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The New York city's first chief data officer is heading to the private sector. He and Chief Innovation Officer Adria Finch shared their thoughts about how the public CDO position defies neat categorization.
Early in 2020, Dallas appointed Gloria Lopez Carter as an interim CIO after the departure of Hugh Miller. Last week, career federal employee Bill Zielinski started his tenure as Miller's permanent replacement.
Chief Information Officer David Cagigal, who served in both Republican and Democrat administrations, will step down later this month. In an email to staff, the CIO said he was proud of the work his agency had done.
Facebook co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg, convened via video with the company’s employees to discuss the future of Facebook. He addressed some of the internal backlash regarding recent postings by President Trump on the platform.
As chief information officer of the country’s fourth most populous county, Ed Winfield has had to balance priorities like an ongoing technology refresh with the new curve balls the coronavirus has added to his plate.
Plus, the National Conference of State Legislatures’ COVID-19 bill tracker now records more than 1,300 bills, Code for Philly civic tech group looks to fill open leadership positions, and more.
There are strict rules that block regulators from working with fintech firms but the rules lack a legislative solution. New House bills propose gift exceptions to permit regulators to research data and blockchain.
Udaya Patnaik, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, was selected as the California Office of Digital Innovation’s first director. The appointment was announced May 13 after roughly a year-long search.
City leadership has chosen Shirley Erp as the new chief information security officer. Erp brings a lengthy career in cybersecurity to the Texas city. She begins the position June 1.
Holm, a senior technology adviser to Mayor Eric Garcetti, was selected as the city’s new chief data officer. She also served as deputy chief information officer and assistant general manager of the Information Technology Agency.
The state has chosen Keith Tresh as its new cybersecurity lead within the Information Technology Services agency. Tresh has substantial government experience at the county, state and federal levels.
Kimbriel has been a staple of the Texas Department of Information Resources for more than a decade. Ahead of his retirement tomorrow, he shared several observations about the potential of Texas IT.
Jennifer Douglas was named the next chief innovation and technology officer in Boulder, taking the place of Julia Richman. Douglas was most recently Colorado’s deputy chief customer officer.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Uber has been losing its profits. Uber is considering laying off a fifth of its workplace and CTO, Thuan Pham, announced his departure with the company.
Lance Wyatt, Idaho's chief information security officer for the past three years, will be taking on a new security role within the Information Technology Services agency. Meanwhile, a search for his replacement has begun.
With statewide coronavirus-related closures, hard-to-reach people are falling through the cracks and becoming unreachable amid the 2020 Census count. Officials hope that participation will increase amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Georgia’s public health office is preparing to launch a new contact tracing program in order to mitigate the spread of the virus. Officials also hope the tool will allow residents to slowly return to their daily lives.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that Amy Tong would continue to lead the state’s Department of Technology. Tong, who was initially appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, has held the leadership position since June 2016.
The House has proposed to allow temporary, low-tech remote voting through a proxy-vote proposal. House members would be able to authorize another member to vote on their behalf but Speaker Pelosi is skeptical.
Michael Schnuerle made history as the first chief data officer of Louisville, Ky. A long-time maker of open-source tools, he will join the Open Mobility Foundation later in April.
