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State, local governments trying new strategies to fill workforce gaps, report shows

An annual report from the MissionSquare Research Institute suggests that government's new hiring strategies may be paying off.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks at a campaign event for Maryland Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks on Gun Violence Awareness Day at Kentland Community Center on June 7, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Three Maryland IT officials now report to governor and CIO

AI

By Keely Quinlan

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Cyberattacks may follow CrowdStrike outage, warns MS-ISAC

Cybersecurity

By Colin Wood Sophia Fox-Sowell Keely Quinlan

Recent News

Cybersecurity incidents disrupt services in Kentucky, Ohio

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
North Carolina courts expand case management software

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
After Hurricane Beryl, Houston tracks debris collection with public map

By Keely Quinlan
Ransomware forces closure of Los Angeles County courthouses

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
New FCC rules bring deadlines for providers’ next-generation 911 upgrades

By Colin Wood

Meet North Dakota’s new CIO

Using AI to create a grants accelerator solution

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Deepfakes & misinformation: How generative AI impacts elections

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California Civil Rights Council weighs rules to prevent AI discrimination in hiring, employment

The California Civil Rights Council weighed changes that would prohibit the use of AI in certain hiring and employment practices.

By Keely Quinlan

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Election offices are slowly adopting .gov domains, report finds

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Many state, city government services disrupted by CrowdStrike outage

By Keely Quinlan

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New York automation bill would limit state agency use of AI

By Keely Quinlan

CISA publishes resilience-planning playbook for critical infrastructure

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

FCC approves E-Rate expansion to include off-premises internet services

By Colin Wood

Generative AI is speeding procurement, but not without risks

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Has generative AI made our best privacy principles obsolete?

By Jonathan Joseph

AI is beyond government control

By Colin Wood

Generative AI gives government cyber operations a boost

By Keely Quinlan

Podcasts

Mississippi CIO Craig Orgeron says he returned for the ‘challenge’

By StateScoop Staff

Synthetic identity fraud rising in 2024

By Colin Wood

Seattle’s incoming CTO reflects on ‘intense’ COVID-19 response in San Jose

By Keely Quinlan

How a chatbot project informed Code for America’s new AI Studio

By Keely Quinlan

How state government’s digital services are evolving in 2024

By Colin Wood

What government agencies can learn about e-waste recycling

By Colin Wood

Videos

Personalizing one state’s digital citizen experience

By Scoop News Group

Massachusetts on ‘the offense’ exploring AI uses, says CIO

By Keely Quinlan

To strengthen cybersecurity, local governments need to get over their skepticism, Indiana CIO says

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Reducing customer experience friction at public sector agencies

By Scoop News Group

Insights

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

Navigating network modernization in state and local governments

By Scoop News Group

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Agency leaders discover the power of AI to scale and support citizen services

By Scoop News Group

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Chatbot snapshot: How state, local government websites use AI assistants

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Clay County, Indiana, website, services remain offline after ransomware attack

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New AI task force convenes state and local officials

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Boston publishes new standard for collecting disability data

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California ports to get major technology upgrades

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Election officials pen letter opposing new CISA draft rule

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North Dakota governor appoints interim tech chief as CIO

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‘Elections Project’ will fight political misinformation with digital identity verification

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Utah opens AI policy office, learning lab

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Generative AI can aid accessibility, but it’s not perfect, NASCIO paper warns

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Delaware outsources mainframe management, CIO catches breath

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New Orleans 911 is triaging emergency calls with AI

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New Jersey launches generative AI assistant and training tool for state employees

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