Any agency can own IT acquisition... just don't call it 'procurement'

Cybersecurity professionals, including a DHS official, are calling for coordinated response to attacks against government that are also becoming more organized.

A preview of NASCIO's 2019 survey data shows state IT leaders are becoming more interested in how the emerging technologies can transform business processes.

DeAngela Burns-Wallace, the state's secretary of administration, will also serve as Kansas' new chief information technology officer, Gov. Laura Kelly said.

North Carolina is one of 34 states and two tribal nations receiving federal grants to enhance their 911 systems.

Oklahoma is beta testing an app that it plans to roll out statewide in October, bringing it to the forefront of states that are turning their identification systems digital.

The National Association of State Technology directors will release its first set of data later this year following a new state IT research initiative.

Hackers are now tweaking their malware to create more attacks against state and local governments, says James Globe of the Center for Internet Security.

"This is the first time we have seen a simultaneous attack like this," a cybersecurity researcher told StateScoop of the attack that hit 22 local government organizations across Texas at once.

With support from the National Governors Association and Strada Education Network, states will use consumer data to design education and training programs.

State IT leaders from Tennessee and Oklahoma said focusing heavily on processes helped them succeed in their statewide IT consolidations.