It’s October. Are you aware of cybersecurity yet?

State CIO Amy Tong said the plan is a "fundamental effort" to improve and standardize cybersecurity across a sprawling government enterprise.

In this report, StateScoop & EdScoop explore the ways information security — and the people who lead those efforts — is changing in the public sector.

The pandemic presented "the right business case" for AI in state government, Maryland IT Secretary Michael Leahy said in a new report.

Laura Clark, who was named the state's chief security officer in February, will get double duty as CIO, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said.

Hundreds of Louisiana residents have downloaded the app to verify their income with the state in the past few weeks, the company said.

After testing in the Denver suburb of Golden, the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance plans to expand its self-driving shuttles into two more cities next year.

Ravi Krishnan, who has also been a data strategist, will succeed Dorman Bazzell, who was hired as the state's first data officer in 2018.

A senior data analyst from the National Security Agency will advise Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan's office on data privacy and security policies.

A new small-business portal in Wichita, Kansas, is the latest in a series of initiatives among local governments to offer greater aid to small businesses.

The state's mobile app, LA Wallet, will now enable residents to carry digital hunting and fishing permits on their smartphone.

Getting people comfortable with new controls is one of the greatest hurdles to improving security, local cybersecurity leaders said during an online event.

The White House's Chris DeRusha told officials in his former state of Michigan that they've "done a lot of big creative things."

Andrew Butcher, director of the Maine Broadband Coalition, would lead an office to improve broadband in Maine, one of the most poorly connected states.