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Gov. Jared Polis speaks during a press conference at the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on May 14, 2026. (Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post)

Colorado IT office lays off 170 staff, names new CIO

Colorado's chief information officer, David Edinger, will be replaced by Sarah Tuneberg, the technology bureau's deputy executive director for digital and delivery.

By Keely Quinlan

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Access broker behind Oregon state government network intrusion sentenced to 4+ years in prison

Cybersecurity

By Colin Wood

HHS building

HHS offers states $6M for predictive child welfare systems

Data & Analytics

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Recent News

New York’s mayor unveils ‘COGE’ government efficiency office

By Keely Quinlan
NYC Public Advocate pitches ‘Internet for All’ plan to expand affordable broadband citywide

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
FEMA review signals shift to state-led disaster management

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Nevada names client services chief as new statewide CTO

By Colin Wood
Mississippi governor launches statewide AI education ‘framework’

By Keely Quinlan

Popular Stories

Ohio’s governor is ‘laser focused’ on next-generation 911

Ohio Chief Information Officer Katrina Flory said her governor, Mike DeWine, is "laser focused" on getting more counties linked into the state's core next-generation 911 services.

By StateScoop Staff

Ohio says AI can provide ‘more tools’ for the state workers’ toolbox

Ohio Chief Information Officer Katrina Flory said a recent RFP is about "getting more partners in to engage with our agencies" on AI.

By StateScoop Staff

House hearing with state CIOs — Tennessee Chief Information Officer Kristin Darby, New York State Director of Security and Intelligence Colin Ahern, Florida CIO Warren Sponholtz and Samir Jain, vice president of policy at the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology, are sworn in before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection on May 21, 2026. (Homeland Security Committee Events / YouTube)

State IT officials make a case for cyber grant reauthorization before House subcommittee

"We are being asked to manage nation-state risks while our federal partners step back,” Colin Ahern, New York State’s director of security and intelligence, told House lawmakers.

By Colin Wood

Quantum-Lab-NM — A worker looks over the construction of New Mexico’s quantum lab in downtown Albuquerque. (New Mexico Economic Development Department)

Inside New Mexico’s push to build a quantum startup hub

Decades ago, Microsoft spun out of Sandia National Labs and left New Mexico. Officials there said they haven't forgotten and that they don't intend to repeat the…

By Keely Quinlan

California Gov. Newsom signs executive order to prepare workforce for AI disruption

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

To fight deed fraud, Maryland considers the blockchain

By Colin Wood

Pennsylvania launches higher education dashboards to track workforce trends

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Kansas debuts digital platform replacing 60-year-old paper-driven regulation system

By Keely Quinlan

California Gov. Newsom appoints new data chief

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Podcasts

Chief AI officer role is ‘part strategy, part operator, part change leader’

By StateScoop Staff

The digital divide is shrinking, but ‘there’s still a long way to go’

By StateScoop Staff

Will we return to the ‘golden age of FEMA’?

By StateScoop Staff

‘Now is the time to build bridges,’ says Code for America CEO

By StateScoop Staff

Videos

Mississippi’s last few years have been ‘really successful,’ says state CIO

By StateScoop Staff

Creating ‘compelling agenda’ was key to grabbing legislature’s attention, says Mississippi’s CIO

By StateScoop Staff

Mississippi prepares for new security operations center, centralized IT services

By StateScoop Staff

Nevada’s CIO likes golfing with his family

By StateScoop Staff

Insights

How states can strengthen program integrity with better risk visibility

By Scoop News Group

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Bridging the AI scalability gap: From experimentation to enterprise impact

By Beth Howen

How state agencies can prepare for H.R. 1

By Scoop News Group

How agencies can avoid common AI adoption pitfalls

By Scoop News Group

The Latest

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Louisiana Senate approves blockchain ‘task force’ resolution

The Rikers Island jail sign is seen on March 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Despite AI call-monitoring concerns, NYC corrections plans to renew $23M telecom contract

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Texas efficiency office launches AI chatbot to help public navigate regulations, licensing

NYC construction — Construction workers build a new tower on March 26, 2020 in New York City. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / Getty Images)

Limiting construction noise, detecting potholes priorities for rising NYC transit tech startups

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States move to formalize AI governance as adoption expands, report finds

NJ Transit sign — A view of a New Jersey Transit train at Secaucus Junction Station on May 01, 2026 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Dustin Satloff / Getty Images)

New Jersey announces new transit app, other tech upgrades as part of governor’s ‘Rapid Action Plan’

Alabama state capitol building — Alabama State Capitol building (Getty Images)

AI guardrails should be dynamic, evolving, says Alabama’s AI chief

Philadelphia flood — Water floods the Vine Street Expressway on Sept. 2, 2021 in Philadelphia. (Michael Abbott / Getty Images)

Philadelphia’s new website allows public to track flood risk

Code For America partners with Anthropic on AI tools for SNAP caseworkers

Missouri state capitol building — (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)

New Missouri law protects against ‘abusive’ web-accessibility lawsuits

Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference at San Lorenzo High School as he signs executive order to expand women’s access to capital and wealth-building opportunities in partnership with First Partner Siebel Newsom in San Lorenzo, California, on March 18, 2026. (Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images)

California invites residents to help shape statewide AI policy

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Inside Indiana Money Quest, a ‘responsive, reactive’ financial literacy program powered by AI

Hawaii State Capitol — The Hawaii State Capitol building sits in Honolulu. (Getty Images)

Hawaii AG claims someone is impersonating the state’s CTO, a role that doesn’t exist

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