42 States Grew Faster in 2024 Than They Had Over the Previous 15 Years International migration drove growth in many states, notably in the Northeast. Florida grew the most, gaining just over 2 percent in overall population. READ MORE
AI and Cloud Strategies for State and
Local Agencies This guide explores how AI-powered tools and
cloud infrastructure can help government agencies overcome the challenges of
tight budgets and aging infrastructure. Case studies from California and Utah
demonstrate the transformative impact of these strategies, saving dollars and
accelerating service delivery. DOWNLOAD
AI in Fraud Prevention and Identity
Verification: Separating Fact from Fiction Explore how the
public sector is approaching one of today’s most critical challenges: digital
identity. WATCH VIDEO
Among C-Suite Changes, El Paso, Texas
Promotes Its IT Leader The western city has elevated its IT
director, an 18-year staffer, within management. Officials have also named an
interim replacement while a job search is conducted for a permanent technology
head. READ MORE
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County Cyber Incidents Unrelated A phishing scam targeting residents in
the Maryland city about unpaid parking tickets is not connected or related to
an ongoing “cyber incident” disrupting some services in the county. READ MORE
ANNOUNCING
CDG-NACo’s Digital Counties Survey 2025! The
Center for Digital Government and National Association of Counties invite all
U.S. counties to participate in the Digital Counties Survey. DIGITAL COUNTIES
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Arkansas’ Employment Portal Uses AI to Match Seekers, Jobs The state’s new LAUNCH portal brings together career resources, employers and job seekers. A collaboration with a national nonprofit, it uses artificial intelligence and data to supply targeted listings. READ MORE
As Florida Session Opens, Lawmakers Take Cues from Trump Legislators have filed bills following the administration’s lead on issues from health to government efficiency. They also have property insurance problems to straighten out. READ MORE
Build a Government Website That Works for Your
Residents Your website is often the first impression
residents have of your local government. Learn the key elements that make a
website functional, accessible, and easy to navigate. DOWNLOAD
Building Trusted Digital
Identities In this Q&A,
Socure's Jordan Burris talks about how identity is evolving and what government
leaders need to know about modern identity verification technology. READ NOW
California’s Latinos Are Just as
Politically Divided as Everyone Else Thirty
years ago, it was taken as a given that Latino politicians would be Democrats.
Now there are a record nine Latino Republican lawmakers in Sacramento. READ MORE
Checklist: Steps to Centralize Your
Grant Management Use this checklist to spot the signs that
it's time to centralize your grant management and then create a roadmap for
improving operations and shoring up compliance. DOWNLOAD
Collaboration Can Enable an Age of AI Innovation To harness the
transformative power of GenAI, technologists must reimagine traditional
approaches to procurement. READ MORE
Connecticut Bill Would Prohibit Using AI in Patient Care A bill proposed by state Sen. Saud Anwar seeks to amend state code to bar health insurance carriers from using AI to determine patient care. The aim is “to safeguard patient access to testing, medications and procedures.” READ MORE
Could a Pause on Building Data Centers in Va.
Benefit N.C.? Virginia’s Loudoun County has a famously high concentration of data
centers, but a proposed rule would remove builders’ “by right” zoning status.
If the state cools to their construction, might neighboring North Carolina
gain? READ MORE
Customer Experience Guides Pennsylvania’s IT
Strategy Pennsylvania
CIO Amaya Capellán and her team are focused on the overall experience of state
employees, residents and businesses. READ MORE
Cyber Attack Keeps Cleveland Municipal
Court Offline The court, which first acknowledged the incident Sunday
night, has been shuttered four days this week by the online incident. Its
internal systems, software and website have been taken offline. READ MORE
Deliver Seamless Citizen Services Government
agencies are dealing with increasing pressure to improve experiences for
citizens and simplify processes for a hybrid workforce. To keep up with these
demands, you need an easy way for your teams to modernize citizen services,
automate critical workflows, and secure data across agency boundaries. DOWNLOAD
Disaster Management
Preparedness and Recovery Guide: Tools and Strategies for State Agencies State government agencies play a pivotal role in managing disaster
responses, from wildfires to infrastructure failures – but with limited
resources and increasing demands, how do agencies effectively plan, mitigate,
and recover? This eBook provides a breakdown of the disaster management
lifecycle, innovative technologies, and process improvements that any state
agency can implement. DOWNLOAD
Drivers of Lifetime Income What
enables economic mobility? We analyzed hundreds of research studies and
surveyed thousands of Americans to identify 28 life experiences that drive
lifetime income. SEE THE RESEARCH
El Paso Breaks Ground on First U.S.
