Groundhog handler AJ Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil after he saw his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter during the 140th annual Groundhog Day festivities on Feb. 2, 2026 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen / Getty Images)
A Flock Safety camera is seen at the Buckhorn Plaza shopping center near Bloomsburg Pennsylvania. (Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
A new report claims states and local governments can do more to safeguard LGBTQ+ data in the face of hostile federal policies, including expanding data collection.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr, right, speaks with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, after attending the presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy in the East Room of the White House March 20, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)
Shannon Casucci, the former acting deputy associate chief information officer and IT director at the General Services Administration, will aid North Carolina in improving its procurement processes.