Oct 24 2025

NASCIO 2025: IT's Role in Achieving Statewide Efficiencies

Despite significant fiscal challenges, state IT leaders at NASCIO 2025 were bullish about their ability to use technology to help drive efficiencies. 

StateTech interviewed state CIOs about FY 2026 budgetary constraints and how technology can drive efficiency for public sector employees and their constituents.

Participants

    Alan Fuller, CIO, Utah

    Amanda Crawford, Executive Director, Texas Department of Information Resources, and CIO, Texas 

    Mark Raymond, CIO, Connecticut

Video Highlights

  • Utah is tracking citizen feedback on roughly 10,000 parameters to identify opportunities for statewide efficiency.
  • Texas has 140,000 state employees. Using artificial intelligence to save each employee an hour per week would yield nearly 7.3 million hours saved per year.
  • Connecticut IT leaders stress that AI is a workforce empowerment resource in the Nutmeg State and not a replacement for personnel.