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Tech Trends: Why AI Is a Top Management Priority for State and Local Agencies in 2026

Governments shift artificial intelligence from pilots to operations, using agents, copilots, and governance to drive efficiency and trust.

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Artificial Intelligence

Agentic Process Automation: Benefits and Use Cases for the Public Sector

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Data Analytics

Why State CIOs Should Treat Data as Their Most Strategic Asset

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Guardrails Will Stop Being Optional in 2026

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Tech Trends: States Right-Size Cloud to Keep Data Close to Home — and AI Ready

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Tech Trends: Workplace Modernization Is an Imperative for States and Cities

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Tech Trends: What States Should Fund With 2026 Cybersecurity Grants

States were never meant to be fighting foreign actors, nor were local governments.”

Mark Raymond, CIO, Connecticut

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Streetlights Can Jump-Start a Municipality’s Smart City Strategy

Data Center

How Cities Can Build AI Systems That Don’t Break the Grid

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A Guide to Software Bills of Materials for State and Local Governments

Artificial Intelligence

NASCIO: State CIOs Put AI Governance First in 2026 Top 10 Priorities List

Security

Platformization: The Only Path for State and Local Cyber Resilience

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Whole-of-State Cybersecurity as a Smarter Way To Scale

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7 Tips for How State and Local Governments Can Shop MDR Wisely

Data Analytics

Self-Healing Communities Build on Data-Driven Collaboration

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3 Strategies To Secure Airport Identity Systems

Management

State and Local Governments Should Test Platforms, Not Projects

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Tech Trends: Workplace Modernization Is an Imperative for States and Cities

Government workplace modernization in 2026 means redesigning workflows for hybrid teams, unifying collaboration tools and using artificial intelligence.

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Tech Trends: What States Should Fund With 2026 Cybersecurity Grants

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A Guide to Software Bills of Materials for State and Local Governments

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Platformization: The Only Path for State and Local Cyber Resilience

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NASCIO 2025: IT's Role in Achieving Statewide Efficiencies

State IT leaders discussed technology’s expanding role in achieving statewide efficiencies.
NASCIO 2025: State CIOs Highlight Agentic AI Use Cases

Agentic AI is the next wave of artificial intelligence: Here’s how state IT leaders are preparing.
NASCIO 2025: How State Leaders Are Approaching Critical Infrastructure Protections

Whole-of-state cybersecurity can help states defend against cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
NASCIO 2025: State CIOs Discuss Their Top Tech Priorities

We caught up with state technology leaders at NASCIO 2025 to check in on their current and upcoming priorities.
NASCIO 2025: Colorado Continues to Blaze a Trail for States’ Use of AI

David Edinger spoke to StateTech during NASCIO 2025 about the Centennial State’s latest AI initiatives.

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Should State and Local Governments Upgrade to Wi-Fi 7?

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Why State and Local Government IT Now Own So Much of Physical Security

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MDR vs. XDR: How State and Local Agencies Can Choose (and Use) the Right Fit

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Congress Revives State and Local Cyber Grants, But Funding Remains Unclear

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