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Head shot of Beth Howen, NTT DATA North America Managing Director, State, Local & Education
Beth Howen, NTT DATA North America Managing Director, State, Local & Education
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State CIOs raise the bar for AI results

Sharing takeaways from NASCIO 2026, NTT DATA’s Beth Howen explains why governance, workforce readiness and resilient systems are critical to turning AI investments into better government services.
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The IT Accessibility Panel at the 2026 NASCIO Annual Conference in San Diego, California on Sept. 28, 2026. Left to right: Kris Adams, chief accessibility officer for Pennsylvania; Marie Cohan, Texas statewide digital accessibility officer; and Kalea Young-Gibson, a senior policy analyst at NASCIO. (Scoop News Group)

As federal deadlines shift, officials say digital accessibility still matters for state governments despite gaps in funding, leadership

Rather than treating accessibility as just a compliance benchmark, officials said it should be treated as a core capability like cybersecurity.
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