34 states and territories have already signed up for the $45B broadband fund

The StateScoop 50 Awards honor the most influential people in state government IT and the most innovative projects that improve services.

The Transit Tech Lab announced 10 new companies that will run eight-week pilot programs to help with safety, operations and emissions.

On the Priorities Podcast, North Carolina broadband official Nate Denny explains his approach to new federal funding for high-speed internet.

Georgia CIO Shawnzia Thomas said at an AWS Summit that her state is moving "as many applications as we can" to cloud services.

Chicago Public Schools said teacher-evaluation software sold by edtech nonprofit Battelle for Kids was hit by ransomware in December 2021.

Bob C. Leek, who's been with the Las Vegas-area county since February 2021, now leads its 200-person IT department in Clark County.

TennCare CIO Hugh Hale said he wants to automate as many of his agency's processes as possible to make themselves "easier to deal with."

Lawmakers approved a cyber coordination bill firming up CISA's information-sharing relationships with state and local governments.

Amy McLaughlin, head of the cybersecurity program at K-12 tech group CoSN, said E-Rate needs to be updated to cover network defenses.

Social-services agencies in California, Colorado, Connecticut and Louisiana are working with the group's new Safety Net Innovation Lab.

When COVID-19 closed government offices, the state's Department of Transitional Assistance started texting people who rely on its benefits.

Bloomberg Philanthropies and other groups unveiled the Local Infrastructure Hub, a program that helps communities get grant funding.

State data chief Joy Bonaguro said the Office of Data and Innovation "will allow each program to leverage the expertise of each group."