During NASCIO's annual conference, state CIOs shared what tech vendors can do to avoid their wrath.

Security, data governance, business processes and user-centered design add new concerns to IT modernization projects, state CIOs said.

State CIOs continue to extol the virtues of cloud services, but budgeting rules and uncertainty about certifications pose barriers.

Arizona tech officials plan to spend the next year testing a new program to vet and monitor the security practices of their cloud vendors.

Modeled after FedRAMP for federal cloud providers, StateRAMP seeks to bring vendor standardization to state and local government.

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.