State Government

As Russian military forces carry out their mission in Ukraine, the President Vladimir Putin has promised “consequences” for nations that interfere. U.S. officials have warned this could come in the form of cyber attacks.

A proposal to award many millions of dollars in state sales tax breaks to Amazon, Facebook, Google and other big tech giants over the next 30 years is now advancing through the Kentucky House.

The consumer credit reporting agency has won federal approval to sell its ID verification and anti-fraud technology to state unemployment agencies fighting the high level of fraud during the pandemic.

Cybersecurity has become a focus for government agencies around the nation, and on Tuesday, New York announced what it is calling a first-of-its-kind effort to protect against the growing threat.

Virginia CIO Phil Wittmer's decision to leave his position comes about a month after Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed Wittmer to replace Nelson Moe, who was CIO for six years.

If state lawmakers in Hawaii pass legislation to create the group, members will consolidate the state’s executive branch information technology services and staff within five years.

The Legislative Analyst's Office is urging state lawmakers to re-examine the use of ID.me, an identity verification network, in the fight against unemployment insurance fraud. The LAO also noted successes with the system.

West Virginia's House Judiciary committee has approved bills related to autonomous delivery robots, the posting of unauthorized nude images online and surveillance technology in medical marijuana facilities.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced last week his state would accept cryptocurrency for tax payments by this summer. We discuss whether the move is all hype, or if there's something more to it.

Multifactor authentication is a key part of zero-trust security, and a method promoted by the likes of CISA. It aims to block out hackers who — in this age of data breaches — manage to steal users’ passwords.

A Florida bill would allow gas stations to be more competitive in the electric vehicle charging market by making it illegal for investor-owned utilities to pass the cost of EV charging infrastructure to their customers.

Maryland's Democratic lawmakers are pushing to revise and clarify public records laws in an attempt to retrieve Gov. Larry Hogan's text messages with staff that were automatically deleted with an app.

Adopting a zero-trust approach has helped the courts secure remote and hybrid operations and limit how much damage a potential hacker could wreak, says New Jersey Judiciary CIO Jack McCarthy.

The efforts to extend language translation capabilities across all state websites that offer public services and COVID-19 information could be given more time by the state Legislature through a recent amendment.

The Alabama House passed a bill this week that officials in county governments said was needed to help their efforts to deliver high-speed Internet to certain places where it’s not available.

Following the recent exit of Virginia CIO Nelson Moe, the private-industry veteran focused his time as chief operating officer on shorter, more flexible contracts for state agencies as well as better customer service.

An effective data-sharing platform can unite seemingly disparate information across state government organizations to help social services agencies identify, prosecute and reduce human trafficking.

As states develop electric vehicle public charging plans for federal approval, expect to see more collaborations among data analysts, utilities, transportation equity groups and neighboring states.