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Arielle Roth
NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth testifies during the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing titled “Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration,” in Rayburn building on June 30, 2026. (Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

States review satellite BEAD locations after new broadband data changed eligibility

After making more federal broadband funding open to satellite internet deployments, the NTIA is now asking some states to review their project lists.
Adrian Fontes
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes looks on during a House Administration Committee hearing in the Longworth House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Bonnie Cash / Getty Images)

Arizona secretary of state expands AI chatbot ahead of midterm elections

Arizona's secretary of state said his office's expanded chatbot is designed to augment the work of human agents and provide off-hours access to reliable information.
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Ralph Johnson
Washington State Chief Information Security Officer Ralph Johnson rests between sessions at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers midyear conference in National Harbor, Maryland, on May 1, 2023. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Washington state CISO announces retirement from government

After decades working for county and state governments, Ralph Johnson has announced he'll pursue work advising the public sector on matters of cybersecurity.
A makeshift memorial
A makeshift memorial dedicated to the lives of the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who were killed during last year’s Texas Hill Country flash floods is seen on June 24, 2026 in Hunt, Texas. Camp Mystic has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy nearly one year after the devastating July 4th Texas Hill Country floods that claimed the lives of 25 girls and two teenage counselors at the camp’s location along the Guadalupe River. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

One year after devastating Texas floods, adoption of warning systems remains uneven

A year after catastrophic flooding in Texas's Hill Country exposed critical gaps in emergency warning systems, state and local officials are expanding efforts in flood detection technology.
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