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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks before U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins signs three new SNAP food choice waivers for the states of Idaho, Utah, and Arkansas in her office at the United States Department of Agriculture Whitten Building on June 10, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik / Getty Images)

Arkansas governor orders technology dept. to centralize, improve cyber

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an executive order requiring the state's IT division to reform as the Department of Shared Administrative Services, Office of State Technology.
Arkansas IT Secretary Jonathan Askins
Arkansas IT Secretary Jonathan Askins speaks on a panel at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers annual conference in Minneapolis on Oct. 10, 2023. “I want the gamer, I want the kid that spends 24 hours in the basement playing games all day, that’s the kind of person I’m looking for,” Askins said while discussing workforce initiatives. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Arkansas tech chief to leave state for telecom firm

After serving in the role for just over three years, Arkansas Chief Technology Officer Jonathan Askins is stepping down for a role in the private sector.
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Arkansas IT Secretary Jonathan Askins
Arkansas IT Secretary Jonathan Askins speaks on a panel at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers annual conference in Minneapolis on Oct. 10, 2023. “I want the gamer, I want the kid that spends 24 hours in the basement playing games all day, that’s the kind of person I’m looking for,” Askins said while discussing workforce initiatives. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

States vary on cyber awareness, workforce approaches

Cybersecurity continues to be the top concern of state chief information officers, but Arkansas IT Secretary Jonathan Askins recommended states focus on their defense postures rather than…
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