South Dakota CIO Madhu Gottumukkala says his state’s data governance efforts involve transforming data into a “strategic asset.”

The government technology accelerator CivStart this week graduated nine new companies offering a broad range of digital products.

Boston published a new standard that outlines language city departments should use when collecting data about disabilities.

The hacking group RansomHub claims to have published 100 gigabytes of data stolen from the Florida Department of Health after it declined to pay a ransom.

A new self-assessment tool provided by the Beeck Center gives state chief data officers a way to produce detailed reports that might convince their governors to lend…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Jason Lally, San Francisco's former chief data officer, as the new statewide CDO.

Georgia state officials are planning a digital and in-person innovation lab to match technology vendors with agency challenges.

Data quality is important, officials said in a recent survey, but few states have yet to launch formal data quality programs.

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers found that less than one quarter of states surveyed operate an "established" privacy program.

New York City tech officials automated some of the city's software patching processes, reducing database downtime by 97%.