Florida lawmakers consider cybersecurity overhaul
State lawmakers are in the process of approving legislation that would add new security roles at the year-old Florida Digital Service agency.
Seattle CISO announces retirement
Andrew Cushman, a former Microsoft cybersecurity director who joined the city government in 2019, plans to step down later this year.
Baltimore mayor names data officer and city's first broadband director
The new chief data officer will work out of City Hall, rather than the IT office, a switch government data gurus have argued for.
House cybersecurity chair plans to reintroduce state and local grant proposal
Rep. Yvette Clarke said she will put forward a bill creating an annual $500 million grant program to help state and local governments invest in cybersecurity.
Arizona CISO to lead state's homeland security agency
Tim Roemer will maintain his role as state CISO, making Arizona one of the few states to place cybersecurity under a homeland security agency rather than its IT organization.
Tyler Technologies buys teacher tracking, veterans' claims software firms
The government IT provider, which recently purchased rival NIC Inc., has announced the acquisition of two additional subsidiaries.
