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Sen. Patty Murray
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing to discuss President Bidens fiscal year 2023 budget request for the National Institute of Health on May 17, 2022. (Anna Rose Layden / Pool / AFP / Getty Images)

FCC’s E-Rate program needs to cover cybersecurity, senators told

Amy McLaughlin, head of the cybersecurity program at K-12 tech group CoSN, said E-Rate needs to be updated to cover network defenses.
Jessica Rosenworcel
Jessica Rosenworcel testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Communications and Technology Subcommittee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill December 05, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

FCC approves $7.1 billion in broadband funds for schools and libraries

The new fund for schools and libraries to improve their internet and devices was approved as part of the American Rescue Plan.
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