Vermont Chief Technology Officer Mark Combs said the state's breaking down many "monolithic" applications to standardize functionality across the enterprise.

A shortage of vision, leadership, skills or funding are the most common stumbling blocks in cities lacking digital services.

The CIOs of Nebraska and Ohio said their success in weathering the pandemic was largely thanks to preparation and good governance.

Alan Cunningham, who joined the state government last summer, said a federated environment and inflexible IT funding model is stunting its performance.

Gov. Phil Scott is proposing a $53 million modernization fund, which state CIO John Quinn said would allow Vermont to "start funding IT the right way."

The group's annual federal priorities also include the FCC's oversight of broadband coverage and a long-running goal of harmonizing cybersecurity regulations.

Rhodes, who was appointed CIO in 2011, is one of the few statewide IT chiefs to last this long in the job.

The Internet Association assigned every state a numerical score based on their cloud adoption, security efforts and digital services.

A data center migration is "well ahead of schedule" for its 2022 completion, officials told StateScoop.