Financial uncertainty has state IT leaders searching for ‘creative’ solutions
Finding a "sugar daddy" is one option for state technology offices short on funds, suggested North Dakota's IT chief.
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Mississippi
Whole-of-state isn’t only for cybersecurity
Mississippi Chief Information Officer Craig Orgeron predicts the "whole of state" model used by many states for cybersecurity may spread into other technology service areas.
Mississippi CIO Craig Orgeron says he returned for the ‘challenge’
Mississippi Chief Information Officer Craig Orgeron says it was the challenge of government service that brought him back to the role.
Craig Orgeron returns to Mississippi CIO role
Craig Orgeron, who spent 23 years with the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services, has returned to again serve as the state's top technology official.
Mississippi governor calls for technology task force
During his State of the State address, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves called for a new task force to help the state use new technologies.
Make threat intel ‘understandable and relatable,’ says Mississippi’s new cyber director
Bobby Freeman, a 25-year veteran of the Mississippi National Guard, was named director of the state's new Cyber Unit.
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Mississippi election websites hit by Election Day DDoS incident
Websites operated by the Mississippi secretary of state were offline for part of Election Day, though the outage did not affect voting.
Commerce Department issues another $49M for tribal broadband
Vice President Kamala Harris said the Commerce Department's NTIA plans to award $500 million for tribal broadband this month.
Jackson, Miss., police testing real-time surveillance from home security cameras
A pilot project will enable officers to “follow and trace” suspected criminals using live footage from internet-connected doorbell cameras.
Mississippi names services director as statewide CIO
David Johnson, who's been with the department for nearly 15 years, has been named statewide chief information officer.