State and local officials tell Senate they 'really need' cyber grants

Shawnzia Thomas, who's spent the past 13 years in various roles at the Georgia state government, will replace longtime CIO Calvin Rhodes, who stepped down...

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's new map shows the broadband shortages in areas like tribal lands and minority-serving...

Oakland, California, CIO Andrew Peterson rejoined the private sector after more than four years leading technology projects in the San Francisco Bay Area city.

Now in their eighth year, the StateScoop 50 Awards honor the people and projects across the state IT community making a difference in government.

A survey of IT and security professionals found that the frequency and severity of account-takeover attacks are increasing.

Perhaps more than technology, the expertise of locals can propel a geographic information systems project, said Wisconsin GIO Jim Giglierano.

Cisco executives said a new Rural Broadband Center will showcase technologies designed to reduce internet providers' costs of expanding service.

How agencies are prioritizing constituent engagement with customer experience (CX) strategies that aim to modernize the communication channels.

Amanda Daflos, Los Angeles' former chief innovation officer, stepped down last month to become the executive director of the Bloomberg Center for Public...

A bipartisan bill seeks to invest in "future-proof" networks and support the creation of municipal broadband services, amid a broader debate on infrastructure.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said his state's voting machine standards go further than the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's VVSG 2.0, which didn't...

The 2021 StateScoop 50 Awards recognize the top people and projects in state government IT. In interviews with StateScoop, winners of this year’s prizes look back at their work over the past year, most of which was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, winners of the StateScoop 50 State Leadership of the Year winners share their lessons learned during the health crisis, their biggest challenges during the pandemic and the technologies and practices they believe to be underappreciated in government. Previous interviews in the 2021 StateScoop 50 Awards include winners in the GoldenGov category. Reporting by Emily Bamforth, Benjamin Freed, Ryan Johnston, Jake Williams and Colin Wood. These interviews were edited and condensed.

Members of the cybersecurity group for state and local agencies can access a Deloitte website that collects threat intelligence for a variety of sectors, the...