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Texas school district fires employee after discovering crypto mining rigs
The Galveston Independent School District's IT staff investigating network anomalies found crypto mining devices on six campuses.
Longtime San Leandro, Calif., IT manager moving to Oakland
Tony Batalla, who also spent four months as CIO in Santa Cruz County, will lead an 85-person IT department in the Bay Area city.
Former New York City CIO named as sanitation chief
Mayor Eric Adams named Jessica Tisch to lead the NYC Department of Sanitation, a 9,200-person agency responsible for cleaning 6,500 miles of streets.
New York mayor makes management reports interactive
Mayor Eric Adams also formalized his appointment of a chief efficiency officer, who will oversee performance metrics at city agencies.
Local cyber is finally getting its moment, city CISOs say
Local cybersecurity officials are boosting regional collaborations with added support from the federal government.
San Jose, Calif., hires Irvine CIO as new IT chief
Khaled Tawfik, the chief information officer of Irvine, California, is set to become San Jose's new CIO in April.
New York City wants vendor investigated after apparent hack affecting 820,000 students
Student records going back to 2016 were affected in the breach of a vendor that provides grading and attendance software.
Boston Mayor Wu names new CIO, chief digital officer
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu named Santiago Garces as chief information officer and Julia Gutierrez as chief digital officer.
San Jose, Calif., taps lidar to understand pedestrian death trend
San Jose Chief Innovation Officer Clay Garner said his city is using technology developed by Velodyne Lidar to spot near-misses on roadways.
Chicago names acting commissioner of IT agency
A sprawling agency responsible for the city's technology, motor-vehicle fleet and public buildings has a new leader after its last commissioner joined the Obama Foundation.
