Leaders in state government should be owning the outcomes affecting the public, state CIO Fred Brittain says.

Maine's state CIO says state IT officials have a big responsibility to care for the public's data and keep it safe.

The state's new CIO, Fred Brittain, is organizing his agency into four subdivisions, and wants other agencies to participate in IT decision-making processes.

Fred Brittain takes his first position in state government after more than 25 years with the state's public university system.