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The mission of the State Information Technology Services Division is to provide standardized, strategic, secure, and state-of-the art information technology to advance the efficiency and delivery of government services to citizens.

World’s bankers, economists gather in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

The location was initially chosen to lure then-Fed Chair Paul Volcker — an ardent fly-fisherman — and the tradition stuck.

Ransomware Attacks Are Testing Resolve of Cities Across America

This has been the summer of crippling ransomware attacks.

States Can Foster Job Growth if Lifelong Learning is at Play

I was with Montana Gov. Steve Bullock when he released the newest National Governors Association report, “Governor’s Action Guide to Achieving Good Jobs for All Americans,” at the opening session of NGA’s summer meeting.

North Dakota IT Upgrades Its Asset Inventory System

State CIO Shawn Riley assuages legislators’ worries by detailing how his department has found 100 of the 217 unaccounted-for devices stated in recent audit findings and his plan to prevent future clerical errors.

Forums seek public input on housing problems in Bozeman while raising water rates to promote conservation

Officials say starting professional wages aren’t enough for housing, and employers can’t find enough laborers who can stay in Bozeman.

Colorado OKs electric car requirement to fight air pollution

Colorado tightened its air quality regulations on Friday, requiring that at least 5 percent of the vehicles sold in the state by 2023 emit zero pollution.

High Cost of Maintenance Prompts Wyoming Legislators to Consider Tolling I-80

Over the objections of the oil and trucking industries, an interim committee voted to allow the Wyoming legislature to determine whether to toll all lanes on Interstate 80 due to a shortfall in the state transportation budget.

Analysis: How to Raise Rural Participation Rate in 2020 Census

Communities can organize to make sure everyone counts.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is implementing on-site visits at employers sites for the purpose of investigating the nature of the STEM employment and training. 

ICE has always had the authority to visit STEM OPT worksites, but it seems that recently the frequency of these visits has substantially increased.

Northern Arapaho receive $4 million for broadband as reservation tribes work to expand access to fast internet

An estimated 82 percent of Americans have a broadband subscription, with only 67 percent of Native Americans possessing the service