Workforce and People

A partnership between Georgia's university system, its technical college system and Rowen, a life-sciences campus in Gwinnett County, will generate projects and programs focused on emerging technologies and industries.

Wyoming Interim CIO TR Sheehan will move on from the position he has held twice, and CISO Aaron Roberts will add the CIO role to his duties, for now. Both men have been with the state for more than a decade.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker appointed veteran manager Melissa Scott to serve as chief information officer, the city announced Monday. Scott has been on staff more than eight years and arrived from private-sector IT.

The Indiana Department of Transportation is working with Purdue University and power unit maker Cummins to build a segment that can wirelessly charge electric vehicles as they are driven. The stretch of road will be roughly one-quarter mile.

Jason Benshoof, Nevada’s first-ever state chief data officer, said teamwork among agencies will help keep data initiatives in line with community priorities. A state staffer since 2009, he was named CDO Feb. 12.

Rochester Community and Technical College's new two-year degree program will combine new courses with existing ones, both on-campus and online, and require the hiring of a new staff member.

“Password” and “12345” were popular .gov email passwords in 2023, reveals a new report from cyber crime analytics company SpyCloud. There’s also been an increase in password reuse among accounts.

A private research university in New York is planning a masters program in cybersecurity that will give students hands-on opportunities with government partnerships like The Center for Identification Technology Research.

Michael Simeone joins the city from Bendett & McHugh, P.C., where he was CIO for nearly nine years. The new chief technology officer will help guide and align tech work and strategy for New Haven and its board of education.

After two years as the Tennessee city’s tech leader, Tyson Morris will pursue other opportunities. He said Friday he is committed to continuing his work using technology to help people.

Jason Benshoof, the former chief IT manager of the Client Services Unit in the Nevada Office of the CIO, will lead the state’s data governance efforts as CDO. A longtime Nevada executive, he will also develop and implement a statewide data plan.

Survey data released by NASCIO reveals many state chief privacy officers feel confined by a lack of enforcement influence and dedicated funding. Additionally, fewer CPOs report having an established privacy program than two years ago.

Several ideas are afoot to update the Congressional Research Service, sometimes known as Congress’ think tank. One would eliminate the weighty print version of the Constitution Annotated, known as CONAN, making it digital-only.

Longtime executive Miriam Barcellona Ingenito, undersecretary at the Government Operations Agency, discussed the state’s IT landscape Tuesday at the California Public Sector CIO Academy. Mission-driven solutions, she said, are key.

A new publication from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center, a not-for-profit technical assistance firm, promotes local certificate and degree programs to students interested in manufacturing.

The Texas Innovation Consortium Fund, set up at the University of Texas at Dallas, aims to build workforce training programs and attract public and private investment in the state.

The acquisition is part of Accenture's new program to provide workforce training to its clients in various in-demand technology fields relating to data science and artificial intelligence.

The purchase, approved by the Duluth City Council, will pay for a Mini-Caliber SWAT robot capable of breaking windows and climbing stairs. It is not armed or otherwise weaponized but can make smoke.