Local Government

Wentworth, who has been in county service since 1996, will lead the Information Services Department as director and CIO. He had been serving as interim CIO since May, following the departure of Jon Walton.

A city audit indicates that the Portland Police Bureau should have been more transparent and purposeful with the personal information it collected about racial justice protesters in 2020.

This week, State of Place Founder and CEO Mariela Alfonzo, with a Ph.D. in urban planning, answers the “In Case You Missed It” crew’s questions on urban design, spatial justice and how our environment impacts our lives.

John Gonzalez, communications manager for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, on balancing the entertaining and the informative on Twitter and how to tailor messages for different social platforms.

Madison, Wis., is slowly moving from online to in-person committee meetings after two years of nearly exclusive online remote municipal sessions due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The county’s public library and information technology department partnered to assemble a task force that is developing a long-term plan to increase access to affordable and reliable broadband Internet.

First responders in Jefferson County, N.Y., are now using an upgraded and improved public safety radio system. The project was constructed over 10 years, and the county saved $15 million in the process.

Various organizations have come together to create Tech Equity Miami, an initiative that aims to provide $100 million over five years to improve equity in the Miami-Dade tech sector.

As cyber attacks on infrastructure like utility services increase globally, city and county leadership must look to other governing bodies and cybersecurity experts to strengthen their own systems.

When it comes to accessibility and inclusion, there are steps local and state agencies can take — and others that should be avoided — to provide an equitable government service experience across populations.

Plus, the FCC authorizes $313 million more through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Maine creates a web page to track broadband work in the state, government agencies look to hire digital inclusion staff, and more.

Already deployed in Canada, the cloud software is designed to replace legacy systems and provide other benefits. The product launch follows other recent deals involving digital tax tools at the local and state level.

CIO, Mesa, Ariz.

Director of Innovation and Technology/CIO, Long Beach, Calif.

CIO, San Francisco

CIO/Director of Technology Solutions Department, Durham, N.C.

CIO, Cook County, Ill.

CTO, Washington, D.C.