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Security experts are currently tuned in to FedRAMP program changes and the potential impact on the way businesses work with government agencies. Some outcomes from its emerging 20x initiative will likely take time to become clear. -
The president signed an executive order in January calling for the removal of references to diversity, equity and inclusion in federal government programs. It is already impacting those doing digital equity work.
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A new data dashboard from the Urban Institute starts to flesh out how federal infrastructure funding is allocated across sectors, and in jurisdictions like states, counties and congressional districts.
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The U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, known as FedRAMP, will develop and implement a new approach to authorizations to make them easier and cheaper.
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In lieu of federal leadership on ed-tech issues from the digital divide to cybersecurity to AI governance, state education technology offices will have to step up with investments, training, advocacy and partnerships.
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The Minnesota Department of Education created an online portal Thursday where people can report whether President Trump’s executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education affects local school communities.
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As states work to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure amid a federal funding freeze, the former leader of the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation urges leaders to keep showing their vision for the future.
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The two U.S. senators from the state last week introduced legislation that would move NASA’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to the Space Coast, specifically to Cape Canaveral.
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A Request for Information in February on the federal “Development of an Artificial Intelligence Action Plan” has garnered responses from a variety of industry and public-sector stakeholders offering recommendations.
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The American Federation of Teachers and two other labor unions have sued the Education Department for violating federal privacy laws by granting DOGE access to the agency's data systems.
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ED laid off nearly half of its employees this week. Sources say the cuts have dismantled the Office of Educational Technology, which produced the National Education Technology Plan, among other resources.
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Plankey briefly served the first Trump administration as a National Security Council director, and is a former deputy CIO to the U.S. Navy. His experience aligns with the agency’s mission to protect critical infrastructure.
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The Golden State continues to advance policies and fund programs to position itself as a leader in advancing clean transportation. New York incentivizes the shift to electric vehicles and their infrastructure.
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An executive order from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro follows actions from a number of states seeking to inform and attract former government employees to join their ranks. The moves come after many thousands of federal layoffs.
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In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation on artificial intelligence, states have taken policymaking into their own hands, leading to a varied legislative landscape. Doing so, however, can clarify the rules of the road.
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About 70 staffers at the federal digital consulting office within Technology Transformation Services were reportedly dismissed over the weekend. Its work has included the site login.gov, a single logon to popular federal sites.
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A massive federal program meant to expand broadband access to underserved areas across the country is falling behind schedule, state broadband officials and experts say.
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Labor unions successfully argued that the U.S. Department of Education and Office of Personnel Management violated the Privacy Act of 1974 by giving DOGE access to citizens’ personal information.
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Advancing broadband deployment and equity means expanding the technology to institutions like correctional facilities, panelists said at the recent Expanding Digital Opportunity: Charting a Path Toward Full Inclusion conference.
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Bad actors known collectively by that name are staging attacks on targets in more than 70 countries, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI said. The latter advises regular system backups.
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Cybersecurity has been in recent national headlines, with experts claiming DOGE is giving unvetted access to sensitive data. But do these partisan attacks harm the entire cyber industry and government trust?
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