The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Wednesday that it is participating in the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) CyberCorps Scholarship for Service (SFS) program, making 100 internship and postgraduate opportunities available to students.

North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe announced the launch of an upgraded Campaign Finance Reporting System and a new Statement of Interests System aimed at improving transparency and simplifying required filings for candidates and officeholders.

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and CoreWeave on Dec. 15 announced a $20 million fund to back AI startups tied to the NJ AI Hub Strategic Innovation Center.

The University of Wyoming (UW) has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) consortium aimed at coordinating the responsible integration of the technology across academics, research, and administration.  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to undermine state laws on artificial intelligence (AI), calling instead for a “minimally burdensome” single framework to regulate the AI industry.

Dartmouth College has rolled out a campuswide artificial intelligence (AI) initiative through a new partnership with Anthropic and Amazon Web Services (AWS), giving students, faculty, and staff access to Anthropic’s Claude for Education model and AWS’s Amazon Bedrock platform.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Dec.1 that a majority of its commissioners approved the agency taking legal action against edtech services provider Illuminate following a breach, “which allowed hackers to access the personal data of more than 10 million students.”

Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced a bipartisan bill today that would reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), a key program that helps state, local, and tribal governments prevent cyberattacks.

The Nevada state legislature and Gov. Joe Lombardo have approved and signed into law a bill that will stand up a statewide security operations center and grow its cyber workforce. 

Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) is establishing a new student-run security operations center (SOC) to strengthen its security posture, expand its cybersecurity talent pipeline, and attract high-achieving students to campus.