The White House Office of the National Cyber Director released its long-awaited national cybersecurity strategy on Friday, outlining a six-pillar framework intended to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity.

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.

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.

The University of Iowa has appointed Brad Rohrer as chief information officer (CIO) and associate vice president. His first day was Feb. 23.

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.

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.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections and the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) stood up a new commission to advise the state’s ongoing effort to modernize its election management platform.

After years of delays in deploying funding for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program, lawmakers on Wednesday said the focus must shift from planning to construction, with “shovels in the ground” across the country.

Vanderbilt University expanded campuswide access to generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, formalizing a multi-tool approach to powering advancements in research, education, and operations, according to a university announcement.

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