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Brandon Ragle

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker smiles during a 2024 United States Secret Service Democratic National Convention security briefing on July 25, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Vincent Alban/Getty Images)

Illinois governor appoints acting CIO to full-time role

Gov. JB Pritzker appointed Brandon Ragle, who has served as the acting chief information officer of Illinois, as the state's permanent CIO.
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From left, Utah CIO Alan Fuller, North Carolina CIO Jim Weaver and acting Illinois CIO Brandon Ragle discuss the widespread fraud against COVID-19 relief funds at the NASCIO midyear conference in Oxon Hill, Md. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Pandemic fraud made state CIOs’ ‘blood boil’

Several state CIOs said during a conference it's their job to be good stewards of public funds, even if they're federal dollars.
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