Retaining staff and arranging organizations as IT is redesigned are major challenges for state chief information officers.

State CIO Jason Clarke added a chief of administration and a broadband grants manager to the state Department of Technology and Innovation.

The expectations of the public and other government agencies have grown greatly during the health crisis, Delaware CIO Jason Clarke said.

A government review board's annual report said the pandemic underscores technology's role in improving efficiency at nearly every state agency.

Tony Neal-Graves will stay on as Colorado's top IT official, while Jason Clarke will continue as Delaware's CIO, the governors of their states said.

Jason Clarke, chief operating officer at the Delaware Department of Technology and Information, has been named the acting replacement to James Collins, who stepped down this month.