New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia (Getty Images) West Virginia’s Joshua Spence promoted to CTO Effective immediately, the chief information security officer replaces John Dunlap, who retired quietly earlier this month. Nov 26, 2018 By Colin Wood
Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California (Getty Images) Palo Alto CIO Jonathan Reichental heads to Oracle He will begin next month as the “global industries solution lead” with the software giant. Nov 26, 2018 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Ohio to accept bitcoin for business tax payments The state will be the first in the nation to accept tax payments using the popular cryptocurrency. Nov 26, 2018 By Jared Beinart
(Getty Images) San Antonio’s chief innovation officer leaves for role with local water utility Appointed in March 2016, Jose De La Cruz has overseen San Antonio's smart-city initiatives including automated traffic management programs and a mobile app for 311 service requests. Nov 26, 2018 By Benjamin Freed
Louisiana state capitol building (Getty Images) $85 million in Medicaid errors? Louisiana Health Dept. says new system will help The department says a $70 million system built by Deloitte will integrate new data that can be used to ensure wages are verified quarterly. Nov 21, 2018 By Colin Wood
Philadelphia (Getty Images) Philadelphia’s CDO steps down, prompting reorganization After seven years with the city, Tim Wisniewski will end his role as Philadelphia's chief data officer at the New Year. Nov 20, 2018 By Betsy Foresman
Downtown Boston (Getty Images) Boston hires D.C.’s David Elges as new chief information officer Elges was most recently the CIO of Washington, D.C.'s Child and Family Services Agency. Nov 20, 2018 By Benjamin Freed
Code For America Founder Jennifer Pahlka (Kevin Shockey) Advice to new governors: Build IT modernization efforts around service delivery Efforts that don't result in better service delivery are "pointless," says Code for America Founder Jennifer Pahlka. Nov 19, 2018 By Benjamin Freed
Washington state capitol building in Olympia (Getty Images) Sense of duty drives Washington state’s new CIO "We can't lose sight" of what this job is about, says incoming CIO James Weaver. Nov 19, 2018 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) ‘The cloud’ isn’t always government’s best choice Commentary: Michael Mayta, CIO of Wichita, Kansas, encourages agencies to take a more nuanced view of one of today's most hyped technologies. Nov 19, 2018 By Michael Mayta