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Doug Robinson talks cyber grants — NASCIO Executive Director Doug Robinson (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Good news, bad news for state and local cyber grant funding, says NASCIO director

NASCIO's executive director said the remainder of the $1 billion in the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program probably won't get clawed back, but the program probably…

By Colin Wood

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AI training program fuels an especially lean staff in San Jose, Calif.

AI

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Schools urge Washington to restore cybersecurity funding and leadership

Education

By Keely Quinlan

Recent News

Maryland launches Benefits One, a simpler way to apply for benefits

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Louisiana’s digital wallet gets approved for airports, federal buildings

By Colin Wood
California governor unveils ‘Breakthrough Project’ to streamline state operations

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Agentic AI pilot to help Virginia cut, update state regulations

By Keely Quinlan
California’s fire protection agency made an AI chatbot. It can’t answer one crucial question

By Malena Carollo

Popular Stories

police in Provo — Police officers block off the street where a shooting took place Monday evening as a Black Lives Matter protest makes its way down Center Street on July 1, 2020 in Provo, Utah. (George Frey / Getty Images)

Utah to deploy AI to handle non-emergency calls, speed up 911 response

Utah is turning to artificial intelligence to help statewide public safety answering points handle the overwhelming volume of non-emergency calls and speed up emergency response times.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Ohio accelerates next-generation 911 rollout

Ohio plans to expand coverage and connect all public safety answering points to improve 911 calls are properly routed.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Pennsylvania experiencing statewide 911 outage

Pennsylvania's 911 system is currently experiencing intermittent outages across the state, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency posted to social media Friday afternoon. The statewide alert also went out…

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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States need more accurate broadband data, Pew study shows

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts found that state broadband polices informed by federal data fall short in their abilities to "target funding, identify existing…

By Keely Quinlan

As other states rally to aid Texas flood recovery efforts, officials demand answers

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Amid cuts to federal cyber services, local election officials expect greater state support

By Colin Wood

AI tool that writes police reports needs better oversight, transparency, report says

By Keely Quinlan

College students will help defend North Carolina’s computer networks

By Colin Wood

North Dakota promotes interim cybersecurity chief

By Colin Wood

Podcasts

Inside North Carolina’s cyber internship program

By StateScoop Staff

What could Texas learn from North Carolina’s flood warning system?

By StateScoop Staff

The tool helping vulnerable populations in California beat the heat

By StateScoop Staff

Inside report: Food bank data and the Digital Equity Act

By StateScoop Staff

Videos

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New Jersey’s IT upgrades ‘building in security’ from the start

By Keely Quinlan

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Six months in, North Dakota’s new CIO says his job is ‘foolproof’

By Keely Quinlan

How integrated payments are optimizing government services

By Scoop News Group

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AI to be key in Minnesota’s new fraud prevention program

By Keely Quinlan

Insights

Photo of a computer flash array. — FlashArray (Courtesy of Pure Storage)

Why it’s time to rethink how state and local governments store their data

By Jim Weaver

Identity’s expanding and intricate role in enhancing the new administration’s government operations and public service

By Deepika Sud

Strengthening multi-cloud security with a unified approach

By Dave Karakis

Ramping up digital fraud prevention with advanced verification tools

By Scoop News Group

The Latest

Steve Padilla et al — California state Sen. Steve Padilla speaks during a press conference to promote SB 243 at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento, California, on July, 8 2025. He was joined on stage by Rob Eleveld, CEO of the nonprofit Transparency Coalition (far left), Megan Garcia (left), state Sen. Josh Becker (right) and state Sen. Weber Pierson (far right). (Sophia Fox-Sowell / Scoop News Group)

Citing risk to kids, California bill targets controversial AI ‘companion’ chatbots

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For most states, AI adoption is still in early stages, Code for America report shows

Alex Padilla — Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., listens at a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

Democrats demand CISA explain how it’s supporting election offices

Gulf of America — A photo of a computer screen on displaying Google Maps July 7, 2025 reveals the Gulf of America, where once there was the Gulf of Mexico. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Government’s ancient tradition of renaming things continues

Texas flooding 2025 — Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas. (Jim Vondruska / Getty Images)

Did Trump cuts play role in Central Texas flood deaths?

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont casts his vote at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Connecticut on November 3, 2020. (Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images)

Connecticut’s voter rights law, the strongest in the nation, finally got funded

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California lets thousands of state employees work from home for another year

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AI-powered police body cameras are renewing privacy and bias concerns

Ted Cruz — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., speaks during the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on June 17, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)

Senate kills off proposed moratorium on state AI law enforcement

Gov. Kathy Hochul — At a signing event on June 27, 2025, Gov. Kathy Hochul holds up a bill designed to improve the state’s cybersecurity. (Aidin Bharti / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

Per new law, all New York agencies required to take cyber awareness training

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North Carolina announces new leaders to help close digital divide

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Supreme Court protects FCC school and library internet subsidies in new ruling

Trump and Abbott — President Donald Trump shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott after Trump signed an executive order to reduce the size and scope of the Education Department during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 20, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

Inspired by Trump, Texas first to fund state ‘strategic’ bitcoin reserve

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