Rural communities will have access to increased government subsidies for the development of 5G mobile wireless broadband services after the reignition of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 5G Fund for Rural America. 

In a bid to expand computer science education across the commonwealth, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is awarding $265,025 in grants to nine school districts to establish and promote rigorous, engaging and standards-aligned digital literacy and computer science education.

The Carbon Mapper Coalition, a California-based coalition that includes the state government and philanthropic organizations, has launched a methane-detecting satellite that will help track dangerous pollutants including methane.

New Mexico is expanding access to high-speed broadband services for public schools across the state.

Louisiana is undertaking the largest broadband expansion in state history with the help of $1.355 billion in Federal funding.

Two years after Login.gov services became available to state and city governments, the General Services Administration (GSA) is touting the success of the program and highlighting a new pricing model intended to keep it affordable for governments.

The Connecticut State Board of Education unanimously approved a draft guidance policy that urges public schools to implement regulations that restrict access to smartphones, social media, and other personal technology devices.  

The City of Pinole, Calif., has announced the launch of eTRAKiT, the city’s new and fully integrated online permitting and licensing system.

State officials said this week that they are balancing centralized and decentralized distribution approaches as they try to put money from the Federal government’s State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) to work for them.

Miami Dade College (MDC) is partnering with Texas-based Houston Community College (HCC) and Arizona-based Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) to create the National Applied Artificial Intelligence Consortium (NAAIC), an initiative that aims to foster the growth of technician-level artificial intelligence (AI) professionals across the nation.