Workforce and People

Public utility districts in Douglas and Chelan counties plan to exchange miles of fiber cable for both fiber broadband networks to deliver high-speed Internet service to customers at an expected bargain.

West Virginia Chief Information Officer Josh Spence will be departing to a role in the private sector later this month. He will be replaced by another executive from the West Virginia Office of Technology.

While states like New York, Illinois and Maryland have forged new legislative roads to regulate AI use in hiring and review processes, more than 20 states have no proposed or enacted AI-related hiring bills.

Melissa Kraft, who has led Dallas County’s IT division since September 2020, will take over the city of Frisco’s Technology Services Department. She announced the move in a recent social media post.

After serving with the state of Colorado for several years in various capacities, CIO and Executive Director of the Office of Information Technology Anthony Neal-Graves will be retiring later this year.

Makerspaces at the Community College of Allegheny County, Westmoreland County Community College, Penn State New Kensington and Indiana University of Pennsylvania help businesses get tech-based products off the ground.

A $1.3 million grant from the Economic Development Administration will fund renovations to turn an old building into a state-of-the-art workforce training center for data analytics, cybersecurity and other fields.

The official launch of a standalone IT department — separate from the General Services division — will allow the county to better deploy technology solutions across the organization, officials say.

Amaya Capellán’s first day as state CIO will be July 24, and she comes with extensive private-sector experience, most recently at Comcast. She will take over for interim CIO Patti Chapman, who has held the position since November.

McIntosh, who assumed the chief information officer position earlier this month, replaces Jerry Moore, who had been serving as CIO since 2020. He brings more than two decades of IT experience to the role.

Wanda M. Gibson talks about her priorities as CIO of Prince George's County, Md., her agency's digital equity work and the lasting impact COVID-19 has had on county IT.

A data platform company has announced several new partnerships and content features as part of a push to make free training courses in software development and database technology available to more learners globally.

Porat, who was named chief technology innovation officer for the California Department of Technology in December, will be transitioning to oversee the Office of Technology Services as the state's new chief technology officer.

The partnership between the software company Ellucian and the nonprofit Out in Tech aims to increase representation of LGBTQ+ professionals in the tech sector, as well as share best practices for inclusive workplaces.

Chief privacy officer roles exist in 21 states and counting. As the job gains traction in government, we look at where those IT leaders sit, how they collaborate with their peers and where the field is going.

Twice-a-month paychecks for state employees is still likely several years away, but tucked inside a recent state budget package is a green light to change how California’s more than 285,000 state employees are paid.

The money will go toward training students interested in cybersecurity careers and the operation of associated clinics at colleges. Google says the funding could help agencies better defend themselves.

Alabama Office of Information Technology Secretary Marty Redden has announced his retirement. Gov. Kay Ivey has tapped the deputy secretary to take on the leadership role in his absence.