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Report Finds Cyberattacks Hit 82% of K-12 Organizations
Nearly 82 percent of K-12 organizations were the victims of cyber incidents between 2023 and 2024, according to a new study showing that schools are increasingly the target of cyber threat actors. 
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    President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) on March 18 that seeks to shift some responsibilities for risk management from the Federal government to state and local governments through the creation of a new “National Resilience Strategy” and a review of government’s critical infrastructure and preparedness policies.
  2. Arkansas Names Division of Information Systems Director
    Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has named Jay Harton director of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services (TSS) Division of Information Systems (DIS).
  3. Burbank, Calif., Names Jose Calderon CIO
    The city of Burbank, Calif., has named Jose Calderon as its new chief information officer (CIO).
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    Illinois Chief Information Officer (CIO) Sanjay Gupta will step down later this month after serving as the CIO and director of the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) since 2023.
  2. NYC Invests $2.4M to Advance Digital Equity
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  4. Washington Launches Online Education Platform
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    The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Delaware Toll Operations are sounding the alarm on an ongoing text scam.
  8. Barreras Confirmed to Lead New Mexico’s IT Department
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