On the Priorities podcast, South Dakota Chief Technology Officer Pat Snow says digitizing citizen services plays a central role in his state's effort to modernize its technology.

Florida, one of two states skipping a CISA-backed grant program, is planning a $30 million grant program for local cybersecurity.

South Dakota's IT chief told lawmakers it will cost $70 million to replace the state's critically outdated financial system.

Gov. Kristi Noem signed banned state agencies from issuing contracts to businesses linked to several countries, including China and Russia.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said TikTok's ownership by a Chinese parent company makes it a "growing national security threat."

Edman, who's been with the state government since 1984, is joining the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as one of its new state coordinators.

Montana, which is targeting spring 2021 to retire its mainframe, may be the exception that proves the rule that mainframes are essential technology for states.

Jeffrey Clines, IT director for the Illinois secretary of state, will start as the top technology official in South Dakota in April.

The future of Pat Snow, the state chief information officer who's been with South Dakota for 23 years, is unclear.

The state's top IT official since April, Snow is one of several current Cabinet officials Gov.-elect Kristi Noem said she plans to keep when she takes office.