s wildfire prevention work.
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Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing Works to Standardize Inspection Process
The Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing (ADLL) has selected a new solutions provider to help the department standardize inspection processes across 11 state agencies.
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Maryland Pilots Drones to Deliver Health Care Resources
The state of Maryland has secured $1.7 million in Federal funding to pilot the use of drone aircraft systems to expand access to healthcare resources.
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Login.gov Officially Launches Facial Recognition Tech
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services (TTS) group announced that Login.gov will now offer facial recognition technology to all of its partners as an identity verification offering.
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OSU Showcasing Campus Artworks With Website, App
Ohio State University (OSU) is showcasing its campus art collection with a new website and mobile app.
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Michigan State University Recommends Rich Czarnecki as new CIO
Michigan State University (MSU) Interim Executive Vice President for Administration Thomas Glasmacher announced that he will recommend Rich Czarnecki to the MSU Board of Trustees for the position of chief information officer at the board’s meeting later this month.
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California to Teach AI Literacy in Every Grade
A new law in California will integrate artificial intelligence (AI) literacy into the core curriculum for all K-12 students in the state.
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Illinois Police to Improve Road Safety With new Early Alert System
The Illinois State Police (ISP) is looking to improve road safety for drivers and law enforcement with a new emergency alert system that would provide more crash notifications via popular traffic apps.
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Washington State Launches Digital Hub for Clean Energy Funding
The state of Washington has launched a new online funding portal, FundHubWA, intended to raise awareness of existing funding for projects relating to energy efficiency, clean energy, and climate resiliency.
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NASCIO Sets new Leadership Ranks
Following its annual conference, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has announced its new executive leadership team for the next year.