A cyberattack of undetermined origin disrupted water treatment plants in at least 30 communities in Minnesota, according to the state's technology bureau.
A new report from the Family Benefits Lab urges California state agencies to use its already extensive data infrastructure to proactively connect young mothers with benefits.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2026. (Nathan Posner / Anadolu via Getty Images)
Speaking at Sacramento McClellan Airport, California Gov. Gavin Newsom tallied the many cutting-edge firefighting technologies to have been adopted since he took office.
Data-privacy experts said on a recent panel that while state privacy laws regulate what data brokers can collect and sell, those laws often do not extend to the problematic conclusions…
Tom Lishness of Windsor motors participates in the Powerboat division of the Pumpkin Regatta, part of the Pumpkinfest in Damariscotta, Maine, on Oct. 9, 2017. In addition to the motorized pumkins there were also those powered by paddle. Hundreds of spectators lined the wharf of the harbor. Others viewed the race, out of the rain, nearby in The Lincoln Theater. (Carl D. Walsh / Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
A virus in the Paramyxoviridae family, from the genus Morbillivirus, which causes measles, can be seen through the lens of a microscope. (BSIP / Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks from Coney Island’s Luna Park to announce the Public Interest Technology Crew, or PIT Crew, initiative on July 13, 2026. (NYC Mayor’s Office)
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)
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker smiles during a 2024 United States Secret Service Democratic National Convention security briefing on July 25, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Vincent Alban/Getty Images)
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)