- State of Alabama: Marty Redden is serving as acting CIO.
- State of Alaska: John Boucher is serving as acting CIO.
- State of Iowa: Jeff Franklin is serving as interim CIO.
- State of Michigan: Tricia L. Foster is serving as interim CIO.
- State of South Dakota: Pat Snow is serving as interim CIO.
- State of Florida: Florida is planning to fold the Agency for State Technology into the Department of Management Services. It's unclear whether the state has an enterprise-wide CIO at the moment. The last permanent CIO, Eric Larson, departed in January.
- New York City: Former IT Commissioner and CIO Samir Saini left for the private sector earlier this month.
- Minneapolis: Former CIO Otto Doll left the city of Minneapolis in November 2018.
- Clark County, Nev.: Michael Lane stepped down as CIO in May.
States, Cities and Counties That Don't Have a Permanent CIO
Six states, as well as three of the largest cities and counties in the U.S., are either lacking a chief information officer or have the position filled only in an interim capacity at the moment.
Note: Information is accurate as of June 26, 2019.
A big incoming class of new governors has prompted many turnovers among state CIOs this year, but there are a handful of vacancies among the largest cities and counties as well. Here is a list of the positions that are either vacant or filled only by people serving in an interim or acting capacity.
