Under California's Delete Act, data brokers must start processing deletion requests Aug. 1. The new tool has been used by more than 155,000 residents.

Greg Lane, who served as CIO since June of 2023, has stepped down. His interim replacement is Jordan Schulties, the state technology bureau's chief of administration.

New York State has named Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, a United Nations University researcher, as its new chief AI officer, less than one year after appointing its previous one.

Amanda Crawford is expected to step down from her role as Texas' top technology official after being appointed to head the state's Department of Insurance.

After two years as head of the commonwealth's digital services division, Bry Pardoe has been named statewide chief information officer.

"They say everything is bigger in Texas, and we certainly saw that with the effort put forth in their BEAD Final Proposal," said NTIA Administrator Arielle Roth.

Alex Pettit announced that he is headed back to Oregon, and will serve as the state's digital transformation projects director.

Doug Robinson, executive director of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers

Three winners of NASCIO State Technology Innovator Award were named for their work advancing application development, citizen services and AI.

James Barros, administrator of the Emergency Management Agency in Hawaii, says emergency alerts should consider users' locations.