The governor’s push comes as states move ahead with their own AI policies addressing privacy workforce impacts, cybersecurity and the technology’s growing resource demands.

Jenson Jacob, who has been named acting CIO, said Rai’s departure Monday evening was “effective immediately.”

The partnership will focus on redesigning member notices, simplifying applications and mapping caseworker processes to identify repetitive tasks that could be automated or streamlined.

The funding will support an AI-powered document screening tool for GetYourRefund, Code for America’s virtual tax-filing service.

Gwen Gann fills the CISO role left vacant by Ralph Johnson, who retired from Washington government this summer.

The order directs state officials to accelerate independent AI audits and create new safeguards for frontier models, including emergency “kill switches” and expanded reporting of critical safety…

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.

A new NASCIO and Forrester report finds state CIOs are balancing agency priorities, budget constraints and emerging technologies as they take on larger roles in IT investment…

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

The laws create a framework for independent verification organizations that can assess AI systems and models and establish a state registry for AI auditors.