Former West Virginia CIO Joshua Spence has taken a job with a small managed service provider turning to the state and local market.

West Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation that would give Marshall University $45 million to augment its cybersecurity program.

West Virginia Chief Information Officer Joshua Spence will step down to be replaced by Heather Abbott, a longtime IT official with the state.

Explaining the impact and importance of technology to state lawmakers goes a long way toward achieving IT goals, speakers at NASCIO said.

When speaking with elected officials who want cybersecurity to be "solved," state and local IT leaders said they leave tech out of the conversation.

Joshua Spence, who recently gained authority to oversee technology projects across the state government, said its enabling the "true value" of IT.

A new piece of legislation gives state IT chief Joshua Spence a CIO title and greater authority to manage information technology across state agencies.

States are increasingly using data to improve how they address their biggest problems, including their biggest problem: managing cybersecurity risk.

The escalating risk brought on by ransomware is guiding new policies and purchases in state government, says state CTO Joshua Spence.

The state’s chief technology officer says he’s now working to modernize the state’s systems while ensuring complexity is kept manageable.