Workforce & People
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Tony Sauerhoff, who also previously served as state chief information security officer, was appointed interim executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources and interim CIO. -
From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast, local governments are taking a strategic approach to sustain operational continuity in the face of IT department layoffs caused by budget constraints.
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"Chief" has long been included in government job titles, particularly in IT. But as organizations have evolved, the lines between what each chief does have blurred. AI has only made the issue more pressing.
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The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) has hired former Nevada CIO Shanna Rahming to lead its newly created Office of Strategy and Planning.
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The $100 million Hull McKnight Georgia Cyber Training and Innovation Center is set to open July 10.
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The talented men and women who will constitute the IT workforce of the future are out there, public officials said, but they may come to government from unusual occupations.
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Massachusetts' first secretary for its still-new Executive Office of Technology Services and Security is departing, and will be replaced by a member of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
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During a frank conversation with reporters May 11, Department of Revenue secretary Sam Williams opened up about his decision to award a $53.5 million IT contract and the struggle to find and recruit talent.
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As cybercriminals step up their attacks on state governments, officials are hiring friendly hackers to help them uncover hidden security flaws in their computer systems.
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The bid to better prepare Georgia’s workforce is taking the shape of so-called nexus degrees, which consist of 18-credits in the high-demand areas.
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On the job since February, Minnesota Information Technology Services Commissioner Johanna Clyborne has begun key changes to the agency’s organizational culture and the management of its tech projects.
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In Miami, which launched a new website and an open data portal in beta this year, Chief Innovation Officer Michael Sarasti was named its Director of Innovation and Technology on May 15.
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The MN Cyber Range has comprehensive, realistic courses that are billed as a “flight simulator for cyberattacks.”
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Fewer than a dozen state CIOs currently come from the private sector and only a handful of sitting state CIOs have survived a change in governor. But the number of the rarest type of state CIO is rather surprising.
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Bridget Kravchenko is set to become the first woman to hold the Detroit-area county’s top information security position when she assumes the role on May 29.
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Online and onsite courses for government employees will begin in June.
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The U.S. Digital Service has been on a recruiting mission in the tech capital hoping to lure product managers, engineers, designers and other tech experts to the government service.
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Called Futures Command, the headquarters will be the latest attempt by the Army to modernize and attract savvy tech talent to its ranks.
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According to a recently released study from the Brookings Institute, Americans are increasingly concerned about the implications of the rapidly evolving technologies.
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With three dozen gubernatorial elections this year, a sea change is on the horizon for state CIOs.
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A new hub created for state agencies by the Mississippi State University National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center aims to do a better job of connecting workforce programs.
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