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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.

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Summary sheets on government RFPs go a long way, researchers find

Modernization

Arizona Secretary Of State Adrian Fontes speaks with the media at the Burton Barr Central Library on November 5, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen / Getty Images)

Arizona’s AI election security group pushes for learning lab, more cyber defense

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Oval Office at the White House on February 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

To aid others, New York’s health department started posting its weekly global health data report

Data & Analytics

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the campaign launch event for “We Love NYC” in Times Square on March 20, 2023 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images)

New York expands ‘AI for good’ research consortium

Noem in ICE costume — In this handout photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the New York City Fugitive Operations Team, joined by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, conducted targeted enforcement operations resulting in the arrest of an illegal Dominican national on January 28, 2025 in New York City. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images)

Secretaries of state ask DHS to retain essential election security services

State

Environmental Protection Agency contractors work to remove hazardous waste from beachfront properties destroyed in the Palisades Fire along the Pacific Ocean on February 18, 2025 in Malibu, California. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

California’s upcoming digital town hall to convene community on Los Angeles fire recovery

Digital Services

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon testifies during a Senate Rules and Administration Committee hearing titled “AI and The Future of Our Elections” on Capitol Hill September 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The hearing focused on what effect artificial intelligence can have on the 2024 election and future elections in America. (Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

Federal cuts to election security concern secretaries of state

Cybersecurity

Trump names officials to Intergovernmental Affairs Office

State

Musk and Trump — Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, and his son X Musk, speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on February 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

Improving comms, tech capacity keys for states waiting on Trump policy changes

State