State Government

The new Kentucky CIO Jim Barnhart, a veteran tech leader, steps into the role with critical disaster recovery experience as the state faces recent tornado devastation.

Studies show the United States is not keeping up with electric demand, as electric vehicles and data centers continue to ramp up their burden on the grid. A slowdown in federal funding has not seemed to impact this.

The director of the Utah Office of AI Policy, which supports AI innovation through regulatory mitigation agreements, looks at the progress the office has made in its first year toward advancing innovation.

In the second part of a series, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers examines aligning enterprise architecture with strategy, collaboration, and resident-focused service delivery.

Lorenz has worked with the New York Office of Information Technology Services since the agency’s birth. She has helped the agency grow and also helped fashion its cybersecurity defenses and responses.

Proposed legislation would gut key components of the Inflation Reduction Act and potentially sideline the nation’s innovation growth in energy and transportation. On Thursday, executives in these sectors spoke out.

Ahead of a planned July issuance, talks continue on digital asset integration. The tokens, often called stablecoins, are a kind of digital currency, but are considered much less volatile than forms of crypto.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised 2025-2026 fiscal year state budget proposal has some General Fund reductions for agencies from the previous fiscal year. It would also provide additional funding for some tech projects.

As the federal government’s approach to serving people with autism shifts under a new administration, states continue using technology to meet autistic people where they are, to provide support.

The legislation would safeguard consumers and mandate transparency and accountability from the still-new industry. Nonpartisan staffers estimate implementation could cost $3 million or more in the next budget year.

Modernizing the state system will require more than just new technology. The undertaking will include a careful “change management” process to receive input and feedback from Hawaii staffers.

As data management becomes an increasingly important priority for state governments and the people they serve, experts examine what authority the federal government has to access private state information.

Rodgers, a longtime officer in the U.S. Navy, has considerable technology experience in the private sector, including as a federal and public security architect at IBM. He is the former deputy mayor for Boca Raton, Fla.

Administrative support for the Office of Data Governance and Analytics has moved to the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, in an effort to improve efficiency and further enable teamwork.

State CIO Madhu Gottumukkala reflects on lessons learned and IT advances focused on better public service, as he prepares to depart for a new cybersecurity role with the federal government.

As state officials move forward with various testing environments for artificial intelligence, IT leaders remain focused on ensuring that partners’ data practices meet government standards.

The state Office of Information Technology reported the breach, which is affecting systems across the state. Some state employee usernames and passwords were compromised in the incident, uncovered Friday night.

When design processes are inclusive, AI can be a tool to further government's accessibility goals. Here, two state accessibility officers offer their takes on where the potential lies and what to avoid.