The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday unveiled its revamps to the government’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program, touting a new “tech-neutral” approach and tossing its previous fiber-centric efforts to the curb.

A small but significant slice of lawmakers – including several Republican members of the House and Senate – are getting cold feet over supporting the Trump administration’s reconciliation funding bill because it includes a House-approved provision that would impose a ten-year moratorium on state-level artificial intelligence regulation.

National and state school and library organizations are calling on Congress not to repeal a Federal rule that allows schools and libraries to use the government’s E-Rate program to buy discounted Wi-Fi hot spots and related mobile connectivity services for off-premises use. 

The University of Southern California (USC) is launching the Institute on Ethics & Trust in Computing, supported by $12 million in funding from the Lord Foundation of California.

Federal lawmakers and cybersecurity leaders are calling for sweeping education reforms and expanded student visa opportunities to help build a stronger, more resilient cyber workforce in the United States – one they say is essential to defending against growing digital threats. 

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden has announced that Mark Wixon is the state’s new chief information officer (CIO) and commissioner of the Bureau of Information Technology (BIT).

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a governmentwide hiring plan on Thursday that instructs agencies to hire employees more quickly, focusing on early career and STEM talent.

The Trump administration has cancelled funding for a Department of Labor (DoL) grant program that was used to fund modernization efforts for states’ unemployment insurance (UI) systems that were overwhelmed with claims during the coronavirus pandemic.

The use of artificial intelligence-powered computer vision and edge computing are combining to reshape public safety and customer service capabilities, local government and municipal officials said during a new webinar produced by MeriTalk and underwritten by Dell Technologies.

Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technologies is paying off with improvements to campus safety and operational efficiencies, AI experts told MeriTalk in a new webinar in which they advised organizations to consider a deliberate approach to implementation.