Oct 22 2025

NASCIO 2025: State CIOs Discuss Their Top Tech Priorities

At NASCIO 2025, we interviewed state CIOs about their current and upcoming priorities.

Key callouts from the conference: creating central identities to minimize user friction, complying with new accessibility requirements and preparing for artificial intelligence.

Participants

    David Edinger CIO, Colorado

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

    J.R. Sloan CIO, Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology

Video Highlights

  • Colorado is exploring a central identity for its residents to ease access to services.
  • Texas is zeroing in on AI literacy and preparedness for use cases at all levels of state government.
  • Arizona is centralizing its citizen services while preparing to comply with a Department of Justice ruling.