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 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.
Alan Cunningham, who joined the state government last summer, said a federated environment and inflexible IT funding model is stunting its performance.
Former director of data center and operations Justin Day fills a newly created role designed to bring uniformity to the technology agency's service offerings.
The executive-level technology leaders in the two states could see changes after a political party change in N.J., and an administration change in Virginia.