The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with the United States Cyber Command.

Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., said today that artificial intelligence (AI) will be beneficial to Congress by helping lawmakers write clearer legislation.

The University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) will use a $1,155,000 grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) to develop and offer an Indigenous Education for All online course free to the public.

The New Hampshire Department of Corrections (DoC) said it is deploying body-worn cameras departmentwide.

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green announced that Doug Murdock has retired as the state’s chief information officer (CIO) effective immediately. Gov. Green also said that Tom Ku will serve as acting CIO while the state searches for a permanent replacement.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is hoping to minimize student use of cell phones during school hours with the publication of a model policy released by his administration.

The University at Buffalo (UB) has tapped Heath Tuttle – the associate vice president for IT at the University of Nebraska system and chief information officer (CIO) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) – as its next CIO, effective Aug. 1.

The city of Colorado Springs, Colo., has launched a new development tracker webpage to provide increased transparency and clearer communication around land development projects that are submitted to the city for review.

The California state Senate unanimously passed two pieces of legislation on May 28 that would create an AI risk management standard and a research hub focused on harnessing AI’s full potential.

The St. Vrain Valley School District in Longmont, Colo., has become the first school district to adopt Avantis Education’s virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) content platform districtwide.