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.

Members of Generation Z – those born between 1997 and 2012 – are growing more cautious about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in education, where rising use of the technology in schools is being met with skepticism about its effect on learning and academic integrity, according to a new survey from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup.

The University of Dayton is rolling out a new artificial intelligence-focused curriculum this fall, with all first-year students set to study both the technical foundations of AI and its ethical and societal implications.

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) formalized a partnership with a British institution, Birmingham City University, which will foster collaboration in research, enterprise and  science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.

The Department of Education finalized a policy on Monday that prioritizes artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives in discretionary grant competitions, following feedback from more than 300 public comments on the proposal first issued last year.

Robert Osmond is in line to become Delaware’s next tech chief after Gov. Matt Meyer nominated him to the positions of state chief information officer (CIO) and head of the Department of Technology and Information (DTI).

The State of New York is expanding its artificial intelligence (AI) training program to reach more than 100,000 state government employees, building on a successful pilot begun last year.

Jersey City, N.J., is planning a May 14 launch for the city’s upgraded 911 system.

Florida Attorney General (AG) James Uthmeier said Thursday that his office is launching an investigation into OpenAI and its ChatGPT tool, citing national security concerns and alleged use of the chatbot in a recent mass shooting.