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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

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Florida debuts emergency communications tool in wake of Hurricane Milton

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By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Massachusetts shuts down payroll system after successful phishing campaign

Cybersecurity

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Recent News

New York governor unveils AI research consortium to advance public good

By Colin Wood
Nashville, Tenn., police want private businesses to share surveillance video feeds

By Keely Quinlan
Maryland to test drones for medical deliveries, emergency response

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Arkansas labor department to use Tyler Technologies for state inspections

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
NASCIO announces new executive leadership team

By Colin Wood

Utah CIO wants to give staff AI ‘superpowers’

AI’s possibilities are exciting state government workers in Tennessee, CIO says

Madhu Gottumukkala

Data ‘a strategic asset’ for state government, says CIO

December 3, 2024

Emerge: Operational Technology

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Popular Stories

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

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Trade association urges FCC to adopt symmetrical 100 Mbps broadband speed definition

By Keely Quinlan

Whole-of-state isn’t only for cybersecurity

By Colin Wood Jake Williams

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N.J., Idaho latest states to join IRS direct tax filing program

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Michigan’s largest county suffers cyberattack

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Illinois State Police launch notification system to reduce car crashes involving emergency vehicles

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

North Carolina fixing data quality issues ‘set by set’

By Colin Wood Jake Williams

Nonprofits voice support for upcoming E-Rate whistleblower case

By Keely Quinlan

Texas RSOC program is ‘paying dividends,’ says CIO

By Colin Wood Jake Williams

NASCIO honors Virginia cyber chief with leadership award

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Podcasts

Communication key for Utah IT, says CIO

By Colin Wood

How AI chatbots fall short when talking about voting

By Colin Wood

Gene Meltser

Connecticut’s new CISO is starting with ‘fundamentals’

By Colin Wood

Marcy Jacobs

How Maryland is expanding digital services efforts

By Colin Wood

Why New Jersey’s innovation office is expanding

By Colin Wood

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Why was Missouri’s auditor given new powers?

By Colin Wood

Videos

Inside Colorado’s ‘life-changing’ AI productivity project

By Colin Wood Jake Williams

How states are navigating the move to mobile driver’s licenses

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Modernizing a state Medicaid agency’s technology platforms

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Using AI to create a grants accelerator solution

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Insights

How enhanced identity data supports AI adoption, strengthens security, and improves public service

By Haywood Talcove

Enhancing government services while combating fraud

By Scoop News Group

The rising stakes for public sector CIOs to make the right technology bets

By Rob Schaeffer

Empowering state and local leaders: A modern approach to public sector procurement

By Tania San Miguel-Bounds

The Latest

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NASCIO names 3 State Technology Innovator Award winners

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NASCIO names 2024 State IT Recognition Award winners

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After last year’s floods, Vermont’s CIO said this year she was prepared

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NYC hopes data updates will cut help requests, ready city for AI

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Enterprise architecture is the sleeper trend in NASCIO’s annual CIO survey

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State AI projects like ‘building a plane in flight,’ CIOs say

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Seattle Public Library ransomware attack to cost $1M, officials say

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As CISO roles expand, so should cyber budgets, says NASCIO 2024 cybersecurity report

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Michigan’s ‘It’s sooo simple’ early voting campaign rolls out new digital tools for voters

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Ransomware incidents rose 73% globally in 2023, report shows

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L.A. County Superior Court testing digital evidence system

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FCC: Carriers to begin ‘georouting’ 988 crisis line calls to local mental health resources

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Surveillance, thermal heat & EV chargers: NYC Transit Tech Lab releases 2024 project results

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