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The longtime Minnesota IT Services executive, who was previously its deputy commissioner, succeeds Tarek Tomes as permanent state CIO and MNIT commissioner after the latter’s departure. -
T.J. Mayotte will step in as the city’s new CIO beginning Monday, bringing private- and public-sector experience from two nearby counties to the role. The incoming tech leader has also worked in security governance.
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The Department of Information Resources board approved his appointment Friday as DIR executive director and CIO, after an in-depth search. Sauerhoff had been serving in an interim capacity since January.
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Rebecca Woodbury, a 10-year employee of the California city, is being promoted as part of a reorganization of the IT department. In her new capacity she will focus on using data to better inform city services.
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Goldstein, who co-founded the urban tech investment firm in 2016 — and started the first predictive policing company to put its code online — is going to serve as director of the Defense Digital Service.
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A worker could still be on the job but with a very different kind of work day, getting a lot of tasks done by machines. These tasks might be the ones the workers hadn't previously enjoyed doing anyway.
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Sutter-Yuba Behavioral Health is seeking feedback on a proposed innovation project involving a mobile, field-based engagement team – the team would go to individuals in need of behavioral health care instead of them having to go to the agency.
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Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin issued a report calling on officials to enhance agency-level and citywide oversight of IT contracts amid investigations into improper use of two commodity contractors by employees.
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The new body comprises members from the public and private sectors, with participants coming from organizations that range from Equifax to Georgia State University to the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
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Tarek Tomes has been selected as the next commissioner of Minnesota IT Services, taking over from Acting Commissioner William Poirier.
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Two management experts devised a new way to predict whether your job is likely to get stolen by a robot – and what you can do about it.
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Tony Batalla, who served as the Bay Area city’s IT manager for around five years, is now the chief technology officer and innovation officer responsible for driving major tech initiatives.
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The Information Technology Industry Council, representing big tech, has filed a court brief arguing that employment authorization for spouses of H-1B workers comes with significant economic benefits.
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Dennis McDermitt led IT for the commonwealth for four years but has moved on to the private sector. Spokespeople for Massachusetts and McDermitt's new company, however, offered scant details.
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In office since January, Chief Information Officer Theresa Szczurek is tackling big projects like cybersecurity, broadband, telehealth and even blockchain with an agile, “it’s OK to fail” philosophy.
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Ekaterina Fitos, who was named as the state’s first geographic information officer in December 2017 before transferring to another agency, has left state service to join a civil engineering firm.
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Though details are vague, the state has replaced the name of former CISO Stanton Gatewood on its website with that of David Allen, who comes from the Georgia Army National Guard's IT leadership.
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Nick Hart will lead both organizations. He brings a robust open data resume that includes serving at the White House Office of Management and Budget as a senior analyst and special assistant.
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In a surprising reversal, the city council moved to approve a $29.45 million contract with Core & Main. Just weeks prior, leaders had voted to table the decision for higher priority projects.
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The outgoing innovation officer will move on to become chair of the Cities Today Institute, which focuses on sustainable urban development issues.
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A 2018 California Supreme Court decision could change the nature of working in the gig economy while providing a model for other states.
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