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Colin Wood

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Colin Wood is StateScoop’s editor in chief. Contact him at colin.wood@statescoop.com or cwood.64 on Signal.

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Alex Pettit — Alex Pettit (StateScoop)

Oregon’s ‘digital transformation’ director steps down after six months

State

arrows — (Getty Images)

State CIOs are ‘change leaders’ with two expansive jobs

State

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger — Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger speaks after being sworn into office at the Virginia State Capitol on Jan. 17, 2026 in Richmond, Virginia. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Virginia’s governor promotes cybersecurity chief Mike Watson to state CIO role

State

piggy bank — (Getty Images)

Can AI reshape how states manage vendors? Here’s $10M to find out

AI

Laura Kelly — Incumbent Democratic Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks to volunteers and supporters during a “Get Out The Vote” canvassing event at Shawnee County Democrats office on Nov. 7, 2022 in Topeka, Kansas. (Michael B. Thomas / Getty Images)

Kansas lawmakers overturn governor’s veto, approving voting system changes

State

Doug Robinson talks cyber grants — NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

State CIO group reaffirms members are drivers of innovation

State

Tim Walz — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol building on Jan. 5, 2026 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen / Getty Images)

Minnesota governor orders emergency support for cyberattack disrupting county’s ‘critical systems’

State

woman wearing mask during COVID — (Patrick Pleul / dpa-Zentralbild / ZB via Getty Images)

Massachusetts public health agency settles contact-tracing app lawsuit, agrees to delete data

Privacy

West Virginia state capitol building — (Getty Images)

West Virginia gives CISO greater authority to lead statewide cyber program

Cybersecurity