Facility to Turn Wastewater Into Drinking Water When it
opens in 2028, the advanced filtration plant will supply 10 million gallons a
day, the first in the country to convert wastewater directly into drinking
water. READ MORE
Essential Compliance Guide for Clerks
Learn how purpose-built software can help government clerks
tackle key challenges like open meetings laws, public records requests, and
accessibility mandates. DOWNLOAD
Five Steps to Good Governance Managing
and governing public sector data is more complex than ever. Agencies are
handling growing volumes of information while navigating an increasingly
stringent regulatory landscape. At the same time, outdated systems and manual
processes create inefficiencies, increase security risks, and make compliance a
constant challenge. DOWNLOAD
Florida Database Would Assist in Voting Rights Restoration A House bill would create a database to track information on the progress of certain individuals with felony convictions. Its aim would be to help those eligible determine whether their voting rights could be restored. READ MORE
Fraud Attack
Targeting Financial Institutions Using Stolen Massachusetts Identities Socure
identified and stopped a surge in fraudulent activity targeting the retail
banking and credit card operations of large financial institutions with stolen
Massachusetts identities. READ MORE
Georgia Crime Victims Oppose
Governor’s Bill to Limit Lawsuit Damages GOP Gov.
Brian Kemp is pushing hard for a civil litigation overhaul, contending that
excessive damages are harming businesses and driving up insurance costs.
Opponents say it would give too big a break to negligent companies. READ MORE
gWorks Expands in U.S. South via
Acquisition of BBI Backed by private equity and based in
the Midwest, gWorks sells billing, permitting and other tools to local
governments, utilities and special districts. BBI, meanwhile, has more than 300
clients in Mississippi and Louisiana. READ MORE
How Indianapolis Teaches Ethical AI
to Government Workers Following an internal survey that
exposed a significant lack of artificial intelligence policy awareness,
Indianapolis and Marion County are providing AI training through a partnership
with InnovateUS. READ MORE
Indiana CPO Heads to Private Sector, Successor Is Named Longtime executive Ted
Cotterill has stepped down as state chief privacy officer and general counsel
to the Management Performance Hub. He helped shape the legislation that
codified MPH in state law in 2017. READ MORE
It's Time to Consolidate
Cybersecurity Regulations An ever-growing number of
regulations and standards leaves many government cyber experts wondering if
more guidelines necessarily equate to better cybersecurity. READ MORE
Keep Your Commuityt Safe
with Reliable, Protected Data Public safety hinges on secure, always available
data but cyber threats, system failures, and downtime can put critical
operations at risk. On March 26, 2025 an expert-led webinar will address how
state and local agencies can safeguard vital information, ensure instant
access, and keep communities protected. Click here to
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Killing 166
Million Birds Hasn't Stopped Bird Flu. Is There a Better Way? Mass
culling is expensive, but alternatives, like vaccinating chickens or luring
wild birds away from domestic flocks, would also impose logistical and
environmental costs. And they may be more expensive, anyway. READ MORE
Lessons From Building the First EOC on Tribal Land Since 2020, the Mandan,
Hidatsa and Arikara Nation's emergency operations center in North Dakota has
grown from an office in the back of a gym to a 24/7 hub for large-scale
disaster response. Here's how they did it. READ MORE
Local
Governments Are Helping Laid-Off Federal Workers Find Jobs State
and local officials are working to mitigate the impact of cuts to the federal
workforce spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency, offering
career services and other resources. READ MORE
Local Governments Are Saving Millions - Here's How Budget
constraints, security threats, and outdated systems hold governments back. This
guide explores how six cities – including Baltimore, Denver, and Tulsa – moved
their finance and HR operations to the cloud, saving millions, reducing paper,
and streamlining services. DOWNLOAD
Make Your Clerk's Office More
Efficient Administrators have a lot on their plate. Learn
how streamlining tasks with the right tools can help you work smarter and
provide better service to your community. DOWNLOAD
New Jersey Gov.
