Tony Sauerhoff, formerly Texas' chief artificial intelligence and innovation officer, has been named as the state's chief information officer.

Justin Sherman, interim vice president of the Public Service Alliance, makes a case for data privacy laws that do more to protect public servants.

A new policy created by the Nevada Governor’s Technology Office strives to replace "bespoke" and potentially risky interagency data-sharing agreements.

Many state chief data officers struggle with limited resources and weak influence in their organizations, according to a new report published by NASCIO.

Iowa corrections officials partially credited recently adopted data analytics tools with helping the state achieve its lowest recidivism rate in a decade.

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts found that state broadband polices informed by federal data fall short in their abilities to "target funding, identify existing…

CalHeatScore is the data-powered tool that’s designed to help local governments and their constituencies better prepare for levels of heat that can become health hazards.

The StateScoop team breaks down what the recent cancellation of the Digital Equity Act will mean for states and also why food banks need good data.

San Jose, California, published a data strategy designed to improve the city's decision-making over the next three years.