The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said Monday that recent inspections have revealed that more than 70 percent of water systems looked at since September 2023 are in violation of basic Safe Drinking Water Act requirements – thus causing “critical” cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
A new report from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) found that artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity are top concerns for K-12 IT leaders.
The University of Texas at Austin (UT) announced that it is partnering with Grammarly for Education, an AI-enabled writing assistant, to explore the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in a broad academic setting.
The Library of Michigan – housed within the state’s Department of Education – is partnering with Western Michigan University to launch a publicly available website called Wonder Media that aims to create a greater degree of media and news literacy.
The Maryland Department of Information Technology has announced the appointment of Natalie Evans Harris as the state’s new chief data officer (CDO), effective May 15.
The U.S. Department of Education is partnering with University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) on the Partnership for Advancing Cybersecurity in Education (PACE), an initiative designed to improve the cybersecurity posture of K-12 digital infrastructure by enabling collaboration between education technology vendors and cybersecurity experts.
The San Jose City Clerk’s office, led by Toni Taber, has launched a new initiative to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve language accessibility at City Council meetings.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced that her administration will roll out a cybersecurity grant program that will help local governments improve their cyber defenses.
A new report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) and McKinsey & Company highlights the need for state and local governments to take decisive measures to integrate generative AI into their workforce to reap its benefits.