Explaining the impact and importance of technology to state lawmakers goes a long way toward achieving IT goals, speakers at NASCIO said.

We asked a group of state and local CIOs what they've been reading this summer, from business and strategy books to biographies and sci-fi.

On the Priorities Podcast, Texas CIO Amanda Crawford on the state’s citizen services app. New York CIO Tony Riddick on cybersecurity.

With many government workers feeling burnout in the last two years, state IT leaders are taking new steps to retain talented professionals.

The new Texas by Texas app can so far be used to renew driver's licenses, vehicle registrations and massage therapy licenses.

Florida CIO James Grant said that as he builds out a new enterprisewide cybersecurity program, he's jealous of what Texas has achieved.

Rapid response during the health crisis was facilitated by strong relationships with agency customers, says Texas CIO Amanda Crawford.

A new cloud security program is one of several new cybersecurity programs underway in Texas, which also plans to recruit volunteer incident response teams.

Government can't compete with the pay offered by the private sector, but it can offer a sense of purpose, says North Dakota CIO Shawn Riley.

Crawford, who joined the Texas Department of Information Resources as its executive director in February 2019, succeeds Todd Kimbriel, who retired in May.