Workforce & People
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Archie Satchell, the Florida county’s CIO of more than seven years, will retire Jan. 16. Deputy CIO Michael Butler, whose time with county IT dates to the mid-1990s, has taken on the role of acting CIO. -
University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost has announced the "moonshot" goal for UND to launch or take steps to launch four new companies based on research done at the university.
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CIO Shawnzia Thomas decodes why "cyber discipline" drives AI, modernization, and trust in Georgia’s 2026 tech agenda, and how cyber resilience is achievable through digital literacy and upskilling.
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After serving with the state of Colorado for several years in various capacities, CIO and Executive Director of the Office of Information Technology Anthony Neal-Graves will be retiring later this year.
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The official launch of a standalone IT department — separate from the General Services division — will allow the county to better deploy technology solutions across the organization, officials say.
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Amaya Capellán’s first day as state CIO will be July 24, and she comes with extensive private-sector experience, most recently at Comcast. She will take over for interim CIO Patti Chapman, who has held the position since November.
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McIntosh, who assumed the chief information officer position earlier this month, replaces Jerry Moore, who had been serving as CIO since 2020. He brings more than two decades of IT experience to the role.
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Wanda M. Gibson talks about her priorities as CIO of Prince George's County, Md., her agency's digital equity work and the lasting impact COVID-19 has had on county IT.
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Porat, who was named chief technology innovation officer for the California Department of Technology in December, will be transitioning to oversee the Office of Technology Services as the state's new chief technology officer.
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Chief privacy officer roles exist in 21 states and counting. As the job gains traction in government, we look at where those IT leaders sit, how they collaborate with their peers and where the field is going.
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Agency of Digital Services Deputy Secretary Denise Reilly-Hughes will become interim CIO in July. She’ll focus on keeping momentum toward current goals and fostering stability after several leadership changes.
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Twice-a-month paychecks for state employees is still likely several years away, but tucked inside a recent state budget package is a green light to change how California’s more than 285,000 state employees are paid.
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Alabama Office of Information Technology Secretary Marty Redden has announced his retirement. Gov. Kay Ivey has tapped the deputy secretary to take on the leadership role in his absence.
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Shawn Nailor, CIO and secretary of the Vermont Agency of Digital Services, is retiring at the end of June. The agency's deputy secretary, Denise Reilly-Hughes, will step up as a temporary replacement.
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The cybersecurity upskilling program is educating its second cohort, tweaking the material with lessons learned from the first go-round. Graduates spoke highly of the trainings — and the offers of more.
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Chetrice Mosley-Romero will become the first CISA state cyber coordinator serving Indiana, where she expects to become more deeply involved in supporting local governments.
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Lynn Fyhrlund is just three weeks into his role with the California county, where he'll be working to guide several system replacements as well as to craft a new IT strategic plan.
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The city of Philadelphia announced that Chief Information Officer Mark Wheeler is leaving the city, and Chief Operating Officer Sandra Carter has officially started serving as interim CIO this week.
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As technology gets smarter, it brings with it a new set of problems for the people and systems entrusted to protect constituent data. We asked state CIOs where their states are on the path to privacy.
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As Delaware CIO Jason Clarke prepares to depart from his role for a shift to the private sector, Gov. John Carney has nominated Greg Lane, state CTO since 2017, to take on the role.
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The increasing prevalence of cashless transactions, bolstered by smartphone payment apps, has enabled a growing number of businesses in the Seattle area to stop accepting paper money.
