A National Guard soldier pushes a cart full of medical equipment and syringes loaded with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine used on people in their cars waiting at a vaccination center in Londonderry, New Hampshire, on Feb. 4, 2021. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP / Getty Images)
As his term as NASCIO president winds down, New Hampshire CIO Denis Goulet pushed for his colleagues to hold the ground they've gained during the pandemic.
From top left: Maryland Chief Information Officer Michael Leahy, Virginia CIO Nelson Moe, Louisiana CIO Dickie Howze, New Hampshire CIO Denis Goulet. (Scoop News Group)
Buoyed by the American Rescue Plan, CIOs have been able to make investments in new projects and "mundane stuff." But they're trying to be strategic about it.
The leaders of a House cybersecurity subcommittee said a new version of a grant program for state and local governments will be introduced "in the coming days."
A $400 million grant program sought by NASCIO members and others passed the House in 2020, but got stuck in the Senate. The advocacy will continue into…
Brandon Wales, the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said ransomware is "quickly becoming a national emergency."