Municipal governments are under continued pressure to save money while delivering more and better services, noted John Dvorak, chief technology officer for public sector at Red Hat, during the recent Red Hat Government Symposium.

Microsoft has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered program for K-12 educators to help them prepare students for an AI-driven future.  

A coalition of 17 education and library organizations submitted a letter on Jan. 13 to Senate Commerce Committee leaders urging lawmakers to separate educator-guided classroom technology from recreational “screen time” ahead of a Jan. 15 hearing on youth technology use.

At the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), modeling and simulation (M&S) isn’t an academic exercise; it’s a path to better, faster, safer decisions in real-world situations. By building shared digital twins, running batches of what-if tests, and letting operators and engineers adjust the same model together, NPS teams pull months and years out of planning and reduce risk before anyone touches a flight line or flips a switch on an installation.

This week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $250 million to the 11 states hosting FIFA World Cup 2026 matches and to the National Capital Region to help them defend against unauthorized drone activity.

The state of Colorado launched a new QR-based tool to confirm the authenticity of state-issued digital IDs.

New York City’s Office of Technology and Innovation (OTI) is launching a new digital learning hub that will connect 330,000 New Yorkers living in public housing with free access to technology-related skills training. 

From artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital assistants that guide citizens through state portals to digital twins that model transportation infrastructure, state and local governments are finding practical pathways to put AI to work.

As global cybersecurity hiring begins to stabilize after years of layoffs and frozen budgets, skills gaps loom large as one of the greatest challenges facing the cybersecurity workforce, the new annual ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study found.

The Pennsylvania National Guard is expanding training and testing of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – commonly referred to as drones – as they take on a growing role in modern warfare.