Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks outside the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Toya Sarno Jordan / Getty Images) New Mexico governor’s executive order boosts state cyber protections New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an executive order intended to safeguard sensitive state agency information and networks. Apr 8, 2024 By Skylar Rispens
(Getty Images) New Mexico city expands AI for gun detection Hobbs, New Mexico, expanded its use of AI camera software to detect firearms at its parks and municipal buildings. Aug 2, 2023 By Colin Wood
From left: Tamarah Holmes, director of the Office of Broadband at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development; Kelly Schlegel, director of the New Mexico Office of Broadband Expansion; and Jade Piros de Carvalho, director of the Kansas Office of Broadband Development speak with Drew Clark, editor and publisher of Broadband Breakfast, at an event in Washington on June 27. (Scoop News Group) State broadband officials call grant awards ‘wonderful,’ if less than expected State broadband officials reacted to awards from the Broadband, Equity, Accessibility, and Deployment grant program with a mix of excitement and curiosity. Jun 27, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Getty Images) New Mexico awards GDIT $39M to update Medicaid systems The $39 million contract will allow New Mexico's Human Services Department to update its Medicaid enrollment system. Jun 20, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
New Mexico CIO Peter Mantos speaks at an event in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in September 2022. (New Mexico Department of Information Technology) New Mexico CIO to become adviser to governor Peter Mantos, New Mexico's CIO since June 2022, will leave that role and join Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's office to oversee IT projects. Jun 9, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) New Mexico creates cyber planning committee as grant push begins New Mexico CIO Peter Mantos said his state is convening "the correct players" as it starts its application for DHS cyber grants. Sep 30, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Priorities Podcast A look at New Mexico CIO Peter Mantos’ top priorities On the Priorities podcast, New Mexico CIO Peter Mantos outlines his approach to the role. New Jersey’s innovation office turns to data. Jul 28, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., chairs a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on election security, alongside Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y. (Benjamin Freed / Scoop News Group) New and familiar threats loom over midterms, election officials tell Congress Misinformation and disinformation continue to fuel both cyber and physical threats against election administrators, officials told Congress. Jul 20, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) New Mexico’s new CIO says cybersecurity a focus amid state’s broadband rollout As New Mexico strives to connect more of its rural residents with broadband, CIO Peter Mantos says a parallel cyber effort is underway. Jul 18, 2022 By Colin Wood
Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks outside the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Toya Sarno Jordan / Getty Images) New Mexico governor names Peter Mantos as new IT secretary New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham named Peter Mantos, an IT industry veteran, as the state’s new IT secretary. Jun 28, 2022 By Colin Wood