Education/Workforce Development

Feds Release Guidance for Real-Time Cyber-Security Monitoring

April 22, 2010 - Obama's technology leaders order real-time data for security monitoring to replace paper-based reports.

Briefs: School District Probes Webcams on Student Laptops; Supreme Court Tackles Privacy of Work Texting

April 21, 2010 - Audit critical of county's IT service levels; federal IT leaders to speak at NASCIO Midyear Conference.

California's Richard Gillihan Discusses State's Consolidation

April 19, 2010 - Chief of IT operations and consulting for the California Department of Finance talks about advising CIO Teri Takai on state IT consolidation.

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley Receives National Technology Champion Award

April 15, 2010 - NASCIO recognizes Gov. Martin O'Malley for his support of performance metrics, including StateStat.

CIOs Expanding Their Roles by Managing Consolidated Departments

April 13, 2010 - Change-agent CIOs see their job duties expand and broaden as governments cope with budget pressures by consolidating departments and leveraging CIOs' project management experience.

Tempe, Ariz., CIO Takes Step Back Due to Cost Cutting

April 13, 2010 - As was the case in Tempe, Ariz., not all CIOs are seeing their roles increase.

Nevada Revamps Stimulus Reporting Web Site, Joins Microsoft Training Initiative

April 13, 2010 - Gov. Jim Gibbons announced this month that Nevada has joined the Microsoft Elevate America free technology training initiative and redesigned its stimulus reporting Web site.

Briefs: Controversial E-Mail Policy, Oklahoma Begins CIO Era, Maine Boosts Health IT

April 9, 2010 - Oklahoma's new CIO faces challenges ahead; Maine expands health IT efforts.

Preserving CIOs' Legacies Under New State Governor Administrations

April 5, 2010 - State CIOs who could be replaced after the next election cycle share their strategies for keeping projects intact under a new administration.

New York Hunts for Mobile App Ideas for State Parks

April 5, 2010 - Competition offers $5,000 in scholarship awards for NYU-Poly graduate students best Web-based application proposals.

California's P.K. Agarwal, Director of the Office of Technology Services, Steps Down

April 5, 2010 - Move comes on the heels of state CIO Teri Takai's departure.

Feds to Test Results-Only Work Environment

April 2, 2010 - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management will pilot a 'results-only work environment,' moving 400 agency employees into the flexible work program.

Austin, Texas, Appoints Stephen Elkins CIO

April 2, 2010 - After years of transitions, city officials believe new IT chief will bring diversified public- and private-sector experience to critical post.

New York Partners With Microsoft for Free Technology Training

March 26, 2010 - A total of 71,000 vouchers will be distributed to New Yorkers for technology skills training, digital literacy education and certification exams.

Virginia Rep. Samuel A. Nixon Named State CIO, Replacing George Coulter

March 24, 2010 - Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell names Nixon state CIO. Amid Virginia's troubled IT deal with Northrop Grumman, Nixon becomes state's third CIO in nine months.

New Hampshire CIO Richard Bailey Nominated to Head State DMV

March 24, 2010 - CIO Richard Bailey began his public-sector work in New Hampshire with the DMV 20 years ago.

Survey: Federal CIOs Push Transparency, Struggle with Cyber-Security

March 23, 2010 - Balancing privacy versus open information plays out across federal agencies and departments, according to the 20th Annual Survey of Federal CIOs.

Utah, Los Angeles Share Cloud Computing Tips

March 18, 2010 - Steve Fletcher, Utah's CIO, and Kevin Crawford, Los Angeles' assistant general manager of IT, share their experiences on cloud computing implementation.

Chicago Streamlines Online Services with $1.8 Million Web Site Makeover

March 17, 2010 - Chicago's first Web site overhaul in nine years improves transparency, provides access to social media tools and runs on an open source operating system.

Law Restructures Virginia Information Technologies Agency

March 16, 2010 - State CIO will report to Gov. Bob McDonnell, and other changes may be pending.