The latest grants from the Administration for Children and Families aim to help modernize background check systems to speed foster family licensing and child placements.

The modernization effort comes as election officials across the country face pressure to update election systems while maintaining reliable and secure voting processes.

Keith Wilson, a talent engagement manager at the U.S. Digital Response, discusses the organization’s new Digital Service Toolkit and the evolution of digital service teams in state…

The report, published by the American Statistical Association, recommends stronger data governance, improved interoperability and expanded technical capacity — both at the federal and state levels.

Luis Bettencourt, a professor at the University of Chicago

A recent audit found that decades-old systems threaten the corrections department's ability to manage its prisons safely.

A new report from the Family Benefits Lab urges California state agencies to use its already extensive data infrastructure to proactively connect young mothers with benefits.

The state's human resources director said her office is employing "tech best practices" to revamp how the state recruits and retains staff.

A year after catastrophic flooding in Texas's Hill Country exposed critical gaps in emergency warning systems, state and local officials are expanding efforts in flood detection technology.

State officials said the software upgrade will "help standardize processes across agencies” and allow the state to more efficiently deploy its thousands of fleet vehicles.