The personal information, including names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers of former students in a South Carolina school district, was posted online following a data breach. 

Montana State University (MSU) is opening the doors of its new quantum computing research facility at the end of this month – making the university home to one of only five quantum network test beds in the world. 

The Ohio State University has hired Rob Lowden as the university’s new chief information officer (CIO), according to updates provided by Lowden on his LinkedIn account.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration (SAF/SQ) has become the new sponsor for Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) as part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) program.

Several technology-focused associations representing state and local officials are urging congressional appropriators to reinstate Federal funding for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), which they said is a vital cybersecurity coordination hub relied upon by governments across the country.

Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes issued a call on Aug. 12 for $13.5 million of new cybersecurity funding to help modernize and protect the state’s election infrastructure following a recent attempted cyberattack on his office’s candidate portal.

Maryland’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) has published its new Information Technology Master Plan that charts a course for modernizing how the state operates, builds, and delivers IT services.

New York City has launched its first-ever Information Technology (IT) Management Academy to help upskill city tech leaders.

The University of Maryland (UMD) said it plans to use a recent $2.85 million gift from tech entrepreneur and UMD alumnus Brendan Iribe to launch the University of Maryland Computing Catalyst, a new initiative designed to expand opportunities in computing for both university students and K–12 learners.

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has announced that it will participate in the College Board’s AP Career Kickstart courses, launching an AP Cybersecurity and AP Networking pilot in three Mississippi high schools this fall.