Pennsylvania

Montgomery County’s Information and Technology Solutions Department thwarted attempts of cyber attacks from other countries during the 2024 general election, a Montgomery County election board official reports.

A state grant will support the Center for Manufacturing Competitiveness, a research facility that will accommodate the nation’s first heavy-haul battery testing for the rail, marine and mining industries.

Information about grants was previously scattered across numerous agency websites, making it difficult for applicants to know what programs are available, whether they qualify, and how to apply.

Pennsylvania State University is the new home of the U.S. Supreme Court Database, a public, searchable repository of the 30,000 cases that have been decided by the court since 1791.

Studies have found students at Pennsylvania's cyber charter schools, which are run by unelected boards of nonprofit trustees, don't perform as well as traditional school district students, yet they rarely get shut down.

Cyber charter schools are drawing students, and therefore state dollars, away from the local districts that fund them, raising concerns among rural district leaders about whether the financial burden is sustainable.

Public safety officials in Pittsburgh and across Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, are preparing for the threat of political violence in the leadup to next week's presidential election battle.

At a time when the incidence rates of autism and behavioral issues are on the rise, online charter schools are becoming an increasingly popular option, but local districts warn there are downsides for students.

The partnership means Verizon’s fiber-optic high speed Internet will be available in every neighborhood, improving Internet speeds for remote work, remote schooling, telemedicine and much more.

A new Center for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies at Pennsylvania Western University will provide tools, knowledge and training for faculty to integrate AI effectively into their teaching.

At least three state candidates running for Lancaster County districts in the U.S. House of Representatives turned to AI this year to help describe their policy views to voters before Election Day.

The Neurodiversity Cyber Initiative will invite high school and college students, as well as adult learners, to dual-enroll at Mercyhurst University and the Pennsylvania Cybersecurity Center at eCenter@LindenPointe.

A new deal would restart the nuclear power station’s Unit 1 reactor by 2028. Microsoft has committed to buy electricity generated, to run its data centers. The plant’s condition has received good reviews but capital investments will be needed.

Millersville University will use a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to teach computer skills and hold job-searching workshops, among other initiatives, in Columbia.

Several Pennsylvania school districts are getting hit by extensive, time-consuming, anonymous requests for large volumes of information. Officials suspect non-local people are using an AI to auto-generate these requests.

With a new requirement from the Department of Justice looming, state and local governments must make their digital services accessible for people with disabilities, but not all are starting from the same place.

A new bill offers grant funding to purchase smartphone bags for schools that prohibit the use of cellphones during the school day. A statewide prohibition on student cellphone use during school is also in the works.

State and municipal agencies and one of the nation’s most populous counties are integrating AI and GIS into their permitting systems, adding automation and enhancing transparency to improve service and accountability.