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Colin Wood

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Colin Wood is StateScoop’s editor in chief. Contact him at colin.wood@statescoop.com or cwood.64 on Signal.

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Brian Kemp — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp walks through the CNN Spin Room ahead of a CNN Presidential Debate on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

Georgia boosts watch on products from ‘countries of concern,’ trims bureaucracy

State

nevada in binary — (Getty Images)

Nevada lawmakers consider forming statewide security operations center

Cybersecurity

NASCIO sign — (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Need cyber talent? Look to prisons, suggests new NASCIO report

Cybersecurity

Florida Senate — An unoccupied large meeting hall of Senate Chamber in the Old Capital of Florida. (Getty Images)

Florida didn’t pass its IT overhaul bill

State

Katie Hobbs — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs speaks during the Harris-Walz Campaign Election Eve rally and concert at the Celebrity theater in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 4, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

Arizona governor vetoes state bitcoin reserve

State

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks onstage during the 2025 Congressional Black Caucus Ceremonial Swearing-In at The Anthem on The Wharf on January 03, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Leigh Vogel / Getty Images for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)

Maryland names former federal agency CISO as state’s new cyber chief

State

tablet — (Getty Images)

Alaska to launch AI-powered state services app

AI

gold trophy — (Getty Images)

CIO of Texas-Mexico border city named 2025 technology champion

City

How DHS has tried to improve election security matters

Cyber grant uncertainty puts state programs in limbo, GAO report shows

Cybersecurity