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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a meeting at the White House on June 26, 2020. (Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images)

Iowa projects half-billion-dollar savings through cloud migration and IT consolidation

Under the plan, the State will migrate its executive branch data from physical servers and multiple state-operated data centers to AWS’s cloud platform.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

The website for the Texas Design System. (Scoop News Group)

Texas launches accessible, standardized web design system to modernize agency sites

Digital Services

By Keely Quinlan

Tim Walz — (Getty Images)

Minnesota invests $90M in human services IT modernization amid looming SNAP, Medicaid changes

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By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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From left, Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Texas, full committee ranking member Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and full committee Chairman Brett Guthrie, R-Ky., attend the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade hearing titled “Examining Legislation to Establish a Federal Comprehensive Privacy and Data Security Law,” in Rayburn building on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House subcommittee splits on SECURE Data Act that preempts state privacy laws

Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee divided down party lines over the SECURE Data Act that would preempt almost all state privacy laws.

By Keely Quinlan

Illinois hires its first chief AI officer

As Illinois' first chief AI officer, Sakkaria will lead the department's enterprise AI strategy and support the state's responsible adoption of artificial intelligence.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Houston launches AI pilot to improve curb management, make loading zones safer

The 18-month Smart Loading Zone pilot, which began Tuesday, introduces sensor-equipped loading zones in downtown and midtown Houston.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks onstage during the 2025 Congressional Black Caucus Ceremonial Swearing-In at The Anthem on The Wharf on January 03, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Leigh Vogel / Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)

Maryland’s new AI Innovation Lab to help state agencies adopt, experiment with tech

The new lab will give state agencies access to a controlled sandbox environment for securely testing AI tools.

By Keely Quinlan

Former California technology leader Amy Tong to lead new AI working group at Ballard Partners

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Connecticut enacts data privacy updates, new law inspired by California’s ‘Delete Act’

By Keely Quinlan

Utah’s CIO: Singer, hiker, grandfather

By StateScoop Staff

Utah IT targeting ‘a lot’ of technical debt, said state CIO

By StateScoop Staff

Utah’s ‘leaning in’ to AI in a big way, says state CIO

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Podcasts

The pole problem: A hidden challenge for BEAD deployment

By StateScoop Staff

Chief AI officer role is ‘part strategy, part operator, part change leader’

By StateScoop Staff

The digital divide is shrinking, but ‘there’s still a long way to go’

By StateScoop Staff

Will we return to the ‘golden age of FEMA’?

By StateScoop Staff

Videos

Ohio’s CIO likes reading psychological thrillers

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Ohio is closing the digital divide with broadband expansion

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Ohio’s governor is ‘laser focused’ on next-generation 911

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Ohio says AI can provide ‘more tools’ for the state workers’ toolbox

By StateScoop Staff

Insights

How states can strengthen program integrity with better risk visibility

By Scoop News Group

View looking skyward of rising office towers. — Getty Images

Bridging the AI scalability gap: From experimentation to enterprise impact

By Beth Howen

How state agencies can prepare for H.R. 1

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How agencies can avoid common AI adoption pitfalls

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Hawaii State Capitol — The Hawaii State Capitol building sits in Honolulu. (Getty Images)

Honolulu planning office uses ‘TurboTax-like’ AI tool to help applicants reduce mistakes

Zohran Mamdani — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani participates in Eid al-Adha prayers and delivers remarks at Yancey Track and Field at Macombs Dam Park in the Bronx, New York City, United States, on May 27, 2026. (Selcuk Acar / Anadolu via Getty Images)

New York’s mayor unveils ‘COGE’ government efficiency office

HHS building

HHS offers states $6M for predictive child welfare systems

woman on laptop in NYC — A woman works on her laptop at Blue Bottle on Sept. 9, 2020 in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty Images)

NYC Public Advocate pitches ‘Internet for All’ plan to expand affordable broadband citywide

Gov. Jared Polis speaks during a press conference at the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver on May 14, 2026. (Hyoung Chang / The Denver Post)

Colorado IT office lays off 170 staff, names new CIO

Oregon state map — (Getty Images)

Access broker behind Oregon state government network intrusion sentenced to 4+ years in prison

FEMA building — The Federal Emergency Management Agency building is seen on May 15, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)

FEMA review signals shift to state-led disaster management

nevada in binary — (Getty Images)

Nevada names client services chief as new statewide CTO

Tate Reeves — Mississippi incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves speaks to members of the press after an election night watch party at The Refuge Hotel & Conference Center on November 07, 2023 in Flowood, Mississippi. (Brandon Bell / Getty Images)

Mississippi governor launches statewide AI education ‘framework’

House hearing with state CIOs — Tennessee Chief Information Officer Kristin Darby, New York State Director of Security and Intelligence Colin Ahern, Florida CIO Warren Sponholtz and Samir Jain, vice president of policy at the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology, are sworn in before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection on May 21, 2026. (Homeland Security Committee Events / YouTube)

State IT officials make a case for cyber grant reauthorization before House subcommittee

Quantum-Lab-NM — A worker looks over the construction of New Mexico’s quantum lab in downtown Albuquerque. (New Mexico Economic Development Department)

Inside New Mexico’s push to build a quantum startup hub

Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers his final state budget plan at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on May 14, 2026. (Gabrielle Lurie / San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

California Gov. Newsom signs executive order to prepare workforce for AI disruption

Greektown — Residential streets in Baltimore, Maryland’s Greektown (Getty Images)

To fight deed fraud, Maryland considers the blockchain

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