Workforce & People
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Osmond, who is currently the state CIO in Virginia, was nominated Monday by Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer. Joining Delaware as its CIO would require a state Senate confirmation hearing and vote. -
Pamela McLeod will take over that top tech job in just more than one week. She has public-sector experience and will help build the state’s whole-of-cybersecurity approach to digital defense.
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The seller of ERP, budgeting, permitting and other software turns to a company insider to lead its next phase of growth. The company, backed by Cox Enterprises, holds a relatively high valuation for a gov tech firm.
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Kyle Guerrant takes over for Michelle Lange, who is set to step down to take a job in the private sector. The state CIO departed in December for a technology role at Michigan State University.
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Hassan Janjua will join the city in February as its inaugural CIO, following an “organizational realignment.” Its technology department was previously helmed by the director of IT.
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The impending departures on the same day in March, of Alameda County’s CIO and assistant CIO, will close a chapter in the local government’s technology history. Both have been in place since 2012.
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State CIO Kristin Darby describes the search for an agentic, auditable enterprise resource planning system, and why 2026 marks a shift from incremental upgrades to exponential change across state technology.
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Colorado state CIO David Edinger recounted progress the state made to improve digital services in 2025, including identity management, digital equity, accessibility and AI. He also revealed what’s ahead in 2026.
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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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Delaware CIO Greg Lane, in place since July 2023, has stepped down. Jordan Schulties, chief of administration for the Department of Technology and Information, has been named interim CIO.
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UW-Stout has received about $2 million of federal grants for special projects to promote civil discourse, enhance understanding of AI and expand short-term, non-degree training programs.
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Arizona CIO J.R. Sloan, co-founder of GovRAMP, has served as its board president since 2021. Now, Texas Chief AI and Innovation Officer Tony Sauerhoff will take on the leadership role.
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Rizwan Ahmed, who served as Louisiana’s CIO from 2006 to 2008, is the city-parish’s new information services director, bringing years of state-level IT experience to the role.
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The appointment of Eleonore Fournier-Tombs as chief AI officer and Stephen Graham as chief digital officer signals a more coordinated approach to AI, tech policy and public services as leadership roles evolve.
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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.
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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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Stephen Heard, now the county’s permanent CIO, is a veteran technologist whose time with the local government dates to April 2007. Prior to becoming interim CIO, he was chief technology officer for five years.
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Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Crawford to serve as insurance commissioner for a term of about one year. Her replacement as state CIO and executive director of the Department of Information Resources is developing.
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