Workforce & People
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Officials have formally named Bryce Bailey the state’s chief information security officer, elevating him from the interim role after nearly a month in place. Cybersecurity, he said, “is a long game.” -
Elizabeth Crowe, the city’s director of urban analytics and innovation, has been selected to serve as interim chief innovation and technology officer, a role formerly held by Stephanie Wernet.
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Tekquell Watson has more than 25 years of military and federal experience, including senior technical and leadership roles. She will oversee technology operations across the consolidated city-county government.
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States and localities are saddled with legacy tech debt, but the problem can be fixed by delivering the variety, quality and timeliness of public services citizens expect, using this transformational, collaborative methodology.
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Before the 2000 census, the Supreme Court banned the planned use of statistical sampling. Problems with handheld electronics during the 2010 census required the bureau to reintroduce paper enumeration.
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Who are the people leading technology in state government? What career paths do they come from? How long do they stay in position? We gathered data for 206 state CIO terms going back to 1994 to find out.
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In this episode of GovTech360, the Rapid Round format offers quick hits on a new blockchain hire for Colorado; a space-based solution to rural broadband; and a new, gender-neutral take on virtual assistants.
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In a survey of state and local government tech executives, CIOs weigh in on the key issues they’re grappling with, how they’re handling them and what technologies will impact their operations in the future.
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In his first year as Boston CIO, David Elges is prioritizing attracting a young, highly skilled workforce that might otherwise leave for Silicon Valley or New York, and also focusing on shoring up the city’s cyberposture.
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Chief Information Officer Jim Weaver is getting back to basics in Washington state, reshaping IT architecture, ensuring good governance, and emphasizing trust and buy-in from agency stakeholders.
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Emphasizing the importance of creating a common vision across the state, chief information officer Ervan Rodgers works with groups like Innovate Ohio and Recovery Ohio to further long-term goals.
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Private-sector veteran Ron Guerrier is not only Illinois CIO, but also its head of innovation, meaning his charge is to maintain existing systems while also looking out for what new tech will add value to the state.
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In keeping with the common adage that government officials must do more with less, Hawaii CIO Douglas Murdock is breaking down long-term goals into small steps that will ultimately save both time and money.
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As part of a strong IT strategy, Atlanta CIO Gary Brantley wants to be sure technology is making it easier for city agencies to operate, which in turn will foster improved constituent quality of life.
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At the state, county and city levels there has been an influx of chief information officers who are new to either their positions or government itself. They offer insight into what they’re working on and what’s ahead.
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As chief information officers at all levels of government take a wider, more enterprise look at their role than in the past, it is becoming increasingly important that they are more than just tech-savvy.
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One of America’s longest-serving IT chiefs at the local level is moving from one D.C. suburb to another, bringing decades of experience and recognition to a new county government role in Maryland.
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An April ransomware attack led to the resignation of the county's CIO and prompted officials to restructure the information technology department. IT talent from neighboring Oakland County has been tapped to lead the new iteration.
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Fucci, a Henderson native, acknowledges the hard work and many successes of the city's IT department staff as she prepares to retire from her post May 30.
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As a new class of state chief information officers takes the reins of IT across state and local government, they increasingly need to adopt a different set of leadership skills than their predecessors.
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The state has so far migrated roughly 80 internal agencies and 28,000 users to daily tools like Gmail and Google Calendar, with the remaining four agencies set to join the rest within the next 30 days.
