Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., urged Google to reverse a policy that would deny K-12 students access to Google Search at schools that reject its artificial intelligence (AI) tools, escalating scrutiny of how the company bundles AI into classroom technology. In a Nov. 9 letter to Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Markey called on the […]
The Ohio State University and Microsoft announced a five-year partnership Nov. 10 to expand cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and technology training across clinical care, research, and education. The partnership targets moving approximately 70% to 80% of Ohio State’s storage and computing to Microsoft Azure, including digital pathology and imaging workloads, according to a Microsoft […]
The University of Utah, the University of Arkansas, and Savannah State University named chief information officers (CIOs) to lead campus technology operations and digital strategy. Utah created its first enterprise CIO position, and Arkansas formalized an interim appointment. The appointments put campus infrastructure, enterprise technology coordination, and digital strategy under new or expanded leadership. Utah […]
Three-quarters of state and local government decision-makers expect their agencies’ reliance on legacy technology to eventually cause a significant operational failure, according to an EY survey of 200 leaders released Oct. 29. Meanwhile, 68% reported positive returns on modernization initiatives over the past two years, EY said in a press release. Although 96% reported documented […]
State and local government agencies should map their IT systems and identify critical services before an outage to avoid wasting valuable recovery time, according to Matt Sweet, assistant IT director for the City of Roseville, Calif.
Under a public-private partnership, the State of New Jersey will develop a statewide supercomputer to expand artificial intelligence (AI) research, support workforce development, and increase access to advanced computing resources.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced new funding opportunities on Oct. 27 to support the 2027 Presidential Super Intelligence (SI) Challenge, offering eligible grant recipients up to $100,000 each to help students and educators develop technology-driven solutions to real-world problems.
State education leaders are making artificial intelligence (AI) their top technology priority, but more than two-thirds say they struggle to independently verify vendors’ claims about AI products, according to the 2026 State EdTech Trends report. The report, produced by Whiteboard Advisors and commissioned by the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), draws on survey responses […]
Franklin University consolidated approximately 100 separate vendor accounts into a centralized purchasing platform, reducing routine administrative work and giving staff greater visibility into spending, according to Euna Solutions, which provides cloud-based software for procurement, budgeting, payments, and grants management to public sector organizations. The private university in Columbus, Ohio, uses Euna Marketplace to let departments […]
“Water is what kept me up at night,” said Philip Stupak, a former assistant national cyber director, at ISC2 Security Congress 2026. Small water districts are particularly vulnerable to attack – and increasingly critical to national security.
