Colin Wood is the Managing Editor at Scoop News Group. He specializes in government IT, cybersecurity, and the intersection of technology and politics, covering topics such as AI platforms, elections, public policy, and security issues. Colin's work has been featured in notable publications including EdScoop, Business Day, and CyberScoop.
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Colin Wood focuses on local government technology, cybersecurity, and education in the United States. He predominantly covers government announcements and press releases related to state governments' technological initiatives.
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Jake Reynolds, who's spent 13 years with the state's Department of Commerce, is Idaho's new, interim chief information officer.
Chaeny Emanavin, who's spent nearly two years as California's deputy chief technology officer, has taken a new role as state chief digital products officer.
“The threat environment has changed" and the lines between physical and digital attacks have blurred, said one security expert involved in FIFA World Cup Planning.
A cyberattack against a telecommunication firm in Maine knocked out internet service for more than 20 towns along the state's midcoastal region.
Funding included in the state's latest budget will support young companies in Pennsylvania's life sciences industry.
The Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act failed to pass in 2023. Sens. Mark Warner and Marsha Blackburn said their bill is urgently needed in 2026.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced a series of measures the state is taking in response to a recently uncovered software glitch that had improperly registered noncitizens to vote.
A cyberattack of undetermined origin disrupted water treatment plants in at least 30 communities in Minnesota, according to the state's technology bureau.
By: Colin Wood
After disclosing last week that a software error at New Jersey's motor vehicles division had improperly registered to vote some 6,600 noncitizens, Gov.
If anyone knows oddball classics, it’s the Lane Motor Museum–home of quirky vehicles like the bulbous McQuay-Norris Streamliner, the propeller-driven Helic
