Workforce & People
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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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The Shawnee County Commission approved the creation of a business technology coordinator. The office has struggled at times with technology issues since the retirement of its former IT specialist.
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Knapp has been with the company since its early days, and the company's CEO gave him credit for helping NIC expand in recent years with new products and platforms. The company has not yet named a successor.
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Chris Hill worked in Illinois' Department of Innovation and Technology as a cybersecurity leader for nearly two years, but his state service was much longer than that. Now he's headed to the private sector.
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The city’s former Innovation Officer Santiago Garces left to head up Pittsburgh’s Department of Innovation and Performance last month. South Bend has named Denise Linn Riedl as his replacement.
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An increase in the offensive use of low-flying commercially-available drones against U.S. military forces is behind a $108 million contract to provide technology to counter the devices.
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The secretary will not have direct oversight of the state IT department, but he is going to be working with the secretary who does, as well as CIO Bo Reese. Here's what he wants to accomplish.
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Gov. Ned Lamont has named Josh Geballe as the new commissioner of the Department of Administrative Services, which oversees the work done in the Bureau of Enterprise Systems and Technology.
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The appointment was made days after new Gov. Laura Kelly announced that she would retain as state CIO Lee Allen, who took over the position in July and is working to modernize and secure state IT.
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When it comes to robots taking human jobs, where you live, your race and education level matter. The likelihood of low- and mid-skill jobs being automated is increasing, according to a new study.
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Steve Sisolak, the new governor, has decided to retain Dietrich as the state's chief information officer.
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A new study from the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings finds that Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs fared better than other parts of the country anticipating AI to displace their human workforce.
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The tech giant has laid off more than 200 employees from its autonomous vehicle team. Apple has been quiet about the division, which reportedly was created in 2015 to develop technology that can be used by car companies.
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Plus, state and local government agencies prepare for coming Data Privacy Day; Miami makes its new beta website official; new map visualizes Chicago’s most polluted neighborhoods; jobs in gov tech abound, and more.
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The new appointee brings experience from both the public and private sectors and will serve as the permanent replacement for Michael Mattmiller, who left in January 2018.
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The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company said it will build a plant in southeast Michigan, which it expects will employ hundreds of workers in a few years.
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Sen. Curt Kreun introduced a bill that would waive the tuition costs for students in their final year of a science, technology, engineering or mathematics major as a means of boosting the state’s skilled workforce.
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Gov. Tim Walz has one more appointment to make to his cabinet — commissioner for Minnesota IT Services — but the agency’s troubled past and struggle for funding is giving those he approaches pause.
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Precision tools and advanced technologies mean less need for inspections and saved time, the company says. But the changes will also bring jobs losses for machinists and those checking their work.
