Workforce & People
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From San Jose, Calif., to Washington, D.C., cities are advancing AI training for staffers or members of the public. Mesa, Ariz., recently launched its own AI education initiative to support adoption. -
Officials have formally named Bryce Bailey the state’s chief information security officer, elevating him from the interim role after nearly a month in place. Cybersecurity, he said, “is a long game.”
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Elizabeth Crowe, the city’s director of urban analytics and innovation, has been selected to serve as interim chief innovation and technology officer, a role formerly held by Stephanie Wernet.
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Plus, DigitalTown offers "stock" in websites to city residents, Henderson, Nev., develops a smart city strategic plan, and more...
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Plus, an app that clears parking tickets is under legal scrutiny, Colorado is named the top state for online businesses and more...
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The city’s innovation chief, Grace Simrall, replaces Jason Ballard as interim CIO.
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Ricardo Lafosse, who joined Cook County, Ill., in May 2013 as its first chief information security officer, is leaving to join investment research and management company Morningstar Inc. as its CISO.
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The state’s first digital transformation officer has accepted a position with the Eagle County, Colo., Department of Public Health.
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At this week's Los Angeles Digital Government Summit, four female technology officials agreed that women can forge tech careers — but more opportunities and education in the field are needed.
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And where in government is innovation easiest to find?
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Kehoe has served as King County, Wash., CIO for the past seven years, and pending a Board of Commissioners vote, will serve in the same capacity for Los Angeles County.
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DeVries is a veteran of federal government having served as CIO for the Office of Personnel Management and deputy CIO for the Department of Defense.
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Embracing the less traditional is part of how to attract the next generation of public servants.
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Pecherskiy’s team built its own open data portal that emphasizes automating city data.
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The state's Innovation Center started as a place to test new technology, but it continues to evolve in its role.
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At the Los Angeles Digital Government Summit, city police and technology officials discussed the challenge of attracting young staffers to the public sector, and why they may be a good fit.
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While concerns about the glass ceiling persist, women working in state and local government in California are bullish about careers in the public sector.
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The “soft skills” characteristics that women bring to the challenges in government are a distinct advantage for our gender.
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Exiting advisers say Trump has paid “insufficient attention” to growing number of cyberthreats facing the U.S.
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As leader of the state's Bureau of Enterprise Systems, Raymond talked to GT about his approach to IT.
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The increasing connectedness of things to the Internet certainly poses a risk for government networks, but San Jose, Calif.’s CIO sees it as a call to evolve.
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