Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law on April 30 that will restrict access by public school K-12 students to smartphones and other electronic devices during school instructional hours.

To support growing demand for accelerated computing for research across artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductor technology, quantum science, and beyond, Purdue University expanded its advanced computing resources through two key initiatives: Gautschi-AI and an expansion of the Anvil supercomputer to support the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR).

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced on April 28 that the state of Maryland and the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) are partnering to establish the Capital Quantum Benchmarking Hub at the University of Maryland (UMD).

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on April 30 that the government is launching three major new deployments of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tech in state operations aimed at easing highway congestion, improving road safety, and streamlining customer service for taxpayers.

As cities adopt more “smart” technology to manage infrastructure and improve public services, action on range of policy choices – such as improving collaboration and being more transparent about technology capabilities and citizen data use – can help to alleviate citizens’ concerns about data privacy and the costs of tech deployments, the Government Accountability Office said.

A new executive order from President Donald Trump is directing the integration of artificial intelligence into K-12 schools in an aim to equip the future U.S. workforce with skills needed to further the technology’s innovation capabilities.

The University of Arizona has hired David Ebert as the university’s first-ever chief AI and data science officer.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently hosted Louisiana State University (LSU) and industry partners at CISA’s Control Environment Laboratory Resource (CELR) for a cybersecurity training exercise.

As generative AI capabilities reshape cloud technologies, GovRAMP has launched a new AI Security Task Force aimed at strengthening cybersecurity and trust standards for AI-powered cloud solutions used by public sector organizations.

While the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) National Broadband Maps spotlight underserved areas across the nation as Congress continues to funnel billions into improving internet connectivity – millions of Americans still aren’t seeing benefits of that funding due in part to the need for better mapping data and greater coordination across Federal agencies.