Kevin Parker, formerly with the Illinois and Rhode Island state technology offices, will now fill one of the newer designations in North Dakota.

Whether calling it ‘citizen as a platform’ or ‘my government, my way,’ states are rethinking data management, putting the citizen at the center.

But the technology office chalks up the "unlocated assets" to recordkeeping quirks.

State IT agencies play an expanding role in coordinating cybersecurity policy all the way down to the lowest levels of government, speakers said at a National Governors Association conference.

The state's CTO says the three areas of focus will enable a dramatic shift in how the state delivers its IT services.

Legislation signed by the governor gives the North Dakota Information Technology Department the broadest security directive of any state IT office.

In a highly-connected rural state, North Dakota's top IT officials are trying to usher in policies that could change how state government thinks about security.

Dorman Bazzell, who spent 30 years in the private sector, will oversee the state's enterprise information management and software development programs.

If the $12 million request is fulfilled, it would more than quadruple the size of the technology agency's cybersecurity team.