South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem named Madhu Gottumukkala, the state's chief technology officer, as the statewide CIO and IT commissioner.

Gov. Kristi Noem signed banned state agencies from issuing contracts to businesses linked to several countries, including China and Russia.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said TikTok's ownership by a Chinese parent company makes it a "growing national security threat."

The future of Pat Snow, the state chief information officer who's been with South Dakota for 23 years, is unclear.

The state's top IT official since April, Snow is one of several current Cabinet officials Gov.-elect Kristi Noem said she plans to keep when she takes office.