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  1. Judge May Rule This Week on OMB Funding Freeze Injunction
    A Federal judge on Friday heard arguments about whether to further block the Trump administration from freezing trillions of dollars in Federal grant and loan programs.
  2. StateRAMP Rebrands as GovRAMP, Cybersecurity Mission Stays the Same
    The cybersecurity nonprofit StateRAMP will transition to GovRAMP. The organization said the rebrand reflects its “ongoing mission to unify cybersecurity frameworks across all levels of government, including state, local, tribal, and educational institutions, while continuing to bridge the public and private sectors.”
  3. Oregon Opens new 911 Software Testing Lab
    Oregon’s State 911 program announced that it has opened a new 911 testing lab which will allow for the testing of new 911 system capabilities in a simulated environment before deploying them in live settings.
  1. Maryland Maryland Launches Resource Website for Displaced Federal Workers
    Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has launched the Maryland Public Servants Resource Website that aims to serve as a centralized hub for programs and resources to support Maryland’s Federal employees and contractors impacted by Federal workforce layoffs, firings, and changes to Federal funding due to the Trump administration’s recent executive orders and policy changes.  
  2. California Dashboard Tracking Fire Recovery, Connecting Survivors
    California has launched a new dashboard on the CA.gov/LAfires website to track recovery efforts for Los Angeles, including data on people helped, debris removal, schools, water systems, and air quality.
  3. New York Launches ‘Tree Tracker’ Tech
    The state of New York has launched a new website and interactive tree tracking tool that will help document progress towards the state’s goal of planting 25 million trees by 2033.
  4. Oregon Dept. of Ed. Launches Online Report Card
    The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has launched the Online Report Card, which will make K-12 public education data more accessible for students, families, and community members.
  1. Nonprofit Aims to Transform Teaching by Harnessing AI
    The Advanced Education Research & Development Fund (AERDF), an education nonprofit, has launched a new initiative called AugmentED that will examine ways to “harness the power of AI to transform teaching and learning.”
  2. California State University Deploying AI Tools to 523K
    California State University (CSU) is using a public-private initiative to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools and trainings to a total of 523,000 people including 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff.
  3. Judge Allows DOGE to Continue Accessing Student Data
    A Federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled in favor of the Trump administration on Monday, allowing the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to continue accessing student data at the Department of Education.
  4. New Mexico Asking for $9.5M to Boost Security, CX
    The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department is asking state lawmakers to approve a $140.6 million budget request that includes $9.5 million of funding aimed at improving security and customer service for taxpayers and local governments.
  5. Georgia Official Urges DHS to Improve SAVE Program Tech
    Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is urging U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to prioritize improvements to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program.
  6. Detroit Opens Tech Bars to Offer Residents Computer Support and Repairs
    The Detroit Department of Innovation and Technology announced the rollout of seven planned Motor City Tech Bars across the city. The Tech Bars are designed to help residents who are experiencing problems with their digital devices.
  7. States File Suit Claiming DOGE Authority Grant Unconstitutional
    A coalition of over a dozen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in Federal court on Feb. 13 against President Trump, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its leader Elon Musk, accusing them of “unlawful exercise of power” in taking recent actions to invade Federal agencies, access their tech systems, and curtail their operations.
  8. New Tracker Sheds Light on State CDOs Nationwide
    A first-of-its-kind state chief data officer (CDO) tracker has been released by the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation to log the increasing number of CDOs working in state governments and their efforts across agencies.  
  9. Louisiana Launches New Innovation Division
    Louisiana Economic Development (LED) launched its new Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO) division on Feb. 6, and said the new organization aims to position the state as a leader in the development of more high-growth, technology-enabled startup companies.
  10. CoSN Flags Hurdles, Accelerators, Enablers for K-12 Innovation
    The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has released its 2025 Driving K-12 Innovation Report, which highlights the challenges, trends, and tools impacted education innovation in 2025.