Colin Wood
@colinwood.me
Government IT reporter/editor at Scoop News Group. Award-winning writer, though the award was not for writing. It was the Medal of Honor. For my heroics. Signal: cwood.64
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Colin Wood
@colinwood.me
· Apr 22
I know things seem bad now, but when we're all in the gulag we'll look back on these days and laugh
New Jersey is the first state to pass a law codifying its digital services / innovation office.
New Jersey's governor-elect has also committed to keeping around Dave Cole, the state's innovation chief.
But when asked whether the CTO will also stick around?
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New Jersey's governor-elect has also committed to keeping around Dave Cole, the state's innovation chief.
But when asked whether the CTO will also stick around?
statescoop.com/new-jersey-m...
Under a new governor, New Jersey will keep its innovation office and its innovation chief | StateScoop
New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has announced that Dave Cole, the state's innovation chief will stay on to lead an office that recent legislation ensures will become a permanent part of the state...
statescoop.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
New Jersey is the first state to pass a law codifying its digital services / innovation office.
New Jersey's governor-elect has also committed to keeping around Dave Cole, the state's innovation chief.
But when asked whether the CTO will also stick around?
statescoop.com/new-jersey-m...
New Jersey's governor-elect has also committed to keeping around Dave Cole, the state's innovation chief.
But when asked whether the CTO will also stick around?
statescoop.com/new-jersey-m...
North Dakota is running a competition for its new "I Voted" stickers. One of the entries is very midwestern: "You betcha I voted"
www.sos.nd.gov/about-office...
www.sos.nd.gov/about-office...
January 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
North Dakota is running a competition for its new "I Voted" stickers. One of the entries is very midwestern: "You betcha I voted"
www.sos.nd.gov/about-office...
www.sos.nd.gov/about-office...
This Ian Parker profile of Peter Navarro has one of the better burns I've seen in some time:
src: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
src: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
January 1, 2026 at 4:00 AM
This Ian Parker profile of Peter Navarro has one of the better burns I've seen in some time:
src: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
src: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Despite everything, NYC is pushing hard for blockchain.
“Outside of crypto, tell me a use of it,” Ed Toner, Nebraska’s former chief information officer, said in 2021. “Tell me a widespread value-add that blockchain has ever delivered, ever. I challenge everybody.”
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“Outside of crypto, tell me a use of it,” Ed Toner, Nebraska’s former chief information officer, said in 2021. “Tell me a widespread value-add that blockchain has ever delivered, ever. I challenge everybody.”
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New York City bets on blockchain, a technology most have discarded as useless | StateScoop
Why is New York City opening a new office, developing an extensive plan and sketching out pilot projects for a technology that much of the world gave up on several years ago?
statescoop.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Despite everything, NYC is pushing hard for blockchain.
“Outside of crypto, tell me a use of it,” Ed Toner, Nebraska’s former chief information officer, said in 2021. “Tell me a widespread value-add that blockchain has ever delivered, ever. I challenge everybody.”
statescoop.com/nyc-eric-ada...
“Outside of crypto, tell me a use of it,” Ed Toner, Nebraska’s former chief information officer, said in 2021. “Tell me a widespread value-add that blockchain has ever delivered, ever. I challenge everybody.”
statescoop.com/nyc-eric-ada...
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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given that making Greenland part of the US makes no sense, Jeff Landry is the perfect man for the job
December 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
given that making Greenland part of the US makes no sense, Jeff Landry is the perfect man for the job
@gcaw.bsky.social's Atlantic piece about Lolita/Epstein is great, but this part is mmwah:
December 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
@gcaw.bsky.social's Atlantic piece about Lolita/Epstein is great, but this part is mmwah:
Every cyber truck i see now I'm going to imagine is being driven by a burly dude getting in his feels talking to grok
December 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Every cyber truck i see now I'm going to imagine is being driven by a burly dude getting in his feels talking to grok
Michigan CIO Laura Clark quietly resigns, governor names acting replacement
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Michigan CIO quietly resigns, governor names acting replacement | StateScoop
Michigan Chief Information Officer Laura Clark has quietly resigned after nearly 20 years with the state government.
statescoop.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Michigan CIO Laura Clark quietly resigns, governor names acting replacement
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Instead of just scoffing at their arrogance and lies, which I'm not wholly opposed to, here is the Lancet article calculating that the recent USAID cuts could lead to 14 million additional deaths. Well done boys
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
December 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Instead of just scoffing at their arrogance and lies, which I'm not wholly opposed to, here is the Lancet article calculating that the recent USAID cuts could lead to 14 million additional deaths. Well done boys
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Dallas is going to put AI-powered cameras on its trash trucks. A few other places have done this already. I'm sort of a luddite anyway, but I wouldn't this in my town:
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Dallas to install AI cameras on garbage trucks to fight illegal dumping | StateScoop
Dallas City Council has voted to arm its waste collection vehicles with AI-powered cameras, what one official called a "smart-city approach to an everyday challenge.”
statescoop.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Dallas is going to put AI-powered cameras on its trash trucks. A few other places have done this already. I'm sort of a luddite anyway, but I wouldn't this in my town:
statescoop.com/dallas-texas...
statescoop.com/dallas-texas...
