Illinois CIO Jennifer Ricker (Scoop News Group) Illinois CIO to step down as Gov. Pritzker begins second term Jennifer Ricker will step down as CIO and secretary of the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. Jan 9, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
Illinois CIO Jennifer Ricker (Scoop News Group) New Illinois office boosts contracts for women- and minority-owned IT vendors Illinois CIO Jennifer Ricker established an office to increase the percentage of contracts awarded to women- and minority-owned businesses. Sep 28, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
People read while sitting on the beach on July 23 at Nauset Beach, Cape Cod, in Orleans, Massachusetts. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images) What state and local IT officials are reading this summer We asked a group of state and local CIOs what they've been reading this summer, from business and strategy books to biographies and sci-fi. Aug 11, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Illinois CIO Jennifer Ricker (Scoop News Group) State IT leaders ‘still waiting to hear’ what cyber grant program will allow Illinois CIO Jennifer Ricker said there's "a little to be seen" for how the upcoming grant program will be administered. Mar 30, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Data center modernization moving ahead in Illinois, says CIO A data center modernization project in Illinois involves replacing a 1970s facility not designed to handle modern infrastructure. Feb 23, 2022 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Digital ID means no more remembering old passwords, Illinois CIO says Nobody wants to search for passwords — like the one used to register a boat — only used once every three years, Illinois acting CIO Jennifer Ricker… Jun 3, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
Getty Images Illinois to spend $80.5 million replacing 1970s data center The new facility is just one piece of a $45 billion statewide capital improvement initiative called "Rebuilding Illinois." Apr 26, 2021 By Emily Bamforth
(Getty Images) With new deputy CIO, Illinois poised to modernize IT With state CIO Ron Guerrier's role confirmed and chief of staff Jennifer Ricker appointed the state's first deputy CIO, the team says it's ready to address Illinois'… Feb 26, 2020 By Colin Wood