Workforce & People
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Daniel Rister, a 26-year veteran of Cumberland County government, has been named its permanent chief innovation and technology services director after serving on an interim basis for about four months. -
Pamela McKnight will serve as the city’s inaugural chief AI officer. Officials first announced plans to hire a CAIO and build out an AI team earlier this year, powered by a $2 million budget expansion.
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State leadership has been working on key IT initiatives in 2025, from a digital ID project to a customer experience initiative to bolstering their cybersecurity approach. That work is expected to advance in 2026.
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Local government should center its decisions on people’s needs, the city’s newly arrived CIO said. This means hearing from residents and staff alike, and doing more with the information at hand.
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His predecessor left the job in March. Brinkley worked at the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, Lockheed Martin and other operations while developing his cybersecurity expertise.
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Following the retirement of state CISO Bob Dehnhardt, officials have named Nevada’s deputy information security leader to the top role. A search for his permanent successor is expected to follow.
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Mark Wixon will serve as the new commissioner of the Bureau of Information and Technology, after the recent departure of Madhu Gottumukkala, its now-former commissioner and chief information officer.
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In an email before his departure, Michael Pegues said he had an “incredible and productive tenure” that was “marked by groundbreaking innovations and transformative progress.”
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The longtime city employee entered municipal service in 2012 and was most recently deputy CIO. She stepped in as interim CIO in February with the promotion of the former IT director to deputy city manager.
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The new information security leader, previously part of its technology organization, was formerly with Dallas, where he helped stand up that city’s first-ever cyber fusion and security operation center.
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Veritone has inked a public safety redaction deal with Technology North, which hires people on the autism spectrum to help remove sensitive data from evidence, the latest move in gov tech to help neurodivergent people.
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A seasoned private-sector technology executive, Tyagi started work Wednesday in the Chicago suburb, which broke ground last year on a “smart neighborhood.” Its other initiatives in progress include creating an artificial intelligence policy.
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The new Kentucky CIO Jim Barnhart, a veteran tech leader, steps into the role with critical disaster recovery experience as the state faces recent tornado devastation.
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Veteran city exec Joe Pregler was affirmed last month as permanent CIO. His official arrival comes amid work on AI governance, and a data center move aimed at improving resilience and integrating operations.
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Lorenz has worked with the New York Office of Information Technology Services since the agency’s birth. She has helped the agency grow and also helped fashion its cybersecurity defenses and responses.
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W. Schad Meldrum has retired as IT director in the capital city after 25 years of public service. An interim has been elevated from within the organization, and leaders are considering his permanent replacement.
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After more than a decade in roles at the city, Chris Craig was recently ratified by the Las Vegas City Council as the municipality's new director of the Innovation and Technologies Department.
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Rodgers, a longtime officer in the U.S. Navy, has considerable technology experience in the private sector, including as a federal and public security architect at IBM. He is the former deputy mayor for Boca Raton, Fla.
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State CIO Madhu Gottumukkala reflects on lessons learned and IT advances focused on better public service, as he prepares to depart for a new cybersecurity role with the federal government.
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The acting director of New Mexico's central broadband office returned to his previous position with the agency after the governor’s office decided to go in a "different direction" in its search for a permanent director.
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Level Up Philly showcased Philadelphia high school students' tech skills at NASCIO, featuring VR and robotics demonstrations and highlighting the potential of youth from underserved communities for government technology roles.
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