Workforce & People
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Archie Satchell, the Florida county’s CIO of more than seven years, will retire Jan. 16. Deputy CIO Michael Butler, whose time with county IT dates to the mid-1990s, has taken on the role of acting CIO. -
University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost has announced the "moonshot" goal for UND to launch or take steps to launch four new companies based on research done at the university.
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CIO Shawnzia Thomas decodes why "cyber discipline" drives AI, modernization, and trust in Georgia’s 2026 tech agenda, and how cyber resilience is achievable through digital literacy and upskilling.
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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.
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Like most government jurisdictions, New Jersey runs a lot of old technology. Like the rest of the country, it is dealing with a huge surge in claims for unemployment insurance. So the governor is asking for help.
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Michigan residents are demanding that the state’s unemployment website be repaired as many are trying to file unemployment benefit claims. The state’s system is currently overwhelmed and officials say they are working to fix the issues.
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The Texas Workforce Commission launched an online, automated virtual assistant to help manage the surge in unemployment benefit claims. The chatbot has helped streamline the process, though the demand remains unprecedented.
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Security chiefs spend a lot of time thinking about how to fend off attacks that come from outside their own systems, but threats from inside organizations can be just as devastating if the right measures aren’t in place.
