New York State announced it plans to launch the new Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act Portal next month. The portal, part of the New York State Department of Labor’s (NYSDOL) multi-year technology modernization plan, will give businesses the ability to file notice of layoffs in a faster, more streamlined manner and will provide workers more time to transition into new employment.

Code for America, a civic tech nonprofit, announced the second cohort of state and local partners for its Safety Net Innovation Lab. As part of the next cohort, Code for America will work with New York, New Mexico, Maryland, and the District of Columbia to “reimagine and rebuild the delivery of safety net benefits.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new website aimed at simplifying access to grants and other resources to deter domestic terrorism acts.

Ahead of the state’s April 4 election, Dunn County, Wis., is rolling out new voting technology aimed to streamline the voting process.  

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that another 40,000 public housing residents across the city now have access to free internet and basic cable.

Some government officials are looking at college athletes as a new prospective pool of candidates to serve as future leaders and employees within the intelligence community (IC), according to one official.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced it has awarded two grants totaling more than $25.7 million to two Tribal nations – the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Minnesota and the Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico – as part of the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program (TBCP).

A bipartisan bill from Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., and Richard Hudson, R-N.C., is aiming to accelerate Federal efforts to modernize the country’s rapidly aging 9-1-1 systems.

The Virginia Department of Education needs help distributing up to $30 million in Elementary and Secondary School Relief (ESSER) Funds for K-12 Learning Recovery Grants and is turning to ClassWallet – a digital wallet technology platform for governments – for its solution.

In a bid to close the digital divide, a group of Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) students has secured a for mobile hotspots for students who otherwise lack internet access.