Nation-state actors are hiding on the IT systems of U.S. critical infrastructure, waiting to hit, one cybersecurity official warned at a Washington event.

The U.S. Senate declined to vote on the House's Spectrum Innovation Act, a bill that would have provided $10 billion for next-generation 911.

Florida's governor proposed a "Digital Bill of Rights" and a TikTok ban on state devices and networks at public schools.

Gov. Greg Abbott gave Texas agencies until Feb. 15 to develop policies implementing a ban of TikTok and other Chinese technology.

Gov. Kristi Noem signed banned state agencies from issuing contracts to businesses linked to several countries, including China and Russia.

Nearly half of all states have banned TikTok from government use, only a few have extended those bans to other Chinese-owned tech companies.

Maryland banned TikTok from government devices. State CISO Chip Stewart also blocked other Chinese tech companies, including Huawei and ZTE.

A Georgetown University think tank found many state and local agencies have bought devices made by Chinese firms banned from federal sales.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to ban all governments in his state from buying technology from hostile nations is just grandstanding, one researcher told StateScoop.

Research suggests that hackers linked to Chinese intelligence have taken a new focus on U.S. state governments since last May.