State data chief Joy Bonaguro said the Office of Data and Innovation "will allow each program to leverage the expertise of each group."

On the Priorities Podcast: Nebraska CIO Ed Toner overviews how to measure improvement with data. Texas CISO Nancy Rainosek gives an update on the TexRAMP cloud security program.

Organizers said members of the new data alliance will be pushed to “an even higher standard” of data-informed decision making.

Data and analytics are growing in influence in the public sector as more organizations seek concrete answers to their most difficult policy questions.

Cities have never been more focused on data, and they're using new approaches — from data academies to project-based learning — to ramp up their efforts.

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.

Automating data processes is a start, but democratizing data is the goal to realizing true transformation says Alteryx’s Andy MacIsaac.

Zencity, the Israeli software firm used by local governments, has acquired an analytics and polling firm to expand its repertoire.