From left: Arizona CIO J.R. Sloan, New Mexico CIO Peter Mantos, Texas CIO Amanda Crawford, Nevada CIO Timothy Galluzi and Utah CIO Alan Fuller. (Scoop News Group) How not to tick off a state CIO During NASCIO's annual conference, state CIOs shared what tech vendors can do to avoid their wrath. Oct 10, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) On-time and on-budget isn’t enough for IT modernization, CIOs say Security, data governance, business processes and user-centered design add new concerns to IT modernization projects, state CIOs said. Sep 12, 2022 By Colin Wood
J.R. Sloan (Scoop News Group) Arizona’s cyber command center is for collaboration, CIO says Arizona CIO J.R. Sloan said the state's new cyber center provides new ways for government to work across agencies and sectors. Nov 18, 2021 By Colin Wood
Clouds dance along the mountain tops viewed from the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center near Port Angeles, Washington. (George Rose / Getty Images) First NASCIO cloud survey finds mainframes still rule State CIOs continue to extol the virtues of cloud services, but budgeting rules and uncertainty about certifications pose barriers. Oct 11, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Arizona readies first pilot of ‘StateRAMP’ program Arizona tech officials plan to spend the next year testing a new program to vet and monitor the security practices of their cloud vendors. Sep 8, 2021 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) ‘StateRAMP’ group aims to grade state and local vendors’ security Modeled after FedRAMP for federal cloud providers, StateRAMP seeks to bring vendor standardization to state and local government. Jan 19, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
(Scoop News Group) Pandemic sped adoption of states’ digital services, exposed lapses in preparation States' earlier work moving agencies to the cloud or building processes and relationships have paid off in spades during a pandemic that has shortened timelines and stretched… Jun 9, 2020 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Arizona promotes interim CIO J.R. Sloan to permanent role J.R. Sloan, who had been running the Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology office since last August, now has the role on a full-time basis. Mar 9, 2020 By Benjamin Freed
Consistent governance framework helps states efficiently deliver citizen services On the seventh episode of the Priorities podcast, leaders from Arkansas and Arizona discuss their approach to enterprise IT governance. Nov 6, 2017 By Jake Williams