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Illinois Strives for "One DoIT"

Acting CIO Kirk Lonbom is prioritizing the unification of all IT in the state.

Illinois CIO Kirk Lonbom
CIO and Acting Illinois Secretary of the Department of Innovation & Technology Kirk Lonbom
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What's Kirk Lonbom up to? In short, a lot. At the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) Midyear conference earlier this year, Lonbom, the acting secretary of the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology, told Government Technology that foremost on his list of things to do is to unify all state information technology functions in one place.

"Our real priority for 2018 is unifying our workforce and turning it into a best-in-class service agency," he said, which impacts application development, infrastructure and the workforce. A key component of the effort is leveraging the value of cloud technologies and eliminating costly legacy technology.

The staff of the Illinois DoIT got a preview of the depth of change the unification effort will entail last month when the agency gathered its employees for its most recently quarterly town hall, aimed at sharing "news and opportunities." Among the new staff introduced at the event was Shanna Rahming, former Nevada CIO who recently came on board as DoIT's new chief strategy officer and incoming Chief Technology Officer Jack King. 


 

Noelle Knell is the executive editor for e.Republic, responsible for setting the overall direction for e.Republic’s editorial platforms, including Government Technology, Governing, Industry Insider, Emergency Management and the Center for Digital Education. She has been with e.Republic since 2011, and has decades of writing, editing and leadership experience. A California native, Noelle has worked in both state and local government, and is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, with majors in political science and American history.