Workforce & People
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The director of the California Department of Technology and state CIO since June 2022 will be stepping down after a 38-year career. That included guiding CDT’s on-the-ground response to the 2025 wildfires. -
The state is offering AI training developed with InnovateUS, to help employees increase their skill levels and use AI responsibly. The curriculum is available via its online learning platform.
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Nate Denny, former deputy secretary for the Department of Information Technology, will lead it starting next month. In his earlier role, he guided the state’s broadband expansion.
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Boston's principal data scientist announced a move to MassIT and hinted at a transformation of his past work into something grander.
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California's newest tech office was designed to promote open source software, civic engagement and data-driven decision-making.
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Version 3 of the New York State Council on the Arts' interactive map brings cohesion to what is otherwise an overwhelming number of projects and exhibits.
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Before a joint budget hearing, New York CIO Maggie Miller explained why her agency has been forced to hire hundreds of expensive contractors instead of investing in a permanent workforce.
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California has its first weed czar -- otherwise known as chief of its Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation -- and it's a Republican, Lori Ajax, who is now chief deputy director of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
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The state's hodgepodge of overlapping IT desks will consolidate under the control of CIO Hardik Bhatt.
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Each has some overlap with the CIO’s function, so each state and local government has to work out in its own way just which chief will oversee what domain.
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Ohio's director of Unmanned Aerial Systems discusses his mission to see how the state can put drones to work in a region known for its aviation heritage.
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Richard Culatta says that in government, collaboration is the key to getting things done.
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Rhode Island's first chief innovation officer, Richard Culatta, brings decades of experience innovating in the education sector.
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Kentucky's CIO resigned last month following Matt Bevin's ascension to governor two weeks prior, and Jim Barnhart has been promoted from deputy to acting commissioner of the Commonwealth Office of Technology.
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White, the state's IT leader of nearly four years, will be replaced by Joanne Hale, a professor of management information systems at the University of Alabama.
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Upon her retirement, influential IT industry advocate Carol Henton reflects on trends and accomplishments during her career working with state governments.
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The California Department of Technology on Thursday morning officially launched a pilot program to rate IT vendors to increase performance and accountability in state technology projects.
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From talking with policymakers in Washington, D.C., to gathering the support of constituents, local leaders talk about funding programs and the anticipated population boom facing the Union’s most populated state.
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The Department of Justice will also continue its open data efforts and the Department of Technology is prioritizing advancement of CalCloud throughout next year.
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Are DraftKings and FanDuel gambling or games of skill? States are weighing that as they move toward regulating and even taxing the popular daily fantasy sports sites.
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It's back to consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers for Chris Estes, the North Carolina CIO of nearly three years.
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