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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Eric Roche, who has served as the Kansas City, Mo., chief data officer since 2015, has started a new position as the budget officer for the city of Pearland, Texas. He announced the career move Monday via Twitter.
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Created through a partnership with Google at a cost of $680,000, the virtual agent will be available 24 hours a day. It will be able to answer general questions on topics including work search requirements and reopening claims.
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The Office of Future Mobility and Electrification is set to become a catalyst of transportation innovation in the state. Trevor Pawl, a former executive at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, will lead that charge.
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Public-sector jobs — especially in local government — disappeared rapidly in April and May amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But in June, the most recent data shows that employment was relatively flat.
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Leatherwood, who previously served as the acting chief information security officer for the Arkansas Division of Information Systems, has been elevated to lead cybersecurity operations permanently.
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Staff changes at the North Dakota Information Technology Department include a new role focused on citizen satisfaction with the state’s digital services, and the departure of its CDO-like chief reinvention officer.
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Rohit Tandon, who took over acting chief information security officer duties with the departure of Aaron Call in December 2019, has been tapped to lead state cybersecurity operations in a permanent capacity.
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At the IBM Think Gov Virtual Summit, state, local and federal public-sector IT leaders discussed the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19, like increased cyberthreats and rapid workforce shifts.
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Gov. Eric Holcomb has appointed Josh Martin to the chief data officer post, elevating him from an interim to permanent capacity. Martin previously served as the Indiana Management Performance Hub chief of staff.
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From pharmacies to agriculture, automation is becoming increasingly popular for companies looking for more efficient and reliable results. The pandemic has helped propel the technology forward.
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Get to know the country’s newest state chief information officers. Our profiles detail their adaptability in the face of the pandemic and the other most pressing technology issues on their agendas.
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The IT veteran and former New Jersey state CIO said a new private-sector role with a large technology company will have him working alongside state and local government on enterprise projects.
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Interim New York State Chief Information Officer Jeremy Goldberg discusses the transition from city to state IT, and what lessons from initiatives like Startup in Residence can be applied at higher levels.
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In the past year, a dozen new state chief information officers have taken up their roles, many amid the early throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what they're up to in the months ahead.
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Despite some inclusion efforts on the part of big technology companies in Silicon Valley, people of color are still struggling to break into a workforce historically dominated by white and Asian men.
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David Cagigal ended his nearly eight-year stint as Wisconsin's IT chief last Friday. Trina Zanow, who has roughly 25 years of experience working with the state, has stepped in as its next CIO.
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The company will use new software, dubbed the Distance Assistant, to alert warehouse employees when they are breaking social distancing guidelines. The tool has been likened to highway speed signs.
