Robert Osmond is in line to become Delaware’s next tech chief after Gov. Matt Meyer nominated him to the positions of state chief information officer (CIO) and head of the Department of Technology and Information (DTI).

Black Girls Code, a nonprofit that prepares young girls and women for careers in technology, announced that it has partnered with Endless Access, a youth-focused game making studio and learning hub, to expand access to its summer program.

A new report from Duke University lays out recommendations for a long-term strategy on artificial intelligence (AI), including investments in faculty hiring, student research, shared data and computing infrastructure, and more formal governance structures to guide how the university uses the technology.

The Department of Defense (DOD) – rebranded as the Department of War last year – has issued a new call to academia for “groundbreaking entry-level curriculum in AI and cybersecurity to prepare the next generation for the digital front lines.”

The state of Idaho has completed a project to modernize its statewide grant management by deploying a new cloud-based platform that manages the full grant lifecycle and integrates with the state’s existing enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform. 

Oklahoma State University (OSU) has appointed Marjorie McLagan chief information security officer (CISO).

Miles College, a historically Black college based in Fairfield, Ala., is rolling out a new “Access for All” program that aims to provide workforce preparedness skills in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to hundreds of Alabama high school students.

Rob Lloyd, who has been the chief technology officer (CTO) and director of information technology for the city of Seattle since 2024, is stepping away from those positions to become executive director of the Center for Digital Government (CDG).

Texas community college system operator Dallas College has appointed Michael Anderson as chief information security officer (CISO).

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) has partnered with GovRAMP to adopt a unified security framework for cloud service providers working with state agencies.