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.
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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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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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Non-traditional IT hires are just one unique way that CIOs and CISOs are looking to attract IT professionals as the industry faces a steep labor shortage of 1.8 million by 2022.
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Faced with dwindling opportunities at the hands of technological advancements, workers around the country are seeking new skills to stay employed.
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The closure of a coal-fired power plant in Milam County displaced more than 300 workers, but an incoming cryptomining operation plans to hire as many as 500.
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Baltimore has hired its inaugural chief of IT human capital and director of digital DevOps, and a chief data officer; and begun to execute on its digital transformation plan.
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The approved learning management system from Blackboard and Taborda comes as part of an initiative designed to improve employee processes and data statewide.
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The state's IT procurement budget has been slowly getting cut by Harrisburg lawmakers over the last four years while the ITSA program has grown five-fold in the last seven.
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Students at Albany State University gave a presentation to University System of Georgia regents about the technology and where it fits into the technology workforce.
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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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State officials discussed ways agencies can improve their process and resident experience alike at the annual Texas Digital Government Summit in Austin.
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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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Those watching the evolution of the region’s cybersecurity environment believe there is exponential growth opportunity.
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From outsourcing and transparency to the specter of artificial intelligence, organized labor has struggled to balance technology with workers’ rights.
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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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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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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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Nearly one in five of the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board 's customers have challenged their bills since the introduction of the new billing system.
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