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Independent mayoral nominee, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a mayoral debate at Rockefeller Center on October 16, 2025 in New York City. The candidates for New York City mayor are facing off in their first debate ahead of the November 4 election. (Photo by Angelina Katsanis-Pool/Getty Images)

If elected NYC mayor, Cuomo vows to install chief innovation officer to advance AI, blockchain

Andrew Cuomo said his administration would create a chief innovation officer role to lead the city's adoption of artificial intelligence and blockchain.

By Keely Quinlan

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Building public-sector gen AI tools? New Jersey has some tips

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By Keely Quinlan

Idaho Gov. Brad Little — Idaho Gov. Brad Little speaks at the White House in July 2020, with then-Vice President Mike Pence. (Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images)

New Idaho webpage showcases immigrants’ mugshots

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Recent News

Stretched thin, San Jose, Calif., reaches for generative AI

By Colin Wood
NYC launches digital assets and blockchain office

By Colin Wood
Maryland’s ‘Goldilocks approach’ to broadband is saving the state millions

By Keely Quinlan
The government shutdown didn’t stop disaster relief, but it delays money for states

By Sophia Fox-Sowell
Colorado’s new benefits finder is helping thousands save on rising energy costs

By Keely Quinlan

Popular Stories

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Beeck Center updates design system tracker for states

The Digital Government Hub updated its State-Level Design System Tracker, which shows how states are building and managing digital design systems.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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Texas appoints state’s first chief AI and innovation officer

Texas has appointed Tony Sauerhoff, the state's cyber chief, as its first chief AI and innovation officer. He'll lead a new AI division.

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

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NASCIO names 2025 State IT Recognition Awards winners

NASCIO recognized the best in AI, cybersecurity and digital experience in its annual state government IT awards series.

By Colin Wood

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AI gun-detection firm ZeroEyes launches drone-based product

ZeroEyes is selling technology to help law enforcement agencies detect firearms, people, vehicles and maritime vessels from drone footage.

By Keely Quinlan

Newsom vetoes AI safety bill aimed at companion chatbots

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

Accessibility emerges alongside AI as priority for state tech leaders at NASCIO annual conference

By Keely Quinlan

Texas expands digital assistant services to include boat and driver’s licenses

By Sophia Fox-Sowell

NASCIO honors three with State Technology Innovator Award

By Keely Quinlan

Financial uncertainty has state IT leaders searching for ‘creative’ solutions

By Colin Wood

Podcasts

‘Uncertainty’ is the word of the year for state CIOs

By StateScoop Staff

Inside NYC’s Digital Inclusion Week

By Keely Quinlan

Why geography matters in emergency messaging

By StateScoop Staff

The technology behind child and family services

By StateScoop Staff

Videos

States brace for big shifts in Medicaid eligibility rules

By Scoop News Group

Why cloud partnerships matter for public sector modernization

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State CIOs balance innovation and risk as IT modernization accelerates

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Government agencies turn to advanced tech to archive encrypted communications

By Scoop News Group

Insights

Identity insights are critical in preventing provider enrollment fraud for government programs

By Deepika Sud

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Why hackers are targeting agency help desks and key employees to bypass cyber defenses

By Scoop News Group

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Why the phone still matters: Modernizing government call centers

By Scoop News Group

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

By Jim Weaver

The Latest

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wearing MAGA hat — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks before Donald Trump takes the stage during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski / AFP via Getty Images)

Seattle airport latest to refuse to play political Kristi Noem video

"They think he's a righteous dude." — Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara and Alan Ruck pose for a publicity portrait for the film 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. (Paramount / Getty Images)

State IT work ‘moves pretty fast,’ NASCIO 2025 survey shows

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Pennsylvania’s CIO, CTO step down

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AI discourse hasn’t totally eclipsed data-privacy efforts, as some had worried

Rough riders — Colonel Roosevelt and his Rough Riders at the top of the hill which they captured, Battle of San Juan (William Dinwiddie / Library of Congress)

North Dakota introduces Roughrider stablecoin, a digital currency for bank-to-bank transfers

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New York State to offer AI training to state employees

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Illinois launches notification system for deer disease testing

DC ice cream truck — People pass an ice cream truck on the National Mall during a hot summer day in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 2024. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Images)

New guide to government forms was written ‘by public servants for public servants’

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New York State’s tech agency opens office hub in NYC

Trump — President Donald Trump looks on as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers remarks during a joint news conference in the State Dining Room at the White House on September 29, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Digital inclusion nonprofit sues Trump administration over Digital Equity Act cancellation

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Oklahoma deploys drones to combat rise in prison contraband

90s website — A personal webpage from the 1990s exemplifies the busy designs and inaccessible color schemes that characterized the era.

Eyeing accessibility deadline, states root out ancient web issues

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Oklahoma names former Washington-state official as new cyber chief

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