Workforce & People
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As artificial intelligence continues to evolve, how can public-sector teams prepare organizationally for the next generation of cyber attacks and equip themselves with the right tools? -
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.
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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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Bismarck State College is partnering with California-based Palo Alto Networks to address an estimated 1.8 million cyberstaffing shortfall by 2022.
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Advances in automation, robotics and artificial intelligence are setting the stage to radically alter employment opportunities in the coming decades.
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How different is being a government Chief Information Security Officer from having the same role in the private sector? A CISO with experience in both worlds offers seven insights.
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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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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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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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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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SmartAg has received funds from a number of state and local sources.
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Drones are expected to be common tools for farmers in the near future.
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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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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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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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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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