David Edinger

As state officials move forward with various testing environments for artificial intelligence, IT leaders remain focused on ensuring that partners’ data practices meet government standards.

State CIOs, including Colorado’s Dave Edinger, are navigating as-yet undetermined impacts of unfolding federal tariff policy on their technology agendas, meaning spending shifts are likely.

Edinger, the former CIO of the city and county of Denver, shared his priorities as he takes over from outgoing CIO Anthony Neal-Graves. He said special attention will be paid to empowering staff and process improvement.