Workforce & People
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The state has put out a new call for applicants to help state agencies with AI, data analytics, emergency technologies and other areas. The push reflects similar programs from other governments. -
County IT leader Rose Mustain, a former NASA cybersecurity manager, has moved on, its chief administrator said last week. Chief Information Security Officer Russ Hauser will serve as interim IT director.
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The longtime Minnesota IT Services executive, who was previously its deputy commissioner, succeeds Tarek Tomes as permanent state CIO and MNIT commissioner after the latter’s departure.
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Plus, New Jersey joins multistate coalition suing FCC over its net neutrality rollback; Code for America launches an apprenticeship program; San Francisco looks to hire eight for its digital services team; Oakland, Calif., launches a civic design lab; and Indiana updates its Alexa skill to include travel advisories.
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California-based Pondera recently added IT vet Mike Borman to its board of directors.
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Plus, Vermont city tests blockchain for real estate transactions, Columbus, Ohio, releases major smart city RFP, and more.
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Phil Wittmer, chief information technology officer for the state of Kansas, stepped down after incoming Gov. Jeff Colyer was sworn in Jan. 31.
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A coalition of states are partnering with the SANS Institute to offer training to young women interested in cybersecurity and information technology careers.
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Plus, Accela hires experts to advice local government in emerging areas, thread response company Centrallo raises $1.5M seed round, and more.
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President Trump will appoint Suzette Kuhlow Kent, a principal at Ernst & Young, as the federal government's fourth federal chief information officer.
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After serving as the county’s information technology lead, Mike Pettit will assume the assistant county executive officer role at the end of March.
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A struggle over who controls hiring for more than 50,000 Pennsylvania state jobs pits the independent Civil Service Commission against an alliance of Republican senators and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration, who want to transfer key powers to the governor’s control.
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The gender imbalance in the industry has women holding only 14 percent of the U.S. workforce in cybersecurity.
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Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Brig. Gen. Johanna Clyborne, an officer in the Minnesota National Guard, to replace retiring state Chief Information Officer Tom Baden.
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There's been a sudden jump in the number of open CIO and CTO roles in big cities.
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Plus, it's time for an UrbanOs, pairing cities with startups, and more.
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Montana, which is beginning a search to replace former CIO Ron Baldwin, named Chief Technology Officer Matt Van Syckle as its interim CIO.
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Mattmiller’s last day will be Feb. 2, and IT Chief of Staff Tracye Cantrell will serve as his replacement while the city conducts a national search.
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Montana CIO Ron Baldwin, appointed by Gov. Steve Bullock in Jan. 2013 and a leader of the state's executive branch-level infrastructure consolidation, will leave government for a role with Deloitte.
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Ekaterina Fitos, who spent time in the public and private sectors, has signed on with the Florida Agency for State Technology as its new geographic information officer.
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Plus, gov tech predictions for 2018, Ask Joe: what happens when you use lose a contract? and more.
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