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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The measure exempts data center equipment and most electricity used at the facility from business personal property tax as well as the state's sales tax, as long as the developer invests up to $150 million in the project within five years.
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The Aspire Accelerator supports great educational companies of tomorrow and empowers diversity in entrepreneurship across the country.
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Kratsios, who has been serving as deputy chief technology officer since 2017, has been nominated to fill a role that has been vacant for the past two years. He would be the fourth person to hold the position since its creation in 2009.
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Government Technology’s annual Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers awards honor individuals and teams who are working to make the public sector more efficient, data-driven and equitable for government and citizens alike.
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GovTech’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers for 2019 represent an impressive group of IT leaders working inside government offices and on the ground, using technology to push the public-sector forward.
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Under the three-year deal, the California Department of Technology will accommodate the city’s data center needs as it shifts applications away from its 30-year-old legacy mainframe.
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When it comes to innovation, Santa Clara County is way ahead of the rest of the US. Between 2000 and 2015, more than 140,000 patents were granted there – triple the number of the next-ranked county.
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Brian Dillard was appointed as San Antonio’s chief innovation officer earlier this month, which puts him in charge of a host of initiatives such as local smart city efforts, innovation zones and the CivTechSA program.
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Mohammed Al Rawi, who led tech initiatives for the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation District, has accepted the newly created CIO spot within the county’s public defender’s office beginning March 25.
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The new rules state that no company can mount a small cell node or other equipment on an electricity pole or any other city property without first signing a franchise agreement and receiving a city permit.
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In 2019, $107.6 billion in technology spending is projected for state and local governments in the U.S. At the Beyond the Beltway event in Washington, D.C., chief information officers talked about what they have planned.
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Despite years of investments worth billions of dollars, government has not seen the kind of radical results it expected from technology. A key reason why: States and localities first need to fix their capacity problem.
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One of the longest-serving chief innovation officers in government known for his passion for making Kansas City "smart," Bennett is returning to the private sector as Mayor Sly James nears the end of his second term.
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Without legislative amendments, Rochester's Richard W. Creteau Regional Technology Center could be short $400,000 for ongoing upgrades. The state had initially promised $4 million, but cuts reduced that figure to $3.6 million.
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Guerrier has spent more than two decades managing IT in the private sector, most recently working for Express Scripts, one of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical benefit management companies.
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Faced with mounting threats and a legislative report that cited the state as being “extremely vulnerable,” MassCyberCenter Director Stephanie Helm said a more strategic approach is needed to protect government and industry.
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Stefanie Costa Leabo will lead the Analytics Team, a division within the Department of Innovation and Technology, while Gregory McCarthy takes over as the first chief information security officer, the city announced March 1.
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The so-called head tax aimed at businesses operating in city limits was enough for the online retail giant to back out of a prominent downtown office project. The decision comes just weeks after the company said it would not locate its second headquarters in New York City.
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