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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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.
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Appointed by former Gov. Scott Walker, David Cagigal has been serving as chief information officer for the state of Wisconsin since 2011. He will remain in his position under incoming Gov. Tony Evers.
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The grant program, announced in late December by Gov. Rick Scott’s office, is part of a larger initiative to spur economic growth in the state. The funds will go toward improvements around the Wolf Branch Innovation District.
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Unlike lots of companies, many states don’t require training for every staffer, although nearly every state offers it, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
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Officials with Lee County’s Emergency Services and Sheriff’s Office are learning the ropes when it comes to piloting unmanned aerial systems for use in the public safety space.
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A $300,000 allocation from the city to trade group SFMade will go toward training disadvantaged residents for manufacturing jobs that use 3-D printing and robotics.
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Charleston is the latest city to add an innovation officer to its governance structure, designating the position as one to find new and progressive ways to solve longtime municipal government challenges.
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City Manager T.C. Broadnax tapped Laila Alequresh, a veteran of public-sector technology innovation work in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, to lead the city's freshly created Office of Innovation.
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Larson, who was appointed CIO in 2017, previously served as the Florida Agency for State Technology’s chief operations officer and chief technology officer.
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During panel discussions on building smarter communities and fostering innovation, officials from three cities talked about partnering with education and business, leveraging data and working with citizens and staff.
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The start of the 2019 legislative session came with a proposal to bolster the manufacturing industry and automated processes. Rep. Vicky Steiner’s proposal would cost the state $2 million, but could have a federal match of $8 million.
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Gov. Jared Polis has announced several new cabinet appointees, including incoming CIO Theresa Szczurek, who has a long career in private-sector technology.
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Although the position is an increasingly common one for local governments, cities that don’t yet have one must still carefully weigh a number of factors before deciding to make the move.
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Ronald Buchanan, the chief information risk officer at the Oregon Health Authority and Department of Human Services, will become the next chief information security officer for the state.
