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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

A recent review of FEMA offers hints at some of the challenges local governments may face in preparing for future disasters and large-scale emergencies.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Nevada names client services chief as new statewide CTO

State

By Colin Wood

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

Cybersecurity

By Colin Wood

Recent News

Colorado IT office lays off 170 staff, names new CIO

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

By Colin Wood
Mississippi governor launches statewide AI education ‘framework’

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

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

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Popular Stories

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To fight deed fraud, Maryland considers the blockchain

Maryland’s governor has approved legislation ordering the state taxation agency to evaluate whether blockchain is a viable solution to its deed fraud problem. Not everyone is convinced…

By Colin Wood

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Pennsylvania launches higher education dashboards to track workforce trends

Pennsylvania school board launched statewide higher-education data dashboards to track workforce trends across the commonwealth.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Kansas debuts digital platform replacing 60-year-old paper-driven regulation system

A new digital platform is hoped to provide transparency, accessibility and speed to a system that's more than 60 years old.

By Keely Quinlan

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 appoints new data chief

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed John Ohanian, former chief data officer of the state's human services agency, as the new statewide CDO.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

First BEAD-funded internet connections go live in Louisiana, Nebraska, with fixed wireless towers

By Keely Quinlan

Louisiana Senate approves blockchain ‘task force’ resolution

By Colin Wood

Despite AI call-monitoring concerns, NYC corrections plans to renew $23M telecom contract

By Keely Quinlan

Texas efficiency office launches AI chatbot to help public navigate regulations, licensing

By Colin Wood

Limiting construction noise, detecting potholes priorities for rising NYC transit tech startups

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Podcasts

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

‘Now is the time to build bridges,’ says Code for America CEO

By StateScoop Staff

Videos

Creating ‘compelling agenda’ was key to grabbing legislature’s attention, says Mississippi’s CIO

By StateScoop Staff

Mississippi prepares for new security operations center, centralized IT services

By StateScoop Staff

Nevada’s CIO likes golfing with his family

By StateScoop Staff

Agentic AI can make ‘almost exact matches’ of government websites, Nevada CIO warns

By StateScoop Staff

Insights

How states can strengthen program integrity with better risk visibility

By Scoop News Group

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Bridging the AI scalability gap: From experimentation to enterprise impact

By Beth Howen

How state agencies can prepare for H.R. 1

By Scoop News Group

How agencies can avoid common AI adoption pitfalls

By Scoop News Group

The Latest

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States move to formalize AI governance as adoption expands, report finds

NJ Transit sign — A view of a New Jersey Transit train at Secaucus Junction Station on May 01, 2026 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Dustin Satloff / Getty Images)

New Jersey announces new transit app, other tech upgrades as part of governor’s ‘Rapid Action Plan’

Alabama state capitol building — Alabama State Capitol building (Getty Images)

AI guardrails should be dynamic, evolving, says Alabama’s AI chief

Philadelphia flood — Water floods the Vine Street Expressway on Sept. 2, 2021 in Philadelphia. (Michael Abbott / Getty Images)

Philadelphia’s new website allows public to track flood risk

Code For America partners with Anthropic on AI tools for SNAP caseworkers

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New Missouri law protects against ‘abusive’ web-accessibility lawsuits

Newsom — California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference at San Lorenzo High School as he signs executive order to expand women’s access to capital and wealth-building opportunities in partnership with First Partner Siebel Newsom in San Lorenzo, California, on March 18, 2026. (Tayfun Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images)

California invites residents to help shape statewide AI policy

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Inside Indiana Money Quest, a ‘responsive, reactive’ financial literacy program powered by AI

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Hawaii AG claims someone is impersonating the state’s CTO, a role that doesn’t exist

Code for America cards — (Code for America / Flickr)

Code For America names former California tech chief as new CTO

Vermont state house — (Getty Images)

Vermont names its second chief technology and enterprise services officer

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Pennsylvania sues Character.AI over chatbots impersonating medical professionals

Dept of Commerce sign — A Department of Commerce sign is displayed an entrance to the Herbert C. Hoover Federal Building on June 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Carter / Getty Images)

Lawmakers consider bill featuring BEAD tracking mandate for Commerce Department

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