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As a new federal administration prepares to assume control, the GovAI Coalition Summit showed the local promise of artificial intelligence, from solutions available to the leaders ready to make them work. -
While cybersecurity remains a high priority for many CIOs, we spoke to technology leaders to understand what other skills are difficult to find when recruiting new talent.
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In addition to upskilling and transforming their workforce, IT leaders in government are investing in enterprise technology that can scale for the future.
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The newly announced MD-ISAC aims to provide actionable cyber intelligence to counties, cities, towns and public schools to help them identify and head off potential cybersecurity threats.
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Steve Hodges brings more than 21 years of information security experience with the state government to the role, recently serving as a senior IT security manager for Georgia’s revenue department.
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The Pre-Seed and Seed Matching Fund Program makes between $50,000 to $250,000 in assistance available to qualifying early-stage startup companies in the state as part of a larger effort to bolster high-growth industries.
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Ricker, the CIO and secretary of Illinois’ Department of Innovation and Technology, will leave the role next week. Ricker has served as Illinois CIO for just under two and a half years, seeing the state through COVID-19.
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The Iowa Department of Transportation has delayed the launch of digital ID to make security improvements to its mobile ID app. The agency will be bringing the app in line with national and international standards, officials say.
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Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott has announced that Shelby Switzer has been hired to lead the city's Digital Services Team. Switzer is the first official hire for this team that was created in September 2022.
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Leahy sought to bring more transparency to the technology agency’s offerings and work, and improve its customer service. Now as he leaves office, he expects to make a return to the private sector.
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Jason Snyder is no newcomer to government, having served previously as the chief technology officer under former Gov. Deval Patrick. The appointment comes a day before the retirement of current Secretary Curtis Wood.
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North Carolina Chief Risk Officer Rob Main announced his retirement from state government Dec. 31, ending a five-year run with the state's information technology department. He was appointed to the position in October 2021.
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Doug Murdock, named state chief information officer in Hawaii by former Gov. David Ige, will remain in the post as the state continues a slate of technology modernization projects.
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After serving six years as CIO and secretary of the IT department, Michael Leahy announced his forthcoming departure. The news comes as a new governor takes over from Gov. Larry Hogan, who appointed Leahy to the role.
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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has announced the appointment of Adam Proffitt as secretary of administration and Jeff Maxon as the interim chief information technology officer following the departure of Dr. DeAngela Burns-Wallace.
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At least 18 states have banned staffers’ use on government devices of the social media app TikTok over concerns about the possible security risks posed by the Chinese-owned company.
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A bipartisan legislative effort to rein in the country’s largest technology companies collapsed this week after a whirlwind lobbying campaign by the Internet titans Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta.
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As current Chief Technology Officer Duane Schell approaches his last day in office at the end of this month, the state announced that Craig Felchle has taken over the role in a permanent capacity.
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The state's e-titling and vehicle registration program is expected to go live during the first quarter of 2023, providing residents with access to DMV services through an online portal or smartphone.
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During a recent Brookings Institute event, a former FCC chair and a former chief of the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau said that features that make 5G compelling also create different kinds of cybersecurity risks to address.
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Fried brings experience as the chief technology and innovation officer for Baltimore city’s public library system and, previously, as CIO of the city’s Health Department. The appointment was announced last week.
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