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Michael Toland, Oklahoma’s chief information security officer, will exit the position and officials have embarked upon a search for his replacement. State CIO Dan Cronin will oversee cybersecurity in the interim. -
After nearly a month as interim technology leader for the state’s capital city, Borchardt was announced Thursday as the permanent successor for W. Schad Meldrum, who retired last month. Like his predecessor, he is a veteran executive.
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Mayor Monroe Nichols says that while data centers do have a place in Tulsa’s economic development future, he does not see them as a critical piece of the city’s strategy.
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While the Oklahoma Legislature considers a ban for cellphones during the day for all the state's public schools, various districts have their own policies requiring that they be stored during instructional time.
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Legislation active in each state focuses on the functions of IT agencies. One such bill would replace Florida Digital Service, while Alabama representatives may add cybersecurity to the Office of Information Technology’s duties.
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Alabama and Oklahoma are the latest states to block AI tools with overseas ties from being used on government devices. Concerns include a lack of security as well as data collection and storage practices.
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From IT decentralization to education spending transparency, state legislators are looking to cut waste, improve oversight and reshape agency responsibilities. Bills address tech, cybersecurity, procurement and outdated language.
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The Oklahoma Broadband Office and AT&T will use federal American Rescue Plan Act and matching funds to deploy high-speed Internet across five local governments. The endeavor was announced Friday in Latimer County.
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By using digital twins and integrating artificial intelligence into its procurement process, the state has been able to cut inefficiencies, get better pricing and drive transparency.
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The state’s previous CIO resigned late last year after an "ethics violation." Cronin’s tech experience stretches back to 1998 with Microsoft, and he most recently worked for hotel operator Marriott International.
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CIO Joe McIntosh took the state tech leadership job in July 2023 after previous state service. He took “full responsibility” for what he called an “oversight” and agreed to pay a civil penalty.
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While not declaring a statewide policy, Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order encouraging, but not requiring, schools to find strategies to limit student use of cellphones, and asking parents to talk to their kids.
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The state, working with Google, has launched a course providing foundational AI skills training to residents. The offering, open to 10,000 people at a time, is designed to create an agile workforce.
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Plus, Washington launched a digital equity dashboard, Kansas announced funding for digital literacy, a Center for Tribal Digital Sovereignty was launched, and more.
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The Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust will give $40,000 each to schools across the state to buy iPads, Chromebooks, esports equipment, various robotics, virtual reality equipment and other tech supplies.
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For schools facing a wave of new technology, student habits and teacher shortages, the Oklahoma State School Boards Association helped develop a free guide to creative teaching with digital tools.
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Oklahoma CIO Joe McIntosh explains how his agency is overhauling its core services and empowering staff to do their jobs to the fullest. Plus, he shares what he's working on as head of the state's AI task force.
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Plus, registration has closed for Net Inclusion 2024, Oklahoma and Kansas get funding for broadband, and a report seeks to uncover the best broadband technology investment.
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On the heels of a recent report from the state’s AI Task Force, Gov. Kevin Stitt is advocating for the removal of human workforce redundancies in favor of artificial intelligence systems.
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Four companies in the state received more than $6.5 million in grants recently from the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board, which is distributing the money to expand high-speed Internet access there.
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During a meeting last week, the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board approved $374 million in ARPA funds to go toward 142 broadband service expansion projects in 57 counties.
