Workforce & People
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Tekquell Watson has more than 25 years of military and federal experience, including senior technical and leadership roles. She will oversee technology operations across the consolidated city-county government. -
After more than eight years shaping the county’s technology direction and strategy, Mancini left the position earlier this month. During his tenure, he led a comprehensive modernization of legacy.
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Melissa Scott was a veteran of Philadelphia IT before taking the lead as CIO in 2024. Her experience gave her insight into how the city should approach new technologies to best support staff and residents.
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Rice University, the driving force behind the hub, announces that the technology giant will be a tenant of the Ion project, a collaborative hub for innovation and workforce development.
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The Contra Costa County Transportation Authority announced that Iwasaki will retire at the end of the month. He will be replaced by Timothy Haile, who has served as executive director for projects since 2017.
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By combining one company’s expertise in human resources and the other’s in regulatory compliance, both companies hope to gain new government clients and compete in an increasingly paperless world.
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The COVID-19 health crisis has undoubtedly pushed companies toward automated processes and robotic systems. As the vaccine is rolled out, some worry workers may be permanently displaced as health restrictions loosen
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With little assistance from the federal government, state and local jurisdictions have shed hundreds of thousands of jobs. Now those trends have plateaued as vaccines make their way out to their first recipients.
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At least nine states are paying for short-term training.
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SponsoredTime is money — that’s especially true when it comes to IT services
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On Monday, a panel of cybersecurity experts discussed whether the lessons of election administration from 2020 would "stick" or whether partisan woes would see a backlash against effective methods.
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Kathleen O'Toole, widely known for pushing for reforms and technology in her leadership of several police departments, is taking a seat on the board of the New York-based tech vendor Mark43.
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Wilkening, the governor’s special adviser on innovation and digital services, stepped down last week. He was a driving force behind the new Office of Digital Innovation and the cutting-edge Alpha.ca.gov project.
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According to a recent survey of U.S. workers, the shift to work-from-home arrangements has been a manageable one. Only a small number of respondents want to return to an office setting.
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A new report by the Urban Institute urges an additional $17 billion in annual federal spending for transit nationwide, which could bring many bus systems up to a level currently seen in major cities like Chicago.
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Jonathan Askins has been named director of the Division of Information Services within the Department of Transformation and Shared Services. He replaces Yessica Jones, who left for an opportunity in the private sector.
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Having spent 33 years in the Army and helped the U.S. Virgin Islands get back up and running after a hurricane, Angelo Riddick will be New York’s first full CIO since Robert Samson retired more than a year ago.
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IT officials are focusing on adding new services and tools to the city website and are developing a smartphone application to allow residents to report problems they spot throughout town.
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How TikTok Is Upending Workplace Social Media Policies – and Giving Us Rebel Nurses and Dancing CopsWorkers are increasingly making short videos of themselves on the job and posting them to TikTok, creating a new challenge for employers trying to police their behavior.
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Despite the challenges this year brought, one thing remained unchecked: State and local government information technology chiefs continued to move on from gov tech or shift to new opportunities in new jurisdictions.
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Pai, most known for his part in the rollback of Obama-era net neutrality regulations, announced that he would be departing the agency before his term on the commission ends in July 2021.
