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Heidi Norman, who has served as permanent CIO of Pittsburgh, Penn., since 2022, and in other roles with the city since 2017, has departed at the request of the city’s incoming mayoral administration.
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Rex Menold is Michigan's new chief security officer for the state, which has recently seen several IT leadership changes and is seeking its next chief technology officer.
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After transitioning from Fairfield University’s leader of enterprise systems to director of IT strategy and enterprise architecture for the state of Connecticut, Armstrong will return to higher-ed leadership in January.
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Following the lead of Nevada and other states, two state senators say they will introduce a bill giving the state CIO a seat at the cabinet table. The move comes amid growing concerns about cybersecurity.
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Ashley Bloom, the state's first chief IT accessibility officer, shared that she is approaching the role with the mindset that accessibility should be integrated into all of the state's IT work.
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In the job for just more than three years, Askins now has a job with a telecommunications firm based in the South. Among the issues he has tackled are artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and data migration.
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The New York Power Authority has started offering industry certifications in fields such as cybersecurity and HVAC as part of an internship program with Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH).
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As the private sector looks to artificial intelligence to increase efficiency across job roles and industries, employers say more needs to be done to prepare workers for the AI-integrated workplaces of tomorrow.
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CISO Michael Makstman explains what it takes to secure San Francisco, how the city is approaching generative AI and the importance of sharing information in the Coalition of City CISOs.
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To develop organizational maturity in an IT agency, leaders must foster a culture of continuous improvement and create a safe space for staff to try new ideas.
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A panel of researchers hosted by the University at Albany last week said they hope the planned "Empire AI consortium" will create a resource for both universities and private companies to purchase and share AI computing.
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Williams, a veteran of Louisiana state government and technology operations, takes over for one of the longest serving state CIOs in the country. Howze left that job earlier this year.
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The University of Colorado Boulder's partnership with Google, targeted to juniors and seniors, will offer six career certificates in fields including data analytics, project management, IT support and UX design.
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Through a new partnership with Cengage Group, Abilene Christian University in Texas will award students college credits in exchange for CompTIA certification through cybersecurity boot camp programs.
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Universities, workforce development organizations and technology employers across West Virginia will collaborate through the AWS Tech Alliance to expand access to IT workforce training and upskilling opportunities.
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Today, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the appointment of John Godfrey to take the role of state chief information security officer. Godfrey takes over for Jeff Maxon, who was recently appointed to a new position.
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Jill Fraser, who was serving as the interim chief information security officer after the departure of Ray Yepes, has been selected to serve as the state's permanent CISO. She brings more than a decade of experience in a similar role.
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The Innovation Office’s own Dave Cole now steps up to lead it, after former Chief Innovation Officer Beth Noveck departed to become the state’s chief AI strategist.
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The University of Illinois' Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory is the lead applicant in a regional consortium pursuing grant funding to train and equip biomanufacturing professionals.
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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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Vermont is revamping legacy IT systems, some of which are 50 years old, while also exploring uses for new technologies, including artificial intelligence.