The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation awarded more than $1.5 million on July 8 to five employer-led organizations working to expand career-connected learning opportunities for students in California, Colorado, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.

The Arizona Secretary of State’s Office on July 8 announced an updated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual assistant to help voters find accurate official election information throughout the 2026 election cycle.

Delaware launched the JobsFirst permitting accelerator, a program designed to fast-track housing, energy, broadband, and infrastructure projects. Previously, these developments faced state-level delays of 18 to 24 months due to sequential, siloed agency reviews, the governor’s office said.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts launched a new cloud-based financial management system, replacing legacy infrastructure with a software-as-a-service platform designed to support financial operations across the state government.

By: Jim Weaver, National Strategy Advisor at Everpure For state and local governments, cyber incidents rarely stay confined to IT departments. They quickly cascade into disruptions to public services that residents depend on every day. When courts cannot process cases, emergency lines go down, utility billing systems go offline, or benefits platforms stall, the consequences […]

The University of Connecticut (UConn) appointed Haleh Ghaemolsabahi as interim chief information officer (CIO) on July 6, putting a three-decade UConn technology veteran in charge of the university’s central IT organization.

Salamanca City Central School District on the Seneca Nation Reservation in New York will pilot an artificial intelligence (AI) teacher’s assistant and humanoid robot in its high school AI and robotics courses, Realbotix Corp. announced June 24.

The University of Rochester named Jim Forrester as interim chief information officer (CIO) and university vice president, effective Aug. 1.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a new statewide artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework that requires large AI developers to disclose safety practices, report major safety incidents, and undergo independent third-party audits.

Frederick County, Md., is pausing new applications for data center developments through Dec. 31, 2026, while officials complete a statewide study examining the environmental, energy, and economic impacts of data center growth.