Aims to Modernize Aging Transit Fleet In his final budget
proposal, Democrat Phil Murphy calls for replacing old and unreliable buses and
rail cars. READ MORE
New North Carolina State CISO Was Nonprofit Cyber Leader Bernice Bond is taking
the helm of the state Department of Information Technology’s Enterprise
Security and Risk Management Office, after serving as CISO at a global research
firm. She started her new role this week. READ MORE
Newsom Names Nick Maduros Secretary of Calif.
GovOps Agency The director of the state Department of Tax and Fee Administration is
stepping in for Government Operations Agency Secretary Amy Tong. The former
state CIO will continue to lead on efforts around innovation and
efficiency. READ MORE
Nine Months in, 200K-Plus New Yorkers Have Gotten
Mobile ID The state Department of Motor Vehicles announced availability of the
digital driver’s license, learner permit or ID in June 2024. It is accepted at
a growing number of businesses and airports in New York and nationally. READ MORE
North Dakota Works to Assess, Improve IT at the Human
Level The state’s CIO Corey Mock comes to the role direct
from the Legislature. He brings technology policy and budget knowledge with him
to government IT, and the ability to speak the language of lawmakers. READ MORE
NYC Turns to ‘Micro-hubs’ to Address Package
Delivery Woes The demands of parcels coming and going, and other stressors at the
curb, are prompting cities to design new approaches to managing these spaces.
Often, they are turning to data and technology for support. READ MORE
Ohio Officially Asks Feds to Allow
Medicaid Work Requirements GOP Gov. Mike DeWine wants more
able-bodied recipients to work to receive benefits. Such requirements in other
states have been held up in court but Congress might make them universal. READ MORE
Oklahoma Could Alter Tax Breaks That
Only Help Men’s Sports Last year, the state
offered new incentives to professional teams. Now some lawmakers want to extend
them to women’s teams. READ MORE
Online Reporting System Prevents
Indiana School Shooting A tip to the Sandy Hook Promise Say
Something Anonymous Reporting System prevented a mass shooting this month at
Mooresville High School in Indiana. The system allows students to submit tips
via app, website or hotline. READ MORE
OpenAI Announces 'NextGenAI'
Higher-Ed Consortium OpenAI has committed $50 million for
research and technology to support AI breakthroughs at 15 institutions
including the University of Michigan, the California State University system
and Harvard University. READ MORE
Pa. Looks to Safeguard Accounts After
SNAP Cyber Theft State officials are investigating the electronic theft of
more than $10,000 in federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits
from at least 71 Meadville residents. Precisely how the incidents occurred is
unclear. READ MORE
Pennsylvania Gov. Gives Hiring
Preference to Federal Workers Democrat
Josh Shapiro has ordered state agencies to give fired federal workers hiring
preference, akin to that given to state employees. He said Pennsylvania will
benefit from their skills and experience. READ MORE
Power for Data Centers Could Come at
‘Staggering’ Cost to Consumers The share of electricity
used by data centers is projected to triple by 2028. A Harvard study warns that
consumers could end up subsidizing their utility bills. READ MORE
Protecting Your Content Against Cyber Threats and Data Loss Learn how a modern content security strategy can help your agency safeguard sensitive information, maintain compliance, and enhance service delivery. DOWNLOAD
Ranks Reduced at 18F, GSA’s Nimble, Long-Serving
Tech Squad About 70 staffers at the federal digital consulting office within Technology
Transformation Services were reportedly dismissed over the weekend. Its work
has included the site login.gov, a single logon to popular federal sites. READ MORE
Ransomware 2025: Lessons from the Past Year and What Lies Ahead Ransomware attacks hit another record in 2024, and attacks in 2025 are not slowing down. So what’s new and what can we learn about ransomware as we move forward? READ MORE
RapidSOS Adds a Real-Time Video Tool
to Its Offerings The public safety technology firm has
partnered with home security company Arlo to provide more video data to first
responders. The service could speed up responses and reduce false alarms. READ MORE
Reduce Risk without Sacrificing
Collaboration This white paper explores
