Gov. Gretchen Whitmer praised CIO Brom Stibitz's management of the state's IT needs during the pandemic in naming him to lead an agency that also oversees the state budget.

A group of state and city IT leaders said the pandemic's made their departments more important than ever.

Montana CIO Tim Bottenfield called on his counterparts to push "aggressively" for IT modernization funding before the memory of the pandemic begins to fade.

The pandemic is accelerating states' IT modernization efforts, but institutional challenges are also encouraging state IT leaders to upgrade incrementally.

The technology agency serving the Indianapolis and Marion County has named Elliott Patrick, formerly the regional IT agency’s chief operating officer, as its new CIO.

Minneapolis CIO Fadi Fadhil told StateScoop that his strategy of stitching all of the city's data together will help policymakers solve difficult challenges facing the city.

Alan Cunningham, who started as Nevada's new chief information officer Aug. 31, said attaining a more nimble funding model for technology projects is one of his top priorities.

Jason Clarke, chief operating officer at the Delaware Department of Technology and Information, has been named the acting replacement to James Collins, who stepped down this month.

For the past year, statewide CIO Nelson Moe has had help from two new officials, who he said are pushing the capabilities of the Virginia Information Technologies Agency.