Chad Marlow, senior policy counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union, says a proposal in New Orleans to expand police use of facial recognition is a major privacy hazard.| StateScoop
Jennifer Phillips, with the Digital Benefits Network at the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, explains her group's new benefits directory.| StateScoop
Matthew Guariglia, a senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, says Axon's Draft One tool needs more safeguards.| StateScoop
A new internship program in North Carolina will provide university students a chance to learn cybersecurity skills while working inside the state government.| StateScoop
A new project at Code for America aims to help state and local governments make their documents more accessible in time for a 2026 deadline.| StateScoop
As cybersecurity support from the federal government dwindles, state and local officials are considering their options.| StateScoop
North Dakota's interim chief information security officer, Chris Gergen, has been promoted to fill the role full-time.| StateScoop
Procurement processes are clunky in many states. The National Association of State Chief Information Officers has some suggestions.| StateScoop
The Maryland Benefits One Application aims to streamline state benefits access for state residents.| StateScoop
A new NASCIO report says that the discipline of enterprise architecture is essential for state technology leaders seeking to manage complexity.| StateScoop
Sophia Fox-Sowell reports on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and government regulation for StateScoop. She was previously a multimedia producer for CNET, where her coverage focused on private sector innovation in food production, climate change and space through podcasts and video content. She earned her bachelor’s in anthropology at Wagner College and master’s in media innovation from Northeastern University.| StateScoop
Colin Wood is the editor in chief of StateScoop and EdScoop. He’s reported on government information technology policy for more than a decade, on topics including cybersecurity, IT governance and public safety.| StateScoop