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University of Utah to Launch State’s First AI Major
The University of Utah plans to offer its first bachelor’s degree program in artificial intelligence (AI) beginning in fall 2026, after the Kahlert School of Computing’s proposal won approval from the university’s Board of Trustees. The new major is pending approval from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, the university’s accrediting body.
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    Former U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) IT official Shannon Casucci joined the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) as chief procurement transformation officer, NCDIT announced on June 24.
  2. Pennsylvania House Passes Bill to Let Municipalities Pause Data Center Reviews
    The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on June 24 passed legislation that would allow municipalities to temporarily pause consideration of data center development applications while they update local land-use rules.
  3. NY Assembly Passes One-Year Data Center Moratorium Bill
    The New York State Assembly passed legislation this month that would place a one-year moratorium on issuing permits to data centers while the state studies their impact on communities and the environment, according to a press release from Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.
  1. Ivy Tech Hosts TechQuest Career Camp for 8th Graders
    Ivy Tech Community College Terre Haute and Vigo County School Corporation in Indiana partnered for a second year to offer TechQuest, a weeklong career exploration camp for local rising eighth graders, the college announced in a June 18 press release.
  2. NAAIC Expands AI Training to High School Teachers
    High school teachers across the country will build artificial intelligence (AI) skills, earn industry-aligned credentials, and get support for bringing AI lessons into their classrooms through free training programs from the National Applied AI Consortium (NAAIC).
  3. New York ITS Announces AWS Enterprise Cloud Services Agreement
    The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) announced an enterprise cloud services agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will make AWS artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services available to state employees over the next three years at a lower cost.
  4. Zscaler: Phishing Attacks Targeting Government Up 50% Amid Overall Decline
    While phishing volumes fell globally for a second consecutive year, government organizations saw attacks jump from 92 million to 138 million as threat actors shifted toward high-value targets.
  1. Stanford Digital Economy Lab Launches AI Economic Indicators Platform
    The Stanford Digital Economy Lab launched the AI Economic Indicators on June 10, a free platform designed to track how artificial intelligence is affecting work, productivity, and value creation across the economy, according to a press release.
  2. Massachusetts Awards $1M Cyber Remediation Grants for Municipalities, Schools
    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey announced on June 16 the first recipients of the state’s Cybersecurity Remediation Grant Program, a $1 million statewide initiative to help municipalities and school districts strengthen cybersecurity protections and reduce cyber risk.
  3. Warner Wants Data on CISA Workforce Cuts, Regional Operations
    Warner wants CISA to detail staffing losses, regional vacancies, and cybersecurity service impacts amid workforce reductions and proposed budget cuts.
  4. CoSN to Lead K-12 Cybersecurity Rubric, CCRE Program
    The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) announced on June 16 that it will assume leadership of the Cybersecurity Rubric and Certified Cybersecurity Rubric Evaluator (CCRE) program through a strategic partnership with ClassLink and the Cybersecurity Coalition for Education (CC4E).
  5. Iowa Partners With AWS, Cognizant to Modernize State IT Systems
    Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced on June 9 that the state will migrate executive branch data from outdated physical servers and multiple data centers to a cloud environment through Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Cognizant Government Solutions will take over day-to-day IT operations.
  6. DC Launches Beta of Redesigned DC.gov Site
    Washington, D.C.’s government on June 11 launched a beta version of a redesigned DC.gov, marking the District’s first comprehensive refresh of the government portal in more than a decade.
  7. FCC to Vote on E-Rate Review Focused on Screen Time, Online Safety
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to vote June 25 on whether to open a broad review of the E-Rate program. A review could reshape how schools and libraries use the federal connectivity program and how they document online safety, educational use, and program compliance.
  8. UNC-Chapel Hill Launches Statewide AI Literacy Study With Libraries
    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill launched a two-year statewide study on June 4 to examine how North Carolina communities are experiencing generative artificial intelligence (AI) and how local libraries can support AI literacy.
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    Evanston Township High School in Illinois is working with the FBI, external cyber breach attorneys, and cybersecurity forensic experts to investigate a June 7 ransomware attack that disrupted district systems, internet services, and computer infrastructure.
  10. House Lawmakers Unveil AI Draft That Would Preempt Some State Laws
    The bipartisan proposal would create a federal framework for AI governance while establishing oversight for advanced AI systems and limiting some state-level regulation.