Critical infrastructure cyber attacks are increasing in the U.S. — and they’re changing in nature. Here are some examples and the top trends from the first half of 2026.
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Few gov tech suppliers are public, but as Octave shares started trading on NASDAQ, the company’s financial disclosures offered markers about its growth plans. Public safety and infrastructure offer juicy opportunities. -
After a ransomware attack disrupted city systems in July 2025, officials leaned on planning, partnerships and state support to restore services. Now, they're sharing their story in hopes others can learn from it.
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In Louisville, CIO Chris Seidt has hired a chief AI officer who‘s growing a four-person team, while acknowledging staff concerns around the impact of AI technologies.
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The way tech is bought, built and managed needs fundamental change, authorities told a state commission. Standing in the way? A budget situation that “really sucks” and one-size procurement that “seems dumb.”
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San Diego CIO Jonathan Behnke said that despite some of AI‘s drawbacks, like a loss of knowledge among entry-level workers, most employees are seeing its upsides.
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In Latah County, CIO Laurel Caldwell doesn’t anticipate adding to her staff of six full-time employees, but rather embracing new technologies by expanding their skillsets.
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A joint committee considered a bill that would require riders of high-speed electric bicycles to register them annually and carry liability insurance. It would also apply to certain scooters and mopeds.
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A survey on the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction website aims to inform policy talks in the 2027 legislative session and build on the bell-to-bell cellphone ban passed in 2025.
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Over the past two years, students at a private Catholic university in Pennsylvania helped 64 departments and law enforcement agencies with digital forensics and cyber crime in 988 cases.
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City employee salary information was previously available through a public records request, but some critics said the city’s official public records system could be cumbersome and lengthy.
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A school district in North Carolina notified parents on May 28 that unspecified disruptions of a technology platform or server interrupted end-of-grade state testing, which the state mandates be done online.
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Smith brings public-sector IT experience from King County, Bellevue and Seattle, as well as experience at CAI and Microsoft, as the city prepares for its next chapter in technology leadership.
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After decades of seeing expanding use of personal devices in U.S. education, one of the country’s most prominent teachers unions is calling for substantial screen restrictions in early elementary grades.
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Hexagon’s government technology business, geospatial-focused, will now be handled by Octave, a company spokesperson says. The new business, publicly traded on Nasdaq, has its headquarters in Alabama.
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Nearly five years after the passage of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, fewer than 100 EV charging stations funded by the federal initiative have opened.
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Plus, a new initiative was launched to enhance older adults' digital skills, the city of Baltimore is upgrading computer labs in the community, fiber deployments continue across the U.S., and more.
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