Each fall the new IT budgets are broken down by agency, department, and even project. And the state and local IT vendor community would absolutely drool over something similar to the data-rich content in the…
April 16, 2020
If it’s any indication as to how well North Dakota is faring under the coronavirus pandemic, it was just reported this week that the state is under serious consideration for hosting National Hockey League postseason…
April 9, 2020
With confidence in Nebraska’s rigorous continuity of operations planning procedures, including testing and even a scorecard, Chief Information Officer Ed Toner continues to believe that his state is adequately prepared for the coronavirus pandemic. As…
April 6, 2020
Like the other 49 state chief information officers Nebraska’s Ed Toner, and thousands more in local governments, have been very busy on the front lines to help orchestrate the continuation of business operations for the…
March 26, 2020
If we’ve learned anything this last year at Federal News Network interviewing scores of state and local government chief information officers from across the country, it’s the tortuous paths most of these individuals have traveled…
March 5, 2020
In Arkansas, state Chief Technology Officer Yessica Jones is spearheading a statewide data center consolidation effort with a unique cross state strategy between her state and Oklahoma. Her main goal is to centralize IT infrastructure…
February 20, 2020
North Dakota’s state chief information officer is used to unconventional work environments. Shawn Riley, who is also the cabinet secretary of the state’s Information Services Division, was appointed by Gov. Doug Burgum in 2017 —…
February 6, 2020
Former Baltimore mayor and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is arguably one of the foremost proponents of using data analytics to measure government performance. That’s quite evident from his new book, “Smarter Government: How to Govern…
January 30, 2020
Given the significant priority that security has attained among chief information officers in all sectors, it is not surprising that several new state CIO appointees have extensive security backgrounds. West Virginia’s Joshua Spence confirmed this.…
January 16, 2020
Ever wonder just how much of your personal information is being collected online by search and social media titans such as Google and Facebook? Laurel Rosenhall, a former The Sacramento Bee reporter, decided to explore…
December 12, 2019
Getting to share common challenges and solutions among industry peers is not a privilege afforded to everyone in IT. But Texas state Chief Information Officer Todd Kimbriel said it’s especially valuable to the public sector.…
December 5, 2019
To mark the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’s 50th anniversary, Ask the CIO: SLED Edition went to the annual conference in Nashville and spoke to Tennessee state Chief Information Officer Stephanie Dedmon. She…
November 21, 2019
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) celebrated its 50th anniversary recently at its fall conference in Nashville, TN. Ask the CIO: SLED Edition was on the scene for the festivities, and spoke…
November 15, 2019
