The legislative push to develop digital identity systems took another step forward today when the  Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted today to advance the Improving Digital Identity Act.

New York City launched a new digital equity program, called “Big Apple Connect,” on Sept. 19 that will provide free high-speed internet and basic cable TV to about 300,000 New Yorkers living in more than 200 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments by the end of 2023.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is committing nearly $55 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Program (ECP), benefitting approximately 125,000 students across the country.

Shonte Eldridge, formerly Deputy Chief of Operations for the City of Baltimore, and now Senior Director of State and Local Government Strategy and Solutions at DocuSign, knows a thing or three about what it takes to harness technology to improve government processes.

State government CIOs are set to explain the latest strategies and tactics for automating government to improve service delivery and cybersecurity at MeriTalk’s State Tech Vision virtual event on September 27.

The Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance has been awarded a $3 million grant by Google.org to build out additional capacity to broaden participation in computer science education across the nation.

Amid the Bay Area’s recent record-breaking heat wave, the City of San Francisco took the opportunity to launch a heat mapping effort to collect data on the impacts of extreme heat.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has announced $206 million dollars in grant funding that will help expand internet access to 69 different counties in North Carolina.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on August 31 that the agency is preparing to provide $791 million of new funding for state broadband buildouts through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.

The San Diego State University (SDSU) has launched a new free phone-based application to address and promote personal safety both on and off campus.