NASCIO's annual member survey found CIOs concerned about recruiting newer and younger workers, but also cementing their elevated roles.

The federal fiscal year is winding down, even as states continue to wait for instructions on a $1 billion cyber grants program.

State and local IT officials are equally eager for details on the new federal cybersecurity grant program as they plan for the year ahead.

The federal government has funded dedicated cybersecurity grants and CIOs are awaiting details on how the new program will work.

The answer has little to do with technology.

NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson and other tech leaders told members of Congress how state and local tech can mature after COVID-19.

Financial shortfalls were not as bad as projected, but "we're going to see reduced spending models" for some time, NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson said.

The association's annual survey of its members found that many CIOs are at the forefront of their states' responses to the historic health crisis.

Will the health crisis propel states' upgrade efforts or will the coming economic slowdown introduce years of delays to planned modernization efforts?

TransparentBusiness, which last year lobbied nearly every state to use its software to monitor IT contractors, sees an opening in the telework surge.