From left: Michael Watson, Virginia’s chief information officer; Tony Sauerhoff, Texas’ CIO; and Rex Menold, Michigan’s chief security officer, pose for a photo at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ midyear conference in Philadelphia on April 27, 2026. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)
A new report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers provides a framework designed to help state leaders think about how their top technology officials…
Since becoming Minnesota's top technology official in 2019, Tarek Tomes has led initiatives on cyber, IT modernization and digital services, always in support of Gov. Tim Walz's…
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, answers questions after speaking on the theme “Build, America, Build!” on April 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)
People walk and a vehicle drives through a flooded street after Hurricane Sally passed through on Sept. 17, 2020 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)
Many agencies worry their data isn't clean enough, but proponents of predictive algorithms said they've seen them produce favorable outcomes in child welfare.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, answers questions after speaking on the theme “Build, America, Build!” on April 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)