Workforce & People
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UW-Stout has received about $2 million of federal grants for special projects to promote civil discourse, enhance understanding of AI and expand short-term, non-degree training programs. -
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.
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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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With statewide coronavirus-related closures, hard-to-reach people are falling through the cracks and becoming unreachable amid the 2020 Census count. Officials hope that participation will increase amid the COVID-19 crisis.
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Before the coronavirus outbreak, providers say usage normally peaked in the early evening, when customers tended to return home from work. Now, peak use periods take place on and off each day, and over longer periods.
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Georgia’s public health office is preparing to launch a new contact tracing program in order to mitigate the spread of the virus. Officials also hope the tool will allow residents to slowly return to their daily lives.
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The websites aim to provide information and links to resources, based on the user’s location and personal needs. At least 20 states are expected to follow California’s lead in offering an interactive, one-stop resource.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that Amy Tong would continue to lead the state’s Department of Technology. Tong, who was initially appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown, has held the leadership position since June 2016.
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The House has proposed to allow temporary, low-tech remote voting through a proxy-vote proposal. House members would be able to authorize another member to vote on their behalf but Speaker Pelosi is skeptical.
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Local governments across the country have had to scramble to get work-from-home setups put in place during the COVID-19 crisis, and some say it may lead to permanent changes in staff policies.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on an economic deep freeze, and as a result, most cities in the U.S. are anticipating revenue shortfalls this year, according to new survey data — especially the larger cities.
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Michael Schnuerle made history as the first chief data officer of Louisville, Ky. A long-time maker of open-source tools, he will join the Open Mobility Foundation later in April.
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Timothy Walsh, a network and security supervisor for Enterprise Technology Services, has been named as the state’s new chief information security officer. Walsh replaces Arlen Fletcher.
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Earlier this month, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation released a report outlining numerous tech-driven stimulus proposals to help the United States be better prepared for pandemics in the future.
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As large numbers of state workers migrate to remote work, chief information security officers are adjusting the best they can. Staying vigilant against evolving threats and learning from past experience are key to survival.
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Right now, governments are navigating decades-old systems through an unprecedented crisis of demand. To help, IBM has started a three-pronged project to assist them in keeping COBOL-based systems up to speed.
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The U.S. Digital Response is a volunteer effort made of some 3,500 technology experts. Their mission is to help all levels of government meet increased service demands during the COVID-19 crisis.
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As Kalamazoo and other local governments across the state push to hold meetings online instead of traditional in-person meetings, they’ve also learned of the dark side of Zoom meetings as “Zoombombers” have dropped in.
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The unprecedented coronavirus crisis is increasing the needs for county services just as the economic factors severely reduce incoming revenues. Officials believe the road to recovery will be a long one.
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Ann Arbor’s sustainability office will be holding a virtual question-and-answer session to discuss the $2 billion carbon-neutrality plan. The public is invited to submit their questions and participate.
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After passing a law last year to reorganize its IT agency, the state is looking to do it again. Legislation introduced earlier this year would shift responsibilities for IT leaders, refocusing their mission on modernization.
