The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has published a new guide that outlines how to best spend $45 billion of Federal broadband funding being directed to underserved communities.
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and the National Governors Association (NGA) have joined together in a push to help states combat the cybersecurity workforce shortage.
Through a new virtual reality pilot program, Colorado is looking to modernize how it trains state employees.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced more than $1.7 million in funding for the Emergency Connectivity Program (ECP), which helps schools and libraries provide digital services for unserved or underserved students nationwide.
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program – better known as FedRAMP – is a Federal government-wide program that standardizes security assessment authorization and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. StateRAMP – established a decade or so later – shares a similar vision to enable state and local governments (SLG) to find solutions to cybersecurity hurdles and standardize the procurement approach to secure cloud services.
Delaware Gov. John Carney is spearheading a new initiative to increase awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) across the state.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will use a little more than $7 million to fund pilot programs aimed at raising awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP).
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed new legislation that will require state agencies and government contractors to report cybersecurity incidents to the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) within 72 hours of an incident.
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will use the Los Angeles Schools Anonymous Reporting (LASAR) mobile application to enable its school community to anonymously report instances of suspicious activity, mental health incidents, drug consumption, drug trafficking, vandalism, and safety issues from a smartphone.
Following the murder of Temple University Police Sgt. Christopher David Fitzgerald, Temple University will receive nearly $1.8 million in grant funding for safety enhancements focused on crime-fighting technology.
