Maryland's top privacy, information security and data officials now report both to the statewide CIO and directly to the governor.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Jason Lally, San Francisco's former chief data officer, as the new statewide CDO.

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee signed an executive order creating several new initiatives designed to improve the state's use of AI.

Christie Burris, former executive director of North Carolina's health exchange, is the state's new chief data officer.

North Dakota named Kimberly Weis, who most recently served as the state technology division's director of data and analytics, as the new statewide chief data officer.

Ken Pfeil, Virginia’s chief data officer, said he's afraid of what may happen if governments train their AI models on sloppy data.

Hawaii Chief Data Officer Rebecca Cai said data governance goes "hand in hand" with generative AI, a technology the state's planning to use.

California Chief Data Officer Joy Bonaguro, who'd held the job since early 2020, announced her resignation from state government.

D.C.'s newest data chief, Matt Sokol, said he’s ready to make his mark on the city, starting with boosting data literacy.

On the Priorities podcast, Arkansas’ chief data officer Robert McGough says he’s looking to balance security, privacy and transparency.