Amid federal pushes away from fiber broadband, Texas kicks off satellite pilot program | StateScoop
Texas' satellite pilot program signals a broader shift in government to support alternatives to traditional broadband.| StateScoop
Texas' satellite pilot program signals a broader shift in government to support alternatives to traditional broadband.| StateScoop
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry the state's motor vehicle system has seen "significant improvements in performance" following recent fixes.| StateScoop
Recurring IT outages at Louisiana's Office of Motor Vehicles led Gov. Jeff Landry to declare a state of emergency, accelerating replacement of outdated systems.| StateScoop
Data from the states' new BEAD proposals shows the total number of eligible locations across country has decreased on average by 14%,| StateScoop
A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts found that state broadband polices informed by federal data fall short in their abilities to "target funding, identify existing gaps, and evaluate different approaches to achieving universal access."| StateScoop
SpaceX claimed Virginia purposefully excluded Starlink from competing on equal footing for bids on more than 95% of eligible build locations.| StateScoop
In the face of looming changes to BEAD, several state broadband chiefs said their offices were slowly moving ahead with the program.| StateScoop
Broadband groups are worried that narrowing the definition of "community anchor institution" will limit access to BEAD funds.| StateScoop
Researchers at New York Law School found that more than half of locations originally eligible to receive federal broadband funding are no longer eligible.| StateScoop
The Sonoma County Public Safety Consortium is taking steps to make sure local agencies have the IT, data and communication tools they need to keep communities safe.| StateScoop
Bloomberg's City Data Alliance now includes 80 cities from 12 countries.| StateScoop
More than 200 state and local governments have signed up to Civic Match, a new service matching outgoing federal workers with new roles.| StateScoop
Philadelphia's new data dashboard tracks metrics on housing initiatives, including the total number of rental units and affordable housing units participating in city programs.| StateScoop
The law will make New Jersey the 16th state to allow its residents to use digital driver’s licenses in lieu of physical IDs.| StateScoop
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new program designed to bring free or low-cost internet to nearly 2,200 households living in public housing.| StateScoop
The Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority announced a new grant program designed to support digital government and civic technology projects.| StateScoop
The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision to protect the FCC's Universal Service Fund, which subsidizes school and library internet service.| StateScoop
North Carolina's new chief information officer said she doesn't operate at the slow speed of government, but "at the speed of business."| StateScoop
Pennsylvania officials announced numerous changes to how the state is buying new technologies, including shrinking time-consuming questionnaires agencies must submit.| StateScoop
Pennsylvania's governor has added WhatsApp to its growing list of channels for communicating with the public.| StateScoop
Kristin Darby has been named to replace Stephanie Dedmon, who is set to retire at the end of June after serving as Tennessee's CIO since 2018.| StateScoop
New Hampshire's CIO has joined a "prestigious yet small group" of state tech officials to have served in their roles for more than a decade.| StateScoop
Since serving as deputy CIO since 2008, Jim Barnhart has been promoted to the top spot in Kentucky's technology office.| StateScoop
Gov. JB Pritzker appointed Brandon Ragle, who has served as the acting chief information officer of Illinois, as the state's permanent CIO.| StateScoop
Several CIOs have announced over the past few weeks that they’ll be vacating their state roles at the end of this year or in 2025.| StateScoop
With five new tech leads and a new digital experience office, Maryland's IT chief said she hopes to bring focus to the state's transformation efforts.| StateScoop
Trump described the Digital Equity Act as a "giveaway" based on race, and vowed to end it. Critics pointed out that he'll need support from Congress.| StateScoop
California launched a new AI-powered tool design to accelerate the process of approving building permits. Recent fires destroyed more than 16,000 homes, businesses and other buildings.| StateScoop
MTA Chief Security Officer Michael Kemper said he's exploring the use of AI-powered cameras to detect potentially dangerous behavior.| StateScoop
The ransomware group Rhysida released said it released stolen Oregon agency files to the dark web. The agency said it's "aware" of the claim.| StateScoop
GovJobs.fyi is the latest effort to connect laid-off federal employees with new jobs in state and local government.| StateScoop
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis named Sarah Tuneberg, a tech entrepreneur and former COVID-19 response director, to lead the state's digital service office.| StateScoop
Louisiana's broadband chief says the governor's letter is intended to "provide more flexibility for states to choose their own path."| StateScoop
California's Department of Motor Vehicles has partnered with AuthenticID, a biometric identity company, to allow residents to verify their identities for the state’s mobile driver’s license program, the company said in an announcement Wednesday.| StateScoop
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced the Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience, an in-house team to modernize state services.| StateScoop
Under a new operational agenda from Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado will focus on improving digital services through 2027.| StateScoop
Politicians and policymakers are finding new ways to ensure the FCC's policy reversal does not stand.| StateScoop
New survey results from the Center for Internet Security found that all types of attacks against government agencies increased in frequency last year.| StateScoop
San Francisco's police chief said drones have led to arrests and that they can be credited with decade-low levels of crime in the city.| StateScoop
A bill moving through the Connecticut legislature would be the first law to comprehensively regulates the private sector's use of AI.| StateScoop
States and cities are among the organizations worldwide reporting service disruptions caused by a faulty CrowdStrike software update.| StateScoop
