Ask the CIO
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Transportation chief information officer Vicki Hildebrand told staff Tuesday that she needs to spend more time at home in Vermont to help with ailing family members.
December 04, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, with the threat of a government shutdown looming, the National Treasury Employees Union is pleading with Congress to pass the seven remaining appropriations bills.
November 28, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, NASA received eighth consecutive clean financial audit opinion for fiscal year 2018.
November 22, 2018 -
With election results portending as many as 20 new governors next year, what advice does NASCIO President and Delaware state CIO James Collins have for the affected state IT leaders who want to keep their job?
November 15, 2018 -
Pennsylvania's Human Services Department is working with schools, a federal grant and data analytics to identify students at risk of suicide.
November 08, 2018 -
Nineteen new governors elected will mean major changes in the ranks of state-level chief information officers next year. They and IT vendors should be actively planning for it.
November 07, 2018 -
GSA’s Rob Coen took on a new role as OASIS program manager, while HUD’s Chad Cowan is the new acting assistant secretary for administration.
November 05, 2018 -
Gone are the days where state CIOs are primarily focused on IT infrastructure. CIOs ranked communication, relationship-building and strategic thinking as the most critical leadership traits for a successful CIO. Technology expertise came in at number nine.
October 31, 2018 -
Reflections on an interview for a federal agency CIO appointment and why a strong CIO governance role with policy and operational authority is the only model for success like in New York.
October 31, 2018 -
In part two of Ask the CIO: SLED Edition's interview with New York CIO Bob Samson, we learn New York has increased its cybersecurity budget from $1.5 million two years ago to $60 million today.
October 31, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management is giving agency heads the flexibility to decide whether they need direct-hire authority to fill certain IT positions and grant that authority on their own.
October 29, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Office assesses a bill which would give the Trump administration expedited authority to reorganize the federal government.
October 26, 2018 -
Rod Turk, the acting chief information officer and chief information security officer at the Commerce Department, decided to leave federal service.
October 25, 2018 -
The Trump administration said it views the use cases coming from the Defense Department and other agencies as a powerful tool in developing future policies on artificial intelligence.
October 24, 2018 -
Ask the CIO: SLED Edition host John Thomas Flynn, former California and Massachusetts CIO, conducts inaugural interview with National Association of State CIO's Executive Director Doug Robinson.
October 18, 2018
