Schlinsog will serve as the chief information technology officer (CITO) for Kansas.
Schlinsog, who for the past four years was the CIO of the Kansas Department of Transportation, has been serving as the interim CITO since last November — when Brownback's new hire for the CITO post, Jim Mann, quit after less than a week on the job. A local newspaper had reported that Mann's bachelor's degree in business administration came from a diploma mill.
According to the governor's office, Schlinsog's scope of responsibility will include "all systems that deliver appropriate information to all levels of governments, improving IT efficiency and effectiveness across agencies and providing the agencies with a core set of reliable services that allow the agencies to focus on their unique IT missions."
Last fall Brownback issued an executive order instructing most agencies' IT directors and staff to report to the CITO.
“Our state must catch up with advances in technology, improve communication between state agencies and boost business efficiency, saving taxpayers money," Brownback said in a press statement Monday, Jan. 30. "Anthony has the experience and expertise to lead a smooth IT system transition from an outdated and duplicative system to one that is contemporary and uniform.”
Schlinsog said in a statement that he would focus on uniformity, improving communication and saving taxpayer money.
Before working at the Kansas Department of Transportation, Schlinsog was the manager of data development and informatics for the Child Health Corp. of America. Before that, Schlinsog also spent 13 years with the Government Employees Health Association, serving in various IT management and development capacities.
According to the Topeka Capital-Journal, Schlinsog has a bachelor's degree in physics from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich., and a master's degree in math at University of Illinois at Urbana.
