Michael D. Smith, a former client services division chief for the state, said he wants to turn the state's strategy "into operational playbooks, guardrails, and measurable outcomes."
Between aging infrastructure, AI-powered attacks and flagging budgets, state cybersecurity officials have reported they are becoming less confident in their ability to protect government's data stores.
Justin Marlowe, professor at the University of Chicago's public policy school, says the government shutdown has accelerated a decades-long trend of states relying less on the federal…
Recent research by the nonprofit U.S. Digital Response and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers examined what vendors don’t like about states’ request for proposal…
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on January 20, 2025. (Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images)
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers continues with the same federal advocacy priorities as last year, but under a very different administration.