Oklahoma CISO Matt Singleton and Splunk Chief Strategy Advisor Juliana Vida highlight how state agencies are enabling digital transformation using the cloud.

Matt Singleton told StateScoop his office, which is still 98% remote, has implemented 38 "significant" cybersecurity initiatives over the past 18 months.

States are increasingly using data to improve how they address their biggest problems, including their biggest problem: managing cybersecurity risk.

The new data center, located across state lines in a Dallas suburb, is designed to survive tornadoes as fast as 165 mph, officials said.

New software from Granicus helps state and local agencies measure the efficacy of digital campaigns that encourage residents to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Oklahoma officials said they didn't have time to replace the 1980s-era mainframe that its unemployment system relies on, but they were able to layer in cloud-based software to streamline claims approvals.

The state's Department of Corrections this week launched an app developed by Microsoft that allows prison facilities to share and view COVID-19 testing data.

Jerry Moore, formerly the director of IT applications services, replaces James "Bo" Reese, who'd served as statewide chief information officer since 2014.

The two states have entered a unique resource-sharing partnership that their CIOs say is providing immense value.