Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen banned the use of DeepSeek, a China-based artificial intelligence platform, on all Montana Department of Justice (MTDOJ) devices.

The Chicago Office of the Mayor and the City of Chicago’s Office of Budget and Management (OBM) have launched the Workforce Vacancy Data Dashboard on OBM’s website. The new interactive tool provides an accessible, user-friendly way to explore and filter vacancy data across all city departments.

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Foundation, a nonprofit partner of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, recently received a $15,000 donation thanks to the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services’ (OMES) IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) program.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expediting its transition from legacy copper lines to modern network infrastructure after announcing a new series of actions to help streamline its modernization efforts.

The state of Hawaii is piloting “Akamai Arrival,” a new program that will digitize the state’s Plants and Animals Declaration Form, with a goal of streamlining the process for travelers arriving in the islands.

Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson announced that Kristin Darby will become the state’s new chief information officer (CIO).

Kapiʻolani Community College’s Legal Education Program is integrating artificial intelligence (AI) education into its curriculum.

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has suspended state funding for OverDrive – a digital distributor of ebooks, audiobooks, online magazines and streaming video titles that is used in Missouri public schools – in a move that is drawing pushback from the Missouri Library Association (MLA) which voiced concerns with the decision.

Nearly 82 percent of K-12 organizations were the victims of cyber incidents between 2023 and 2024, according to a new study showing that schools are increasingly the target of cyber threat actors. 

President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) on March 18 that seeks to shift some responsibilities for risk management from the Federal government to state and local governments through the creation of a new “National Resilience Strategy” and a review of government’s critical infrastructure and preparedness policies.