The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report showing that the Department of Interior’s (DOI) grant program to states and academia has room to improve in areas including criteria necessary for grant applications.

North Dakota State Chief Information Officer (CIO) Shawn Riley announced that more states have signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) to be added to the Joint-Cybersecurity Operations Command Center (J-CSOC).

A new report put out by LearnPlatform shows that more modern educational technology tools have been accessed by students and teachers during the 2021-2022 school year, as well as showcases which are the most popular.

Nancy Rainosek, chief information security officer for the state of Texas, explained how her office has been providing secure technical infrastructure to employees executing their duties in a hybrid work environment, during an August 17 event entitled Stuck in Neutral: How to Jumpstart Change in Government, hosted by GovLoop.

A new report put out by Aurora Institute offers policy recommendations for the K-12 education system to produce equitable outcomes for all students, including closing the digital divide.

The Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is doubling the size of its Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, to $1.98 billion, NTIA said on August 9.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Aug. 10 released a new cyber toolkit to help state and local election officials improve the cybersecurity and resilience of their infrastructure ahead of the midterm elections in November.

The City of Houston is launching a new government technology initiative that will provide more transparency on how the city uses funds.

UMass Dartmouth has received a $500K grant that will be used to create an Intelligent Industrial Robotics and Cybersecurity Testbed, which will prepare students for cyber careers and expose K-12 students to hands-on learning opportunities.

The National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) on August 8 released a new report for the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) on current and potential sources of state death data used by Federal agencies for program administration and payment integrity and pointing to ways for better government cooperation in the sharing of that data.