| TOP STORIES Texas CIO Todd Kimbriel to Retire from State Service
Kimbriel has been a staple of the Texas Department of Information Resources for more than a decade. Ahead of his retirement tomorrow, he shared several observations about the potential of Texas IT. READ MORE Looking Past COVID-19: State CIOs on What Comes Next
While the novel coronavirus has brought new challenges to government IT teams, chief information officers from Georgia, Ohio and Utah discuss the opportunities presented by changing the status quo. READ MORE Idaho Names Longtime Cyberprofessional as New CISO
The state has chosen Keith Tresh as its new cybersecurity lead within the Information Technology Services agency. Tresh has substantial government experience at the county, state and federal levels. READ MORE Beeck Center Launches State Software Collaborative
The group, which is housed at Georgetown University, launched the effort as part of a partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, and the goal is to help states gain more control over the software they rely upon. READ MORE Oklahoma Takes On Mass Unemployment Through New Platform
The state’s secretary of digital information says Oklahoma is prepared to handle hundreds of thousands of claims and billions of state and federal dollars through Granicus’ digital services platform. READ MORE State, Local Government Groups Call for Cybersecurity Funding
Government groups are urging Congress to create a "dedicated cybersecurity program" to fund the needs of state, local and territorial governments while they navigate the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. READ MORE Seeing Past COVID-19: Questions for the Next Normal
Thinking about the next chapter of government technology raises questions about how IT strategy will change to advance modernization plans, including the adoption of permanent work-from-home arrangements for employees. READ MORE Four States Share Realities of the Transition to Telework
On the second day of the virtual NASCIO conference, state CIOs discussed the tech that enabled the quick shift to remote work, whether any of it will stick and how the pandemic will affect digital transformation plans. READ MORE State, Local Gov Face New Reality for 2020 U.S. Census
COVID-19 has thoroughly upended plans to support the Census that have been in the works for months or even years, and now stakeholders at all levels of government must stay flexible in finding creative ways to adapt. READ MORE Five Takeaways from State CIOs on Pandemic Response
As NASCIO Midyear goes virtual, state technology chiefs from Tennessee, Massachusetts and Washington share their COVID-19 pivots, what weaknesses were exposed and the foundations being laid for a new normal. READ MORE Effective Cybersecurity Requires a ‘Whole of State Approach’
At a virtual session of the NASCIO midyear conference, North Carolina Chief Risk Officer Maria Thompson explained why states must help their cities and counties in the fight against hackers. READ MORE | 
