Editor In Chief

Colin Wood

StateScoop & EdScoop

Colin Wood is the editor in chief of StateScoop and EdScoop. He’s reported on government information technology policy for more than a decade, on topics including cybersecurity, IT governance and artificial intelligence.

colin.wood@statescoop.com

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Florida’s transformative IT bill unanimously passes Senate

State

Federal digital equity grants frozen days after California opens applications

Broadband

Nonprofit to provide gap funding for MS-ISAC cuts

Cybersecurity

Florida tries (again) to fix ‘absolute unmitigated tire fire’ that is state IT

Modernization

New York State names chief AI officer

Starlink setup — A Starlink dish and router are displayed on February 12, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

‘SPEED for BEAD’ broadband reform bill earning mixed reviews

Broadband

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool / Getty Images)

Federal cuts to information-sharing groups may damage nation’s security posture, warn officials

Cybersecurity

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a TV interview with Fox News outside of the White House on March 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

MS-ISAC loses federal support for threat intelligence, incident response

Cybersecurity

Arkansas names new IT director

State