A new law in Washington state creates several new requirements for government offices administering elections, including how they manage their equipment.| StateScoop
The intermittent statewide 911 outage Pennsylvania experienced this month was not caused by a cyberattack, officials said.| StateScoop
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed new legislation designed to improve the state's cybersecurity posture. Among the provisions is one that requires all state and local agencies to take annual cyber awareness training.| StateScoop
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a new program designed to include residents in Los Angeles fire recovery efforts.| StateScoop
California's governor sent inexpensive, prepaid phones to leaders of 100 technology CEOs, Politico reported.| StateScoop
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said Arizonans' retirement funds are "not the place for the state to try untested investments."| StateScoop
Nevada's technology office has a new name, raising several questions, chief among them: Why?| StateScoop
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new project that requires all state agencies to identify ways to improve their performance.| StateScoop
Water and wastewater utilities in New York State will for the first time be required to meet a host of basic cybersecurity requirements.| StateScoop
A new initiative more widely deploys gernative AI tools the state has been testing across its agencies.| 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
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
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