Aerial shot of Newburgh, a small city in the Hudson River Valley in Orange County, New York on a cloudy autumn afternoon. (Getty Images) Orange County, N.Y. ‘no-bid’ tech contract draws scrutiny from state legislators A "no-bid" contract awarded to a private firm owned by a county official's brother-in-law is drawing scrutiny from state legislators. Oct 31, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
(Getty Images) NASCIO’s latest cloud survey finds rising adoption in states More than 88% of state chief information officers said agencies are expediting the adoption of cloud services. Oct 4, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
Bill Vajda chats with vendors between sessions at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ annual conference in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 10, 2022. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group) Former Wyoming CIO Bill Vajda named director of Michigan cyber institute Bill Vajda, the former CIO of Alaska and Wyoming, is now the director of the Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute at Northern Michigan University. Apr 5, 2023 By Colin Wood
Many of the nation’s state chief information officers pose for a group shot during the National Association of State Chief Information Officers’ annual conference in Seattle on October 10, 2021. (NASCIO) What makes a good state CIO? The answer has little to do with technology. Jan 7, 2022 By Colin Wood
State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa (Getty Images) Iowa CIO Annette Dunn to step down for consulting position As CIO, Dunn led the first phase of a major enterprise resource planning system upgrade and readied the state for more data-driven decision making. Oct 8, 2021 By Colin Wood
(Scoop News Group) ‘No turning back’ to pre-pandemic IT, Delaware CIO says The expectations of the public and other government agencies have grown greatly during the health crisis, Delaware CIO Jason Clarke said. Sep 16, 2021 By Colin Wood
Joshua Spence (Scoop News Group) West Virginia’s CIO explains his new enterprise authority Joshua Spence, who recently gained authority to oversee technology projects across the state government, said its enabling the "true value" of IT. Jul 13, 2021 By Colin Wood
Don Foley (Don Foley / LinkedIn) California’s toxic substances department has a new CIO Don Foley started with the department this month after leaving the state’s social services agency. Jun 8, 2021 By Ryan Johnston
West Virginia CIO Joshua Spence (Scoop News Group) West Virginia’s CTO gets new title, more authority A new piece of legislation gives state IT chief Joshua Spence a CIO title and greater authority to manage information technology across state agencies. Jun 2, 2021 By Colin Wood