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The company has made a cellphone alternative to police body cameras.
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Margaret Brisbane, coming up on 16 years with the county, will lead an IT department that has been modernizing, leaning into data-driven policy and bolstering election security for more than 2.7 million residents. -
Patrick Moore, who served as Georgia's state CIO about 10 years ago under Gov. Sonny Perdue, is joining the gov tech company Granicus during a pandemic that has increased demand for its services.
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Private-sector salaries and benefits often lure potential public employees away from state and local IT jobs. Here’s how government recruiters are reaching and keeping a new generation of tech talent.
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Goulet takes over for Eric Boyette, who was CIO of North Carolina until the state's governor put him in charge of the transportation department. Goulet's tenure in New Hampshire has been a somewhat unique one.
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California Chief Information Officer Amy Tong explains how technology is helping combat deadly wildfires, her approach to making state agencies digitally accessible and ensuring Internet connectivity for all.
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Arkansas officials named Joshua McGee as the new state chief data officer. McGee will retain his current professor position with the University of Arkansas and plans to apply academia data tools to state government.
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Brown County, S.D., commissioners have eliminated the county's chief information officer position, doing so following a closed session discussion about personnel, said Auditor Cathy McNickle.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has announced Jerry Moore, the director of IT applications, as the state's new chief information officer. Moore replaces CIO Bo Reese, who had served in the role since 2014.
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The new CIO of Baltimore first started working for the city government in May 2019, on the very same day it fell victim to one of the most damaging ransomware attacks ever to hit a local government.
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Plus, Code for America and L.A. County dismiss 66,000 marijuana convictions; Philadelphia’s Pitch and Pilot program tackles tap water with new challenge; and NYU calls on Congress to embrace citizen engagement tech.
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The new CDO has been with the San Francisco city and county government for the better part of a decade, and has been in charge of data operations since his predecessor stepped down over a year ago.
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To cultivate a technology workforce that can lead an organization into the future, state and local government must emphasize its mission-driven work, invest in training and take a cue from industry on work environment.
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The position within the Office of Information Technology, which focuses on product management, business architecture and communications, has been vacant since the state's last strategy officer stepped down in 2016.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Tuesday that state CIO Eric Boyette will serve as the next secretary of the Department of Transportation upon the retirement of current Secretary Jim Trogdon at the end of month.
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Gloria Lopez Carter, who has been a public servant in the city for more than 30 years, will be the city's interim CIO until a permanent replacement is found. The city's last CIO, Hugh Miller, left the position in January.
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Olson had served the city for 30 years, a dozen of those as CIO, when she retired this week. The mayor has nominated telecommunications manager David Henke to carry on her work upgrading legacy systems.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom named Joy Bonaguro and Krista Canellakis as chief data officer and deputy secretary of general services for GovOps, respectively. He also reappointed Julie Lee to the GovOps undersecretary position.
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Santa Clara County Chief Information Officer Ann Dunkin, formerly with the federal government, will leave public-sector service after three years with the county to join Dell in a role related to state and government.
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As Iowa’s chief information security officer, Franklin worked under several governors and collaborated with state groups to develop a cybersecurity strategy, update emergency protocols and secure state elections.
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The first state CDO, Andrew Laing, left his station for the private sector in September. Kristin McClure, a data scientist with about 20 years of experience, recently filled this increasingly critical position.
