The National Association of State Chief Information Officers presented Virginia CISO Michael Watson with its Thomas M. Jarrett State Cybersecurity Leadership Award.
Thanks to a brokering service offered by the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, government agencies won't have to pay double-charges and other extra fees.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order outlining how the state will be allowed to use AI inside government agencies and education institutions.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin charged state offices with reviewing potential AI hazards and noted that federal and state officials have been "too slow" to draft policies.
State broadband officials reacted to awards from the Broadband, Equity, Accessibility, and Deployment grant program with a mix of excitement and curiosity.