The Colorado Digital Service, launched soon after the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, designed and procured tools critical to the state's response to the health crisis.| StateScoop
Kelly Taylor, who led the agency since its 2019 founding, says he's returning to federal government.| StateScoop
Colorado joins a growing list of states experimenting with digital identity. But law enforcement can still ask for a physical card.| StateScoop
The Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority announced a new grant program designed to support digital government and civic technology projects.| StateScoop
Colorado Digital Service director Kelly Taylor reflects on the organization's first months and explains its "therapeutic" workforce-marketing strategy.| StateScoop
The Colorado Digital Service will be modeled on the U.S. Digital Service, with "digital service experts" hired for short-term stints with the state government, Gov. Jared Polis said.| StateScoop
Colorado's new digital services director told StateScoop that operational challenges like slow processing times for benefits applications, represent an opportunity.| StateScoop
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis named Sarah Tuneberg, a tech entrepreneur and former COVID-19 response director, to lead the state's digital service office.| StateScoop
Under a new operational agenda from Gov. Jared Polis, Colorado will focus on improving digital services through 2027.| StateScoop
Ryan Johnston is a staff reporter for StateScoop, covering the intersection of local government and emerging technologies like blockchain, artificial intelligence and 5G.| StateScoop
Benjamin Freed was the managing editor of StateScoop and EdScoop, covering cybersecurity issues affecting state and local governments across the country. He wrote extensively about ransomware, election security and the federal government’s role in assisting states and cities with information security.| StateScoop
Keely Quinlan reports on privacy and digital government for StateScoop. She was an investigative news reporter with Clarksville Now in Tennessee, where she resides, and her coverage included local crimes, courts, public education and public health. Her work has appeared in Teen Vogue, Stereogum and other outlets. She earned her bachelor’s in journalism and master’s in social and cultural analysis from New York University.| StateScoop