While 2020 presented many challenges, state governments will face new ones in the coming year, two leaders from NASCIO said.

More states are relaxing limits on municipally controlled broadband networks as the health crisis drags on, raising the need for high-speed internet service.

Collaboration "is the only way that we are doing to be able to move the needle when it comes to cybersecurity,” said North Carolina Chief Risk Officer…

The pandemic is accelerating states' IT modernization efforts, but institutional challenges are also encouraging state IT leaders to upgrade incrementally.

Ben Spear with the EI-ISAC and Spencer Wood, CIO of the Ohio secretary of state's office, say the nation's elections infrastructure is ready for November.

States are using more data and refining their practices on the fly during the pandemic, but they're still often hampered by legacy organizational structures, says a guest…

The CIOs of Minnesota and Tennessee both said their organizational structures aided their pandemic response efforts, but budget cuts could stall progress.

City and state officials say improving data governance can help government respond to crises like the coronavirus pandemic faster and with greater precision.

North Dakota CIO Shawn Riley and Utah CIO Mike Hussey said new technologies and ideas helped their states prepare for the pandemic and will continue to aid…

The chief information security officers of California and Washington said the pandemic has generated many useful partnerships, but they must also be more vigilant than ever.