how organizations can leverage the Intelligent Content Cloud to secure
information, prevent data breaches, and streamline compliance—without
disrupting productivity. Learn the six key pillars of modern cloud security and
discover best practices for protecting your most valuable information. DOWNLOAD
Regional Higher Ed Centers Teach, Share Cybersecurity From theory to practice, regional security operations centers empower college and university students to apply cybersecurity learning in real-world scenarios, while providing protection to cities and others needing coverage. READ MORE
Should It Be Illegal to Threaten
Public Officials? Threats and harassment have become
common, prompting an Oregon proposal to criminalize such behavior. Although
limited to threats of imminent violence, critics say it would still stifle free
speech. READ MORE
Southern, Midwestern Bills Propose Cyber, Data
Safeguards Lawmakers in Arkansas and Missouri are considering
legislation that would bolster cyber reporting and data privacy standards for
businesses; and, in Texas, tighten cybersecurity standards for water utilities. READ MORE
States Consider Capping Home
Purchases by Large Investors An upsurge of corporate
purchases of single family homes has sparked legislation in at least half a
dozen states this year. READ MORE
Texas Lawmakers Prepare $6 Billion
Property Tax Break The House and Senate are pursuing
separate approaches that would give more relief either to homeowners or
commercial properties. READ MORE
Texas Leader Offers Tangible Help to
Trump's Deportation Effort As Texas land commissioner, Dawn
Buckingham controls 13 million acres. She intends to give the Trump
administration as much of it as they need to secure the border. READ MORE
The API Security Crisis: What IT Leaders Need to Know
Now APIs now make up more than half of internet traffic—but
they’re also an overlooked security risk. This report reveals why organizations
are struggling to discover, manage, and secure APIs, and the hidden attack
surfaces that put sensitive data at risk. DOWNLOAD
The Coming Revolution in Pension
Investment Technology AI’s rapidly advancing offspring will
benefit portfolio managers as ever-more-intelligent systems drive better
investment results. But that’s just the start. READ MORE
The Impacts of a Fragmented AI Legislative
Landscape In the absence of comprehensive federal legislation on artificial
intelligence, states have taken policymaking into their own hands, leading to a
varied legislative landscape. Doing so, however, can clarify the rules of the
road. READ MORE
The Long History of Executive Excess Allegations that presidents, governors and mayors are acting like dictators have been part of American government ever since the nation was founded. READ MORE
The Rising Call for Regulating Police
Robots Police have increasingly adopted drones and ground
robots to supplement their work. But departments often lack clear policies on
the tools’ uses. READ MORE
Washington Could Raise Taxes on Tech
to Pay for Higher Ed Currently, the “advanced computing
surcharge” on companies such as Amazon and Microsoft is capped at $9 million
apiece. Eliminating the cap could triple such revenues to $200 million. READ MORE
WEBINAR: Navigating AI-Powered Cyber Threats: What
Governments Need to Know [March 24] This webinar explores
how AI-driven threats are changing the game--and what actually works to stop
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What Celebrities Can Bring to Local
Governance They can call attention to important social
causes, and they can invest in their communities. They might even hold public
office themselves. READ MORE
When Rain Gauges Get Smart, Regions Can Be Better Prepared A sewer district in Ohio
is using rain gauge data, coupled with radar and other inputs, to better
understand how rain events will impact its service area. The goal is to inform
residents about extreme weather. READ MORE
Why are cyber
criminals sending their demands by snail mail? READ MORE
Wyoming Enacts Universal School
Voucher Program The new law will offer families
$7,000 annually per child for costs such as tuition and tutoring. It will also
offer funding for pre-K costs, but only to income-qualified families. READ MORE
You’re a Fired Fed? Run for Office. Former
federal workers offer a range of skills and experience that we need among
elected officials at every level of government. READ MORE