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4.824-10.79 10.79-10.79ZM9.334 7.435a.514.514 0 0 0-.514.516v.015l.043 11.287a.514.514 0 0 0 .773.443l9.741-5.688a.514.514 0 0 0-.003-.89L9.589 7.502v.001a.514.514 0 0 0-.256-.069Zm.517 1.404 8.24 4.729-8.203 4.79L9.85 8.84Z" /></svg> Illinois’s CIO is ‘working at the speed of business innovation’ </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__excerpt"> Illinois Chief Information Officer Sanjay Gupta says his top three priorities are to build fiscal health, improve the state鈥檚 IT workforce and accelerate the delivery of new… </div> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__posted"> 1 day ago </span> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://statescoop.com/author/colin-wood/"> Colin Wood </a> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://statescoop.com/author/jake-williams/"> Jake Williams </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--has-separator post-item--has-large-thumb 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Kelly Armstrong questions former Special Counsel Robert Hur as he testifies before the committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 12, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/north-dakota-kelly-armstrong-corey-mock-cio/"> North Dakota governor-elect names state lawmaker as new CIO </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__excerpt"> North Dakota Gov.-elect Kelly Armstrong named state Rep. 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(Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images) </figcaption> </figure> <header class="post-item__meta"> <h3 class="post-item__title"> <a class="post-item__title-link" href="https://statescoop.com/dhs-tsa-facial-recognition-expansion-airports-2024/"> Senators urge DHS to evaluate budding facial recognition ‘regime’ at airports </a> </h3> <div class="post-item__excerpt"> A letter signed by 12 senators urges DHS to investigate the TSA's use of facial recognition before it expands the technology's use to many additional airports. </div> <div class="post-item__byline"> <span class="post-item__posted"> 2 days ago </span> <span class="post-item__author"> <span>By </span> <a class="post-item__author-link" href="https://statescoop.com/author/kquinlan/"> Keely Quinlan </a> </span> </div> </header> </article> <article class="post-item post-item--has-separator post-item--has-large-thumb post-item--popular-stories-cards "> <figure class="post-item__thumbnail"> <a class="post-item__thumbnail-link" href="https://statescoop.com/video/why-georgia-is-drafting-an-ai-ethics-framework/" tabindex="-1"> <img width="309" height="170" src="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/screenshot-1.jpg?w=309" class="attachment-309x170 size-309x170 wp-post-image" alt="" style="" decoding="async" srcset="https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/screenshot-1.jpg 1300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/screenshot-1.jpg?resize=300,165 300w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/screenshot-1.jpg?resize=768,421 768w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/screenshot-1.jpg?resize=1024,562 1024w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/screenshot-1.jpg?resize=600,329 600w, https://statescoop.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/11/screenshot-1.jpg?resize=1200,658 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px" /> </a> <figcaption class="screen-reader-text"> </figcaption> </figure> <header 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