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EY, the global accounting and consulting firm, wants to provide “peer learning” and other educational services to public agency tech leaders. They face a potentially turbulent new year, given upcoming elections. -
State leaders prioritized AI advancement in 2025; CIO Alberto Gonzalez said it will help support being efficient and improved service delivery for residents. Onboarding staff has been greatly quickened.
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Eric Swanson, who leads the Michigan Center for Shared Solutions, will concurrently serve as the state’s acting chief information officer, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Friday. Clark has been state CIO since 2021.
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The company plans to “aggressively open up remote hiring” starting immediately with the U.S. Remote workers could make up as much as 50 percent of Facebook’s workforce in the next five to 10 years.
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Because some unemployment insurance cases require human intervention, even states with updated technology can barely keep up with the surge of unemployment insurance claims caused by COVID-19.
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There are strict rules that block regulators from working with fintech firms but the rules lack a legislative solution. New House bills propose gift exceptions to permit regulators to research data and blockchain.
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The novel coronavirus forced state governments across the U.S. to change their operations at a moment’s notice. For CIO Shawn Riley, the shifting landscape brought logistical challenges and increased attention from hackers.
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Udaya Patnaik, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, was selected as the California Office of Digital Innovation’s first director. The appointment was announced May 13 after roughly a year-long search.
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Algorithms are only as good as the people who make them.
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Women are underrepresented in technology fields, but especially so in cybersecurity. It's not just a matter of fairness. Women are better than men at key aspects of keeping the internet safe.
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Just a few years ago, the business processes of the Texas Department of Insurance were slow and outdated, but a response to Hurricane Harvey moved the agency forward and prepared it for COVID-19.
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City leadership has chosen Shirley Erp as the new chief information security officer. Erp brings a lengthy career in cybersecurity to the Texas city. She begins the position June 1.
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Holm, a senior technology adviser to Mayor Eric Garcetti, was selected as the city’s new chief data officer. She also served as deputy chief information officer and assistant general manager of the Information Technology Agency.
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The agency that handles Texas unemployment has helped more than 2.3 million people apply for benefits and paid out $4.3 billion as of this week, but many residents have encountered problems with the system.
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New numbers from the federal government show that government — and local government in particular — has not been immune from the current economic havoc. And because of budget cycles, the job losses might increase.
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The state has chosen Keith Tresh as its new cybersecurity lead within the Information Technology Services agency. Tresh has substantial government experience at the county, state and federal levels.
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State websites improve to handle claims influx.
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SponsoredCivic innovator Nick Kittle shares the three lessons of building more adaptive teams and systems. You’ll also uncover tips and strategies to steer your community toward sustainability and resilience.
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Kimbriel has been a staple of the Texas Department of Information Resources for more than a decade. Ahead of his retirement tomorrow, he shared several observations about the potential of Texas IT.
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On the second day of the virtual NASCIO conference, state CIOs discussed the tech that enabled the quick shift to remote work, whether any of it will stick and how the pandemic will affect digital transformation plans.
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The shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could hasten and expand the process of automation and job losses as companies and consumers were forced into quickly adapting new technologies.
