States are spending more on data-driven projects than ever before — but are they getting a return on their investments?

More states are hiring chief data officers as data and technology move closer to the center of agency business.

Legislation to advance IT consolidation and the state's use of data could mean a big leap for IT in Hawaii as the governor's term winds down.

Carol Burroughs, formerly North Carolina's interim chief data officer, was appointed to serve as the permanent replacement to John Correllus.

Kevin Gilbertson, a former vice president at a cloud implementation firm, told StateScoop he also plans to build on Montana's recent IT modernization work.

The annual event is casting "a wide net" next month, encouraging challengers to take on issues like unemployment, health care, education and digital access.

City and state officials say improving data governance can help government respond to crises like the coronavirus pandemic faster and with greater precision.

Martin, who's been with the state since 2012 formally takes over the agency’s data initiatives, like efforts to combat COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic.

With more than a dozen new state chief data officers this year, a Georgetown University think tank has released a framework to pass the torch on data governance.