December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Reposted by Colin Wood
California lawmakers are demanding more information on an early earthquake warning system managed by the U.S. Geological Survey after it issued a false alert last week that a magnitude-5.9 earthquake had struck near the California-Nevada border.
After False Earthquake Alert in Nevada, Lawmakers Demand Answers on How it Was Sent
The federal government and earthquake experts blamed a technical glitch for the alert that sent warnings hundreds of miles away last week.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:20 AM
California lawmakers are demanding more information on an early earthquake warning system managed by the U.S. Geological Survey after it issued a false alert last week that a magnitude-5.9 earthquake had struck near the California-Nevada border.
just a very stable genius doing his thing
December 12, 2025 at 11:22 PM
just a very stable genius doing his thing
It's a great day when I get to edit a story that includes wildlife. This time it's invasive frogs and little fire ants:
statescoop.com/hawaii-biose...
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Invasive frogs and fire ants featured on Hawaii's new biosecurity dashboard | StateScoop
Coqui frogs and little fire ants are among the concerns cataloged on a new webpage maintained by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.
statescoop.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It's a great day when I get to edit a story that includes wildlife. This time it's invasive frogs and little fire ants:
statescoop.com/hawaii-biose...
statescoop.com/hawaii-biose...
Reposted by Colin Wood
Legal experts and everyone in my fifth-grade social studies class.
NEW: President Donald Trump says he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, who was convicted on state charges related to tampering with Colorado's election systems. Legal experts say presidential pardons do not apply to state charges.
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Legal experts and everyone in my fifth-grade social studies class.
Something I'd never considered before, but NY just passed the nation's first law requiring diaper makers to list the ingredients:
nyassembly.gov/leg/?default...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Something I'd never considered before, but NY just passed the nation's first law requiring diaper makers to list the ingredients:
nyassembly.gov/leg/?default...
nyassembly.gov/leg/?default...
The nonprofit Center for Civic Futures on Tuesday announced it will award $8.5 million to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence projects designed to improve public benefits programs over the next two years.
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Center for Civic Futures announces 8 projects to improve AI for public benefits access | StateScoop
The nonprofit Center for Civic Futures is awarding grants to states and their partners to advance work that organizers hope can be scaled across the country.
statescoop.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The nonprofit Center for Civic Futures on Tuesday announced it will award $8.5 million to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence projects designed to improve public benefits programs over the next two years.
statescoop.com/center-civic...
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If at first you fail a bunch of times because it's something almost nobody wants, just draft another executive order:
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State AI law moratorium omitted from 2026 defense bill, but Trump is preparing 'ONE RULE' executive order | StateScoop
Though a state AI law moratorium was not included in the NDAA, Trump shared plans to issue an executive order that would do the same.
statescoop.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
If at first you fail a bunch of times because it's something almost nobody wants, just draft another executive order:
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statescoop.com/state-ai-law...
I interviewed Michael Geraghty, New Jersey's CISO, for a story about a new civilian cyber corps the state is starting. I found it highly relatable that he registered a website domain name for the project in 2017 but only launched the project this month.
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statescoop.com/new-jersey-c...
New Jersey opens recruitment for volunteer cyber corps | StateScoop
The New Jersey Civilian Cyber Resilience Corps will start small, organizers said, and emphasize prevention over response.
statescoop.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I interviewed Michael Geraghty, New Jersey's CISO, for a story about a new civilian cyber corps the state is starting. I found it highly relatable that he registered a website domain name for the project in 2017 but only launched the project this month.
statescoop.com/new-jersey-c...
statescoop.com/new-jersey-c...
OnSolve CodeRED, a voluntary, opt-in emergency notification system used by law enforcement agencies and municipalities across the country, has been permanently shut down in the wake of a ransomware attack.
via @mattkapko.com :
cyberscoop.com/crisis24-ons...
via @mattkapko.com :
cyberscoop.com/crisis24-ons...
Crisis24 shuts down emergency notification system in wake of ransomware attack
OnSolve CodeRED was damaged by the attack and has been nonoperational since earlier this month. Dozens of agencies and their respective users have been impacted by the outage and data theft.
cyberscoop.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
OnSolve CodeRED, a voluntary, opt-in emergency notification system used by law enforcement agencies and municipalities across the country, has been permanently shut down in the wake of a ransomware attack.
via @mattkapko.com :
cyberscoop.com/crisis24-ons...
via @mattkapko.com :
cyberscoop.com/crisis24-ons...
