President Biden’s budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2023 is seeking $3.4 billion for the Labor Department (DoL) to help modernize unemployment insurance (UI) systems run by states and territories – many of which were overwhelmed with demand during the coronavirus pandemic.
A new piece of legislation introduced in the Senate aims to update guidance for how Federal agencies go about providing specialized or technical services to state and local governments (SLGs). The bill would update existing guidance which was put in place in 1969. Introduced by Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., and Steve Daines, […]
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has signed an executive order (EO) establishing the State of North Carolina Joint Cybersecurity Task Force.
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released a landscape scan detailing the needs and priorities of state members when it comes to strengthening K-12 cybersecurity readiness.
In the last few years, the city of St. Louis has become a hub for public and private innovators of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT).
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced $68 million in funding for its latest round of Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) awards March 23, as well as its third application window for ECF funding, which it says will likely be the last round before the program’s funding is exhausted.
Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has launched a new online American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) Fund Tracker, called the Fox Tracker.
The City University of New York (CUNY) is using $8 million of Federal stimulus funding to develop CUNY Online, a new initiative to build online degree capacity at the university system and produce high-quality online courses and programs.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has appointed Annie Winterfield Manriquez to a new role in state government – senior advisor for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure.
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on March 22 voted to approve the Next Generation Telecommunications Act with strong bipartisan support.
