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FEMA building — The Federal Emergency Management Agency building is seen on May 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)

The government shutdown didn’t stop disaster relief, but it delays money for states

What happens to disaster relief during a federal shutdown? It's complicated.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Colorado’s new benefits finder is helping thousands save on rising energy costs

Digital Services

By Keely Quinlan

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Beeck Center updates design system tracker for states

Digital Services

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Recent News

Texas appoints state’s first chief AI and innovation officer

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
NASCIO names 2025 State IT Recognition Awards winners

By Colin Wood
AI gun-detection firm ZeroEyes launches drone-based product

By Keely Quinlan
Newsom vetoes AI safety bill aimed at companion chatbots

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Accessibility emerges alongside AI as priority for state tech leaders at NASCIO annual conference

By Keely Quinlan

Popular Stories

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Texas expands digital assistant services to include boat and driver’s licenses

Texans can now renew their boat registrations and upgrade their driver’s licenses online.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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NASCIO honors three with State Technology Innovator Award

Three winners of NASCIO State Technology Innovator Award were named for their work advancing application development, citizen services and AI.

By Keely Quinlan

NASCIO annual conference in Denver 2025 — Mississippi Chief Information Officer Craig Orgeron (right), speaks on stage at the National Association of State CIOs annual conference in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 13, 2025. Joining him on stage were (right to left) Georgia CIO Shawnzia Thomas, North Dakota CIO Corey Mock and NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson. (Scoop News Group)

Financial uncertainty has state IT leaders searching for ‘creative’ solutions

Finding a "sugar daddy" is one option for state technology offices short on funds, suggested North Dakota's IT chief.

By Colin Wood

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Ohio cyber chief honored for collaborative spirit, ‘strategic leadership’

Holly Drake, Ohio’s chief information security officer, was presented with NASCIO's 2025 cybersecurity award.

By Colin Wood

Seattle airport latest to refuse to play political Kristi Noem video

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

State IT work ‘moves pretty fast,’ NASCIO 2025 survey shows

By Colin Wood

Pennsylvania’s CIO, CTO step down

By Colin Wood

AI discourse hasn’t totally eclipsed data-privacy efforts, as some had worried

By Keely Quinlan

North Dakota introduces Roughrider stablecoin, a digital currency for bank-to-bank transfers

By Colin Wood

Podcasts

‘Uncertainty’ is the word of the year for state CIOs

By StateScoop Staff

Inside NYC’s Digital Inclusion Week

By Keely Quinlan

Why geography matters in emergency messaging

By StateScoop Staff

The technology behind child and family services

By StateScoop Staff

Videos

Why cloud partnerships matter for public sector modernization

By Scoop News Group

State CIOs balance innovation and risk as IT modernization accelerates

By Scoop News Group

Government agencies turn to advanced tech to archive encrypted communications

By Scoop News Group

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New Jersey’s IT upgrades ‘building in security’ from the start

By Keely Quinlan

Insights

Identity insights are critical in preventing provider enrollment fraud for government programs

By Deepika Sud

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Why hackers are targeting agency help desks and key employees to bypass cyber defenses

By Scoop News Group

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Why the phone still matters: Modernizing government call centers

By Scoop News Group

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Why it’s time to rethink how state and local governments store their data

By Jim Weaver

The Latest

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Illinois launches notification system for deer disease testing

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New guide to government forms was written ‘by public servants for public servants’

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New York State’s tech agency opens office hub in NYC

Trump — President Donald Trump looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks during a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Digital inclusion nonprofit sues Trump administration over Digital Equity Act cancellation

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Oklahoma deploys drones to combat rise in prison contraband

90s website — A personal webpage from the 1990s exemplifies the busy designs and inaccessible color schemes that characterized the era.

Eyeing accessibility deadline, states root out ancient web issues

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Oklahoma names former Washington-state official as new cyber chief

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Continuing digital equity efforts, NYC kicks off Digital Inclusion Week

Tennessee joins AWS’ AI and cloud workforce training program

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State chief data officers often lack funding, authority, survey finds

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Iowa credits data tools with helping the state reach lowest recidivism rate in a decade

lausd bus — A Los Angeles Unified School District bus in Inglewood, California on March 1, 2021. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP / Getty Images)

FCC ends E-Rate funding for Wi-Fi hotspots, school bus connectivity

Suma Nallapati — Denver Chief Artificial Intelligence and Information Officer Suma Nallapati (LinkedIn)

AI added to Denver CIO’s title

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