Mississippi Chief Information Officer Craig Orgeron says it was the challenge of government service that brought him back to the role.

Craig Orgeron, who spent 23 years with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, has returned to again serve as the state's top technology official.

During his State of the State address, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves called for a new task force to help the state use new technologies.

Bobby Freeman, a 25-year veteran of the Mississippi National Guard, was named director of the state's new Cyber Unit.

Websites operated by the Mississippi secretary of state were offline for part of Election Day, though the outage did not affect voting.

Vice President Kamala Harris said the Commerce Department's NTIA plans to award $500 million for tribal broadband this month.

A pilot project will enable officers to “follow and trace” suspected criminals using live footage from internet-connected doorbell cameras.

David Johnson, who's been with the department for nearly 15 years, has been named statewide chief information officer.

Through audits, letters to the governor and newspaper editorials, State Auditor Shad White said Mississippi Department of Education is being "called to the carpet" to correct decisions…

Orgeron, one of the nation's longest serving technology chiefs, said he's made the "tough decision" to step down in August.