The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced nearly $10 million in funding last week to foster diversity and inclusion within the AI research community.
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has launched a new working group to study and offer recommendations for the safe use of artificial intelligence (AI) within Arkansas state government.
The Department of Homeland (DHS), through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), announced $18.2 million in cybersecurity grants this week through the Tribal Cybersecurity Grant Program (TCGP), which assists Tribal nations in tackling cyber risks and threats.
The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) component could be doing more to help Tribal authorities with technical assistance as they seek to create and improve broadband services using $3 billion in funding from the Federal government’s Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP), according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released draft final rules last week that aim to strengthen the security of the nation’s public alert and warning systems against emerging cybersecurity threats.
The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) Board has hired Craig P. Orgeron, CPM, Ph.D, as the state’s new chief information officer (CIO) for Mississippi and executive director of ITS, effective July 1.
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has appointed 18 members to the newly created Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force in the Attorney General’s Office.
The Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT), in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Disabilities and the Office of State Procurement within the Maryland Department of General Service, has launched the state’s first-ever Accessibility Officer Initiative with the ultimate goal of improving digital services accessibility in the state.
The city of Des Moines, Iowa has hired Jeffery Wann as its new chief information officer (CIO).
As part of its efforts to assist unsheltered individuals, the city of Reno, Nev., is launching a new app that will help outreach workers more effectively support the unsheltered community.
