Orange County, N.C. is home to the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. (Getty Images) Orange County, N.C., recovering from ransomware attack The county of about 145,000 residents made relatively speedy progress bringing systems back online and did not pay the ransom, the county's CIO said. Mar 19, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Getty Images How the NYPD is using machine learning to spot crime patterns The department has revealed "Patternizr," a tool used the past two year years to spot crime patterns nearly invisible to the human eye. Mar 19, 2019 By Colin Wood
Getty Images Former Virginia technology secretary’s appointment to state board could lead to more drones Karen Jackson has been appointed to Virginia's emergency management and homeland security advisory panel. Mar 18, 2019 By Colin Wood
Getty Images Colorado considers blockchain for agricultural supply chain A new bill in the state legislature would create an advisory group to look at distributed-ledger technology in managing farms and the food supply. Mar 18, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Getty Images Computer error briefly gives 66,700 Louisianans double tax refunds The duplicate payments totaled $26 million. But officials have fixed the program that controls tax refunds and are now recouping the wayward funds. Mar 15, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Kentucky CIO Charles Grindle (StateScoop) Kentucky Senate declines to vote on bill lowering CIO’s salary Charles Grindle will remain the country's highest-paid state CIO after the Kentucky Senate declined to vote on a bill reducing his $375,000 salary. Mar 15, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
Voting is closing soon for StateScoop 50 Awards The annual StateScoop 50 Awards honor the best and the brightest who make state government more efficient and effective. Mar 15, 2019 By StateScoop Staff
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. (U.S. Senate / Flickr) Kamala Harris proposes giving states and localities funds for digital services A new bill from the California senator would fund digital service teams modeled after the White House's U.S. Digital Service agency. Mar 14, 2019 By Benjamin Freed
The Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City (Getty Images) Utah to shut down its innovation incubator As state lawmakers approve closure of the Utah Science, Technology and Research Initiative, governors in other states plan new ways to innovate. Mar 14, 2019 By Colin Wood
Getty Images Salary constraints, lack of qualified applicants top local government IT workforce woes Ninety-two percent of local governments said in a recent survey they struggle to find IT staff with the necessary skills. Mar 14, 2019 By Public Technology Institute