California State University (CSU) is using a public-private initiative to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools and trainings to a total of 523,000 people including 460,000 students and 63,000 faculty and staff.

A Federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled in favor of the Trump administration on Monday, allowing the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to continue accessing student data at the Department of Education.

The New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department is asking state lawmakers to approve a $140.6 million budget request that includes $9.5 million of funding aimed at improving security and customer service for taxpayers and local governments.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is urging U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem to prioritize improvements to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program.

The Detroit Department of Innovation and Technology announced the rollout of seven planned Motor City Tech Bars across the city. The Tech Bars are designed to help residents who are experiencing problems with their digital devices.

A coalition of over a dozen state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in Federal court on Feb. 13 against President Trump, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its leader Elon Musk, accusing them of “unlawful exercise of power” in taking recent actions to invade Federal agencies, access their tech systems, and curtail their operations.

A first-of-its-kind state chief data officer (CDO) tracker has been released by the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation to log the increasing number of CDOs working in state governments and their efforts across agencies.  

Louisiana Economic Development (LED) launched its new Louisiana Innovation (LA.IO) division on Feb. 6, and said the new organization aims to position the state as a leader in the development of more high-growth, technology-enabled startup companies.

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has named Danny Tang as its new chief information officer, effective Feb. 17.

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) has released its 2025 Driving K-12 Innovation Report, which highlights the challenges, trends, and tools impacted education innovation in 2025.