After more than two decades in the Utah governor's office, statewide CIO Mike Hussey has announced he's moving on in the new year.

The Utah Department of Technology Services recently put its technological acumen to work, developing Geek Bracket, an online fantasy gaming platform.

With many incumbents re-elected and only one race resulting in a party flip, there may not be much shakeup in state IT offices.

North Dakota CIO Shawn Riley and Utah CIO Mike Hussey said new technologies and ideas helped their states prepare for the pandemic and will continue to aid their responses.

Hussey joins the association's executive committee following the recent job change of former North Carolina CIO Eric Boyette.

Legislation that would order election officials to study the feasibility of mobile voting statewide has already passed the state House, and is making its way through the Utah Senate.

Utah Chief Information Officer Mike Hussey says the state is coordinating and practicing for cyberattacks against election systems, which are escalating.

State CIO Mike Hussey said the distributed-ledger technology can reduce time wasted by shuttling documents to and from the bank.

The state leader was recognized for his broad contributions to IT in the public sector, including broadband, job-training and digital government initiatives.