State Government

Madhu Gottumukkala, who recently came on board as South Dakota’s chief technology officer, has now been named state CIO and commissioner of the state Bureau of Information and Telecommunications. His first day is Monday.

Outgoing South Dakota CIO Jeff Clines prioritized process improvement and user experience during his four years as technology leader. Now, he will leverage what he learned in his new role as Wyoming CIO.

The General Services Administration wants to sign up more state and local agencies to its authentication program, used to access benefits, transit discounts and more. New pricing could help with that effort.

Visitors to Virginia’s Natural Bridge State Park who are blind or visually impaired can now use RightHear technology to navigate the park’s natural wonders. Travelers can use it, too, to translate information in 26 languages.

As governments increasingly put end users at the forefront of how they're developing digital services, we checked in with state CIOs to see where that effort intersects with the rise of artificial intelligence.

Business leaders are among those calling on elected officials to again take up a multibillion-dollar economic development bill that didn’t pass. It includes agreement on the need to boost programs, in areas including artificial intelligence.

Jeffery Marino, director of California’s Office of Data and Innovation, reminded attendees at last week’s Government Innovation Summit that they make the rules on implementing technology.

Public libraries throughout the city’s southern suburbs — many chronically lacking the funding to make improvements themselves — are getting state grants for purposes including adding hardware or software.

The Cyber Navigator Internship Program, led by the University of Virginia, connects students at several schools with local governments. Established in 2021, it helps election offices strengthen their cybersecurity.

In Broward and Palm Beach counties and elsewhere, the sheer number of visitors to county elections websites delayed results reporting. Actual tabulation of ballots, which is not done online, was unaffected.

CrowdStrike is a useful lesson for officials who draw up government IT contracts, pushing them to ask the question of how future contracts can prepare for any unplanned outages.

The 22-year veteran of state service spent more than a decade as CIO at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and was previously deputy state CISO for nearly two years.

Electric vehicle incentives in two Western states are structured with particular buyers in mind and aimed at larger policy goals like reducing harmful particulate matter air pollution.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced the state’s second such site Monday, with $95 million in investment lined up from state, private and local partners. The initiative is expected to generate an estimated 2,000 new jobs.

The division, which debuted in January, works to provide more accessible, user-friendly and cost-effective digital services. Its new leadership team will bring a variety of essential skills in-house.

Clark County, home to 70 percent of Nevada voters, implemented the centralized system last year, but on Saturday, the state’s remaining counties were added. Nevada now has one database for voter registration information statewide.

The Midwestern IT veteran, who has also served as director of IT for the Illinois Secretary of State, will become the next director of the Department of Enterprise Technology Services in Wyoming.

Californians will soon be able to store their mobile driver’s license (mDL) or state ID in their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, on their mobile device. More than 500,000 residents have obtained mDLs in an ongoing pilot.