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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.

colin.wood@statescoop.com

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Nevada lawmakers consider forming statewide security operations center

Cybersecurity

NASCIO sign — (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Need cyber talent? Look to prisons, suggests new NASCIO report

Cybersecurity

Florida Senate — An unoccupied large meeting hall of Senate Chamber in the Old Capital of Florida. (Getty Images)

Florida didn’t pass its IT overhaul bill

State

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks during the Harris-Walz Campaign Election Eve rally and concert at the Celebrity theater in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 4, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Arizona governor vetoes state bitcoin reserve

State

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks onstage during the 2025 Congressional Black Caucus Ceremonial Swearing-In at The Anthem on The Wharf on January 03, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Leigh Vogel / Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)

Maryland names former federal agency CISO as state’s new cyber chief

State

Alaska to launch AI-powered state services app

CIO of Texas-Mexico border city named 2025 technology champion

City

How DHS has tried to improve election security matters

Cyber grant uncertainty puts state programs in limbo, GAO report shows

Cybersecurity

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a bill signing in the State Capitol on April 23, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Senate Bill 14 introduces and establishes a new Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office that seeks to create better practices within state agencies and terminate unnecessary regulations. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

Inspired by DOGE, Texas approves new efficiency office

Modernization