It’s graduation season, and people entering the workforce now can turn the 2026 hiring slowdown into a career launchpad using practical skills — and some surprising suggestions.
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Research from the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity at UC Berkeley shows volunteer-based cyber programs deliver financial value to states while helping train students, support communities and expand capacity. -
At the NASCIO Midyear Conference, Georgia CIO Shawnzia Thomas described how the state is approaching AI leadership and literacy, making sure everyone has the tools they need and the skills to use them.
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A tech industry executive from Palo Alto Networks offers a preview of how emerging AI models will soon disrupt the security landscape.
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The waiting list to check out 10 mobile broadband hot spots at a public library in rural New Mexico is a reminder of the national digital divide. Statewide, however, most of its residents have Internet access.
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Introducing the 2026 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers.
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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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The Pennsylvania State Board of Higher Education condensed years of data on enrollment, educational attainment, affordability and workforce alignment into data visualization dashboards for public use.
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Michigan has completed the first technical proof-of-concept stage for MiGreatDataLake and is now entering the next phase: governance, trust, interoperability and real-world implementation.
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New York school districts will have until 2032 before they have to begin exclusively buying electric buses, and they have until 2040 to fully electrify their bus fleets.
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About 2,100 IT and technical employees across the University of California system voted to join the labor union over concerns about mass layoffs in the tech sector, as well as growing workloads without any added pay.
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Clark County School District employees are on alert after hackers scammed three staff members, accessed their login credentials and stole money via their direct deposit information.
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The U.S. Department of Commerce says it has signed letters of intent to invest $2 billion in nine quantum computing companies, with the two biggest being GloblFoundaries at $375 million and IBM at $1 billion.
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School districts looking to hire a chief technology officer should convene interview committees with a variety of expertise and consult established cybersecurity resources like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
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Plus, U.S. lawmakers introduced new legislation supporting digital inclusion, Vermont’s broadband expansion efforts are directly impacting state residents, the FCC has adopted new rules, and more.
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After months of development, the Texas city’s new initiative will deploy from nine locations, to respond to 911 calls and feed live footage back to officers. Video is not recorded en route to calls.
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Legislation in Alaska proposes to create a grant program that would reimburse 100 percent of school districts' energy costs, starting in 2028, based on a three-year average.
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