The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has released its annual report which finds that state CIOs are focused on both emerging technologies – including generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) – while still spending significant time and energy mastering the fundamentals including enterprise architecture and procurement.

The National Association of Chief Information Officers’ (NASCIO) latest survey finds that the majority of state chief information security officers (CISOs) say their responsibilities are increasing, yet more than one-third do not have a dedicated cybersecurity budget.

Ahead of the 2024 state elections, California is looking to combat deepfakes and other deceptive digitally generated or altered content in election campaigns.

National Cyber Director (NCD) Harry Coker on Sept. 23 updated recent efforts by the Biden administration to further the National Cybersecurity Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES), which was first released in July 2023.

The Federal Communications Commission has opened the application window for the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program.

California is using a new mental health website – mentalhealth.ca.gov – as an accountability tool to track implementation progress of Proposition 1 and other behavioral health initiatives to expand access to care and supportive housing.

The General Services Administration’s (GSA) 18F organization – housed within GSA’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) – recently updated its De-risking Government Technology Guide to help government technology projects avoid common challenges during implementation.

With just 50 days left until the 2024 presidential election in the United States, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly emphasized today that election infrastructure has never been more secure.

Rural communities will have access to increased government subsidies for the development of 5G mobile wireless broadband services after the reignition of the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 5G Fund for Rural America. 

In a bid to expand computer science education across the commonwealth, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is awarding $265,025 in grants to nine school districts to establish and promote rigorous, engaging and standards-aligned digital literacy and computer science education.