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Doug Robinson talks cyber grants — NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Good news, bad news for state and local cyber grant funding, says NASCIO director

NASCIO's executive director said the remainder of the $1 billion in the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program probably won't get clawed back, but the program probably…

By Colin Wood

Trump and Landry — President Donald Trump speaks with Hyundai Chairman Euisun Chung (right), Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (center) and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., (left) at an investment announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House March 24, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Louisiana’s digital wallet gets approved for airports, federal buildings

State

By Colin Wood

California Gov. Gavin Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to a crowd on July 8, 2025 in Florence, South Carolina. (Sean Rayford / Getty Images)

California governor unveils ‘Breakthrough Project’ to streamline state operations

State

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Recent News

Agentic AI pilot to help Virginia cut, update state regulations

By Keely Quinlan
California’s fire protection agency made an AI chatbot. It can’t answer one crucial question

By Malena Carollo
Utah to deploy AI to handle non-emergency calls, speed up 911 response

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Ohio accelerates next-generation 911 rollout

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Pennsylvania experiencing statewide 911 outage

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Popular Stories

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States need more accurate broadband data, Pew study shows

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts found that state broadband polices informed by federal data fall short in their abilities to "target funding, identify existing…

By Keely Quinlan

Flood recovery efforts — Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images)

As other states rally to aid Texas flood recovery efforts, officials demand answers

North Dakota, California, and others are sending resources to Texas to aid in the state's recovery efforts after a catastrophic flood left dozens of people dead or…

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Amid cuts to federal cyber services, local election officials expect greater state support

A report from the Brennan Center for Justice shows that 61% of local election officials are concerned with CISA's recent scaling back of cybersecurity services.

By Colin Wood

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AI tool that writes police reports needs better oversight, transparency, report says

The Electronic Frontier Foundation says Axon's Draft One tool lacks features for determining which parts of a police report were written by a human and which were…

By Keely Quinlan

College students will help defend North Carolina’s computer networks

By Colin Wood

North Dakota promotes interim cybersecurity chief

By Colin Wood

North Carolina deploys AI-powered traffic signal management software to 2,500 intersections

By Keely Quinlan

Citing risk to kids, California bill targets controversial AI ‘companion’ chatbots

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

For most states, AI adoption is still in early stages, Code for America report shows

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Podcasts

What could Texas learn from North Carolina’s flood warning system?

By StateScoop Staff

The tool helping vulnerable populations in California beat the heat

By StateScoop Staff

Inside report: Food bank data and the Digital Equity Act

By StateScoop Staff

New Orleans’ battle over facial recognition

By StateScoop Staff

Videos

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

By Keely Quinlan

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Six months in, North Dakota’s new CIO says his job is ‘foolproof’

By Keely Quinlan

How integrated payments are optimizing government services

By Scoop News Group

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AI to be key in Minnesota’s new fraud prevention program

By Keely Quinlan

Insights

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

By Jim Weaver

Identity’s expanding and intricate role in enhancing the new administration’s government operations and public service

By Deepika Sud

Strengthening multi-cloud security with a unified approach

By Dave Karakis

Ramping up digital fraud prevention with advanced verification tools

By Scoop News Group

The Latest

Gulf of America — A photo of a computer screen on displaying Google Maps July 7, 2025 reveals the Gulf of America, where once there was the Gulf of Mexico. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Government’s ancient tradition of renaming things continues

Texas flooding 2025 — Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images)

Did Trump cuts play role in Central Texas flood deaths?

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont casts his vote at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut on November 3, 2020. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images)

Connecticut’s voter rights law, the strongest in the nation, finally got funded

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California lets thousands of state employees work from home for another year

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AI-powered police body cameras are renewing privacy and bias concerns

Ted Cruz — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., speaks during the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)

Senate kills off proposed moratorium on state AI law enforcement

Gov. Kathy Hochul — At a signing event on June 27, 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul holds up a bill designed to improve the state’s cybersecurity. (Aidin Bharti / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

Per new law, all New York agencies required to take cyber awareness training

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North Carolina announces new leaders to help close digital divide

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Supreme Court protects FCC school and library internet subsidies in new ruling

Trump and Abbott — President Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after Trump signed an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Inspired by Trump, Texas first to fund state ‘strategic’ bitcoin reserve

food bank line — People wait in line as free food is distributed to residents in need at a weekly food bank at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn on February 28, 2024 in New York City.(Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

Proposed SNAP cuts would push food banks toward ‘breaking point’

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Alabama to add invisible security emblems to ballots

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PDFs are the tip of the spear for Code for America’s new AI studio

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