Workforce & People
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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. -
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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Jones, who has been with the state of Arkansas since 2014, will be headed to the private sector. A replacement for the chief technology officer and Division of Information Technology director has not yet been named.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti appointed Jeanne Holm as the new leader for budget and innovation. Holm also served as chief knowledge architect and digital strategy manager for NASA before joining the city.
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Both already working for the Texas Department of Information Resources, the state’s new CIO and deputy CIO have close to 30 years combined experience in the public sector and backgrounds in law and business.
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The number of people working in local government continues to rise at a slow pace, and remains well below last year's level. However, the incoming administration has promised to prioritize state and local government aid.
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California voters seem to have approved Propositions 22 and 24, which concerned gig workers and data privacy, respectively. Experts suggest that both measures will have ripple effects across the U.S.
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In a bevy of appointments yesterday, Gov. John Carney nominated Jason Clarke as the permanent IT chief. He has been serving as the acting CIO since September, when James Collins departed for a private-sector opportunity.
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Bottenfield, who has been serving as the state's chief information officer since 2018, plans to retire at the end of the year. As of yet, there is no word on when a successor will be named.
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The debate over how to classify gig workers pits flexibility against the higher incomes and benefits that come with being classified as an employee.
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Colorado's new CIO, Anthony Neal-Graves, has worked extensively on expanding the state's broadband reach and says he wants to prioritize IT delivery, cybersecurity and expanded virtual access to services.
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David Johnson has been employed by the state for more than two decades. This week marks the beginning of his tenure as the state's chief information officer, taking over for Craig Orgeron who retired earlier this year.
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The gradual shift toward electric vehicles could send ripples through the car manufacturing process, affecting workers on the front end and the parts and maintenance industry on the back end.
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The Office of Digital Innovation was created last summer by Gov. Gavin Newsom. This position oversees the planning and administration of IT as well as other elements of the Government Operations Agency, the job posting says.
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Money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act will replace the city’s aging online permitting and project system, eTrakit, after it was hit with a cyberattack earlier this year.
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New Hampshire says Massachusetts may not collect income taxes from employees working at home in another state.
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Brom Stibitz, who has worked in various roles in Michigan's state government since 2011, will now serve as both CIO and management and budget director, following in the footsteps of previous CIO David DeVries.
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Among the 24 counties studied, 22 counties had access percentages below the state average for high-speed Internet. At least one of the counties studied was without coverage up to 25 mbps, a broadband baseline.
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The state is in the process of re-evaluating the need for the agency office space it leases after the novel coronavirus forced many employees to work remotely or “hotel” in alternative work areas.
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