The New York City Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) has announced that it is slated to complete the Next Generation 911 (NG911) project by the end of 2024.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced that in the first quarter of this year, the state will become the first in the country to digitize vehicle titles and the process to acquire vehicle registrations.

As part of its efforts to close the digital divide, Hawaii will receive $17.3 million in Federal funding to expand high-speed internet access in Native Hawaiian communities.

State and local government officials talked about some of the best strategies governments can use to maximize funding flowing to them through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) approved by Congress late last year, during a GovExec webinar on December 13th.

Nevada has embarked on a $72 million modernization overhaul of its unemployment insurance (UI) system.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced on Dec. 16 its award of five grants – totaling over $18.5 million – to minority-serving institutions as part of the Connecting Minority Communities (CMC) Pilot Program.

The latest annual survey of local and county government tech leaders by the Public Technology Institute (PTI) shows continued need for funding, talent, and leadership engagement to boost government cybersecurity efforts.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it has committed more than $65 million in funding through the Emergency Connectivity Program (ECP) as part of its continued push to close the homework gap.

Thousands of additional workers will be needed to build out infrastructure associated with tens of billions of dollars in funding from eight recent government broadband infrastructure deployment programs, the Federal government’s chief watchdog agency said.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking for comments on how to best combat the digital inequalities that some in the U.S. face when getting access to broadband, according to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released by the agency on Dec. 21.