Press Releases

<p>Red Grasso of the North Carolina Department of Information Technology has been named chairman of the new Disaster Response and Recovery Working Group of the Broadband Deployment Advisory Committee within the FCC.</p>

<p>The GREAT Grant Program is a $10 million grant program that allows internet service providers and electric membership cooperatives to compete for funding to lower financial barriers that prevent broadband expansion in rural communities.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Local, state and federal officials will gather for a two-day policy academy to examine how to strengthen the state&rsquo;s planning for cyber disruptions and make recommendations for updating cybersecurity laws.</p>

<p>Eric Boyette, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Information Technology and State Chief Information Officer, has been elected secretary/treasurer of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).</p>

<p>A leader in the North Carolina Department of Information Technology has been honored by NC TECH, a professional association dedicated to promoting technology and innovation in North Carolina.</p>

<p>Malicious emails sent to the state of North Carolina increased more than 60 percent during the days leading up to the landfall of Hurricane Florence, State Chief Risk Officer Maria Thompson said Thursday.<em></em></p>

<p>North Carolina&rsquo;s 911 Board has issued a set of guidelines and reminders designed to keep North Carolinians and the state&rsquo;s first responders safer during Hurricane Florence.</p>

<p>Drawing attention to information technology issues is often difficult, Tarte said. Most people are focused on education, health and transportation issues. He estimated the state spends about $2 billion a year on information technology.</p>