A cut lead pipe is shown after being dug from the ground in Memphis, Tennessee on April 19, 2024. (Kevin Wurm for The Washington Post via Getty Images) Water utilities are finally finding where all the lead pipes are As one federal deadline arrives, thousands of water systems set out to catalog and replace millions of dangerous service lines. By Colin Wood
A car pummeled by heavy rain in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 9, 2024 as Hurricane Milton approaches. (Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images) Florida debuts emergency communications tool in wake of Hurricane Milton State By Sophia Fox-Sowell
(Getty Images) Massachusetts shuts down payroll system after successful phishing campaign Cybersecurity By Sophia Fox-Sowell
New Hampshire’s ‘scramble’ to spend ARPA funding New Hampshire Chief Information Officer Denis Goulet says he's “scrambling” to spend ARPA funding before the year-end deadline. By Colin Wood Jake Williams
(Getty Images) Trade association urges FCC to adopt symmetrical 100 Mbps broadband speed definition By Keely Quinlan
Illinois State Police launch notification system to reduce car crashes involving emergency vehicles By Sophia Fox-Sowell
How enhanced identity data supports AI adoption, strengthens security, and improves public service By Haywood Talcove
Empowering state and local leaders: A modern approach to public sector procurement By Tania San Miguel-Bounds
Boaters make their way through a flooded downtown Montpelier, Vermont, on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. (John Tully for The Washington Post via Getty Images) After last year’s floods, Vermont’s CIO said this year she was prepared
Left to right: NASCIO program director Amy Glasscock, North Carolina Chief Information Officer Jim Weaver and Missouri Deputy CIO for Digital Transformation Paula Peters speak on the main stage of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers annual conference in New Orleans on Sept. 30, 2024. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group) State AI projects like ‘building a plane in flight,’ CIOs say
A view from inside Central Library, an 11-floor building in downtown Seattle, just one library in the Seattle Public Library system. (Getty Images) Seattle Public Library ransomware attack to cost $1M, officials say
(Getty Images / StateScoop) Michigan’s ‘It’s sooo simple’ early voting campaign rolls out new digital tools for voters
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel attends Paley International Council Summit at the Paley Museum on Nov. 8, 2022 in New York. (Steven Ferdman / Getty Images) FCC: Carriers to begin ‘georouting’ 988 crisis line calls to local mental health resources
(Gary Hershorn / Getty Images) Surveillance, thermal heat & EV chargers: NYC Transit Tech Lab releases 2024 project results
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