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Uni. of Hawaii Cancer Center Confirms Cyberattack Exposed Personal Info
A 2025 cyberattack on the University of Hawaiʻi (UH) Cancer Center’s Epidemiology Division may have exposed files containing Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers, the university announced last week.
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  1. North Carolina Partners With GovRAMP
    The North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT) has partnered with GovRAMP to adopt a unified security framework for cloud service providers working with state agencies.
  2. Maryland Maryland Rolls Out Zero Trust Cyber Policy
    Maryland’s Department of Information Technology announced on Tuesday a new statewide cybersecurity and privacy policy that shifts the state away from its “trust but verify” model in favor of a zero trust framework.
  3. Minnesota Tech Council Issues 2025 Report
    Minnesota’s Technology Advisory Council (TAC) released its 2025 report Feb. 19, outlining new recommendations to state officials to strengthen security, innovation, and service delivery across government.
  1. Texas Tech Awarded $149M Cyber Grant for EMP Testing, Cyber Upgrades
    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott awarded a $149 million grant to Texas Tech University to support the development of an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) testing site and make cybersecurity infrastructure enhancements, according to a press release from the governor’s office.
  2. UMMC Hit by Cyberattack; Clinics Close
    Officials at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) confirmed on the morning of Feb. 19 that it was struck by a cyberattack that disrupted its IT network and electronic medical records (EMR) system.
  3. University of Iowa Names Brad Rohrer CIO
    The University of Iowa has appointed Brad Rohrer as chief information officer (CIO) and associate vice president. His first day was Feb. 23.
  4. Mass. Kicks Off Deployment of AI Assistant Tool to State Workforce
    Massachusetts state officials said they are putting a ChatGPT-powered artificial intelligence (AI) tool into the hands of nearly 40,000 state employees who work within the government’s executive branch.
  1. Philadelphia Launches ‘Breathe Philly’ to Expand Real-Time Air Quality Data
    Philadelphia on Wednesday announced a new citywide air quality monitoring network designed to give residents real-time air quality information in every neighborhood.
  2. UTC Rolls Out Safe@UTC App to Boost Campus Safety
    The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) is rolling out a new mobile emergency notification and incident management application designed to strengthen campus safety and real-time response capabilities. 
  3. NSF Funding University Projects on Agriculture-Focused AI Tech
    The National Science Foundation (NSF) said it is making $2.4 million of funding awards to several U.S.-based universities that are doing work on six international research projects aimed at leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) tech for agricultural applications.
  4. CoSN Adds Critical Media Literacy to Innovation Hurdles List
    The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) – an association that represents K-12 school system technology leaders – is identifying critical media literacy as an increasingly important hurdle for students navigating content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
  5. Making AI Safe at Scale Means Moving Past Point-in-Time Security
    State and local governments are moving quickly from artificial intelligence (AI) experimentation to production use, and that shift is forcing a new kind of security posture – one that can keep up with constantly changing models, data pipelines, and cloud services.
  6. Universities Win $3.5M to Expand Tech Training Hub for Educators
    The University of Kansas and the University of Central Florida have secured a $3.5 million federal grant to expand a national center helping educators navigate rapidly evolving technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI).
  7. BEAD Nears Finish Line as NTIA Clears 8 More Final Approvals
    Six states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are now fully approved under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Arielle Roth announced on Monday.
  8. Colorado Launches New Online myDMV Portal for Vehicle Services
    Starting Feb. 17, Colorado residents will be able to access a new digital portal from the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) that allows them to manage vehicle services and credentials online. 
  9. Butler University Appoints Carol Williams CIO
    Butler University has named Carol Williams chief information officer (CIO) at the Indianapolis-based institution.
  10. GAO Survey: School Districts Face Hurdles With Assistive Tech
    A survey of eight U.S. school districts by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that their deployments of assistive technologies to help students with disabilities are facing problems, including a lack of awareness of those products and services and the training required to use them.