Workforce & People
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Tony Sauerhoff, who also previously served as state chief information security officer, was appointed interim executive director of the Texas Department of Information Resources and interim CIO. -
From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast, local governments are taking a strategic approach to sustain operational continuity in the face of IT department layoffs caused by budget constraints.
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"Chief" has long been included in government job titles, particularly in IT. But as organizations have evolved, the lines between what each chief does have blurred. AI has only made the issue more pressing.
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Enforcing the law against multibillion-dollar app-based technology behemoths, with a California workforce estimated at some 400,000 full- and part-timers, could involve protracted battles.
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Phil Bertolini, former deputy county executive and CIO of Oakland County, Mich., will come on board as co-executive director of the Center for Digital Government, the research and business intelligence arm of e.Republic.
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The duration of Johnson's leave is not clear, but a city official says deputy IT chief Todd Carter will be stepping in to manage day-to-day operations. Johnson faced criticism for his response to the May cyberattack.
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The Lincoln City Council has annexed nearly 600 acres of farmland to be used as the future home of a massive data center. Earlier attempts to get the $600 million project off the ground stalled.
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Arizona's new interim chief information officer, J.R. Sloan, will continue in his duties as the state's chief technology officer and deputy CIO as officials evaluate the best method for finding a permanent replacement.
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Gov. Kristi Noem appointed Perry as the interim information and telecommunications commissioner this week. She replaces outgoing Pat Snow, who held the same post under former Gov. Dennis Daugaard.
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The state's first chief data officer, Tyler Kleykamp, will begin working in the academic sector to improve the positive impacts of data across the country using the best practices he learned as CDO.
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With the goal of making technology less intimidating, the Brooks Crossing Innovation and Opportunity Center is offering residents access to workforce training and high-end tools. The center opened Aug. 24.
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Jeff Nyberg has been tapped to direct the state in matters of information technology infrastructure and strategy. The technologist comes with a 15-year career with companies like Target and Dairy Queen.
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Larry Ainsworth, formerly the assistant chief information officer for the county, has been elevated to temporarily replace Jennifer Hilber, who retired Aug. 13. He began in the new role Aug. 14.
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It’s time for providers of government purchasing software to help fix the low participation of WMBEs as local governments increasingly rely on third-party software for their procurement needs.
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The Indiana Department of Revenue has begun phasing out its 25-year-old legacy tax system in favor of an integrated software solution. The $77.7 million project is expected to be complete in 2022.
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Phil Bertolini, the longtime deputy county executive and CIO of Oakland County, announced his departure from local government service Friday after a 31-year career bolstering collaboration and innovation.
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If your job doesn't currently involve automation or artificial intelligence in some way, it likely will soon. Computer-based worker surveillance and performance analysis will come, too.
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Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., has a new data center that was originally meant to provide redundancy. But now, it's become a path toward the cloud, remote workforce, improved backups and more for the city.
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New technologies like connected cities, autonomous vehicles and machine learning may look and feel like the way of the future, but life on the bleeding-edge raises a key question: Just because we can, should we?
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Nicholas Andersen, chief information security officer for the state of Vermont, has stepped down to pursue a role in the West Wing. Andersen, who has a lengthy national security resume, was initially hired in December 2018.
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After six years leading the city of El Paso, Texas’ IT department, cutting costs while expanding services, Enrique Martinez Jr., will head to the Dallas-area city of Arlington in September.
