The Massachusetts State House in Boston. (Getty Images) Mass. CIO says new board will fix ‘highly variable’ accessibility of digital services The top tech official in Massachusetts said a new board will bring stronger governance to the state's digital services offerings. Jul 27, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) Former Oregon GIS official Cy Smith heads to Massachusetts Cy Smith, an active GIS advocate and former Oregon official, will begin later this month as Massachusetts' new geospatial information officer. Jun 7, 2023 By Colin Wood
Sponsored CISO on firewall strategies to mitigate the uptick in DDoS attacks Anthony O’Neill, CISO for Massachusetts says the state has seen an increase in distributed denial-of-service attacks. The state is shifting investments to modern firewall technology that improve… May 5, 2023 By Scoop News Group
The Massachusetts State House in Boston. (Getty Images) Massachusetts CIO says focus is on technology leadership Massachusetts CIO Jason Snyder said that his status as a Cabinet member empowers IT across the commonwealth's government. Apr 13, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
Priorities Podcast How being a cabinet agency empowered IT in Massachusetts On the Priorities podcast, Massachusetts CIO Jason Snyder says his agency’s cabinet status has uplifted IT in the state. Apr 13, 2023 By StateScoop Staff
The Massachusetts State House in Boston. (Getty Images) New Mass. CIO names cyber, data, digital services as tech priorities Jason Snyder, Massachusetts' new chief information officer, shared his technology priorities for the coming months. Mar 10, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) Massachusetts funds cyber training for 50,000 local government and school workers An annual $250,000 program funds cyber hygiene training for employees of 177 local governments and school districts around Massachusetts. Feb 9, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
Nantucket Island (Getty Images) Ransomware closes schools on Nantucket Island Public schools on the Massachusetts island closed early after it endured the latest ransomware attack against the K-12 sector. Jan 31, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks during an at City Hall Plaza in Boston on Nov. 30, 2022. (Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Images) Harvard CTO to picked to lead Massachusetts IT Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey nominated Harvard CTO Jason Snyder to serve in her Cabinet as the commonwealth's top IT official. Jan 4, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
(Scoop News Group) Every state has received ‘Internet for All’ planning grant, NTIA says The NTIA has finished awarded planning grants for the "Internet for All" program, but scrutiny is mounting over the FCC's new broadband map. Dec 28, 2022 By Benjamin Freed