The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is encouraging New Yorkers to use a new user- and mobile-friendly website to send in reports of harmful algal blooms (HABs).
The city of Seattle, Wash., has named Rob Lloyd as its new interim chief technology officer (CTO) and director of the Information Technology Department (IT) after a national search.
Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced that Doug Murdock has retired as the state’s chief information officer (CIO) effective immediately. Gov. Green also said that Tom Ku will serve as acting CIO while the state searches for a permanent replacement.
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) ended on May 31 – much to the chagrin of FCC and Biden administration leadership – leaving millions of Americans at risk of losing their subsidized internet service.
The Pandemic Responsibility and Accountability Committee (PRAC) has released a new report for Federal and state program administrators that outlines recommendations on how to better protect government programs from fraud and abuse – including by upgrading out-of-date IT systems.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is hoping to minimize student use of cell phones during school hours with the publication of a model policy released by his administration.
Kansas-based Barton Community College announced it is moving away from pricey physical textbooks and is instead embracing low-cost, open-source course materials.
A quarter of public K-12 teachers say using AI tools in K-12 education does more harm than good, according to new research from Pew Research.
The University at Buffalo (UB) has tapped Heath Tuttle – the associate vice president for IT at the University of Nebraska system and chief information officer (CIO) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) – as its next CIO, effective Aug. 1.
St. Tammany, a rural parish in Louisiana, will expand high-speed internet access to nearly 1,000 homes following a $3 million infrastructure investment.
