New NTIA broadband map highlights digital divide

While the House is advancing a $500 million grant proposal, the Senate has moved much more slowly, despite pleas from state and local officials.

Perhaps more than technology, the expertise of locals can propel a geographic information systems project, said Wisconsin GIO Jim Giglierano.

Cisco executives said a new Rural Broadband Center will showcase technologies designed to reduce internet providers' costs of expanding service.

A bipartisan bill seeks to invest in "future-proof" networks and support the creation of municipal broadband services, amid a broader debate on infrastructure.

With ransomware attacks on the rise, state and local leaders need to look at modern identity and access management tools to mitigate identity-based security risks.

Cybersecurity, association leaders said, also remains a top concern as the public safety technology gets closer to launch.

The Commerce Department will lead the distribution of $1 billion in grants to expand broadband access on tribal lands, Vice President Kamala Harris said.

The ever-growing government IT vendor announced an $84 million deal to acquire VendEngine, which makes a variety of software used by incarcerated people.

The county, which includes Seattle, became the first county government to institute an outright ban on the controversial surveillance technology.

When the Washington State’s Health Benefits Exchange earmarked their API management tool as legacy, its leaders turned to an open source, cloud-based tool to modernize.