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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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

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on “Rightsizing Federal Government,” on Capitol Hill, on Feb. 5, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago / Getty Images)

Iowa governor unleashes DOGE task force on state inefficiency

State

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New chief data officer tracker compares state efforts

State

students using phones — High school students using their phones during recess at the Lycee Aristide Maillol in Perpignan in the Pyrenees-Orientales department in the South of France on November 14, 2024. (Jc Milhet / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Alabama governor pushes K-12 cell phone ban

State

Cyber measures for education cool in state legislatures as sector matures

Cybersecurity

New president, similar federal agenda for state CIOs in 2025

Cybersecurity