Cross-government collaboration tough, but fruitful in California

The new agency will examine forward-looking policies that include broadband expansion and state workforce development.

State, city and county agencies are catering to convenience by putting more of their services online, but often at a humble pace.

Unusually, at least four state chief information officers will be kept in this year's round of gubernatorial transitions.

The new group's appointed members will be tasked with directing the state's work around cybersecurity, blockchain and data analytics, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said.

An Oklahoma Securities Commission server containing decades of sensitive information sat unprotected, researchers discovered.

Critical work doesn't get done unless everyone pitches in and supports each other, said Carla Simmons, the CIO of the state's Office of Emergency Services.

Appointed in 2017, the state's top IT official departed following the inauguration of Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The new position would be responsible for monitoring threats against the state's voter registration database and coordinating with county-level officials.

Allen, who was named the state's chief information technology officer in July 2018, will stay in the job when Gov.-elect Laura Kelly takes office.

The new machines would make paper receipts, but advocates of hand-marked ballots say they don't go far enough to secure the state's elections.