Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Jim Banks, R-Ind., are seeking answers from school safety company Navigate360 after a hacker said it compromised the company’s tip line platform and exposed sensitive student data.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has appointed Michael Watson chief information officer (CIO) of the commonwealth and head of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA).

Pamela McLeod – a prominent cybersecurity official in academia – has been named chief information security officer (CISO) for the state of New Hampshire.

The Maryland Board of Public Works has taken another step forward in bringing high-speed internet access to underserved parts of the state.

Goshen College, a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution, has appointed Raj Biyani the college’s first-ever chief innovation officer.

California unveiled a refreshed Student Pathways Dashboard on April 16 that adds mobile access, accessibility improvements, faster performance, and a new year of data.

A new global study finds that misalignments between higher education and employer expectations are slowing the development of an AI-ready workforce, as colleges struggle to translate learning into practical, job-ready skills.

A California State University (CSU) study of nearly 100,000 faculty, staff, and students found widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education but raised concerns about ethics and oversight. 

The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) awarded Kyndryl a contract that will allow eligible public sector organizations across the state to buy the company’s deliverables-based IT services.

State and local government leaders said on Tuesday that shrinking federal grant support and tighter local budgets are forcing them to rethink how they fund and scale zero trust efforts, even as cyber threats continue to grow.