Finding a "sugar daddy" is one option for state technology offices short on funds, suggested North Dakota's IT chief.

One state official said his goal isn't only to remove inaccessible content, but retrain staff so that old design mistakes don't need to be revisited.

Arizona Chief Information Officer J.R. Sloan said his state's mobile driver's license program will be a key component of the state's future identity efforts.

During NASCIO's annual conference, state CIOs shared what tech vendors can do to avoid their wrath.

Security, data governance, business processes and user-centered design add new concerns to IT modernization projects, state CIOs said.

Arizona CIO J.R. Sloan said the state's new cyber center provides new ways for government to work across agencies and sectors.

State CIOs continue to extol the virtues of cloud services, but budgeting rules and uncertainty about certifications pose barriers.

Arizona tech officials plan to spend the next year testing a new program to vet and monitor the security practices of their cloud vendors.

Modeled after FedRAMP for federal cloud providers, StateRAMP seeks to bring vendor standardization to state and local government.

States' earlier work moving agencies to the cloud or building processes and relationships have paid off in spades during a pandemic that has shortened timelines and stretched…