TOP STORIES New York City Names Police IT Leader Jessica Tisch New CIO Tisch has led IT efforts for NYPD for six years, and has overseen the rollout of smartphones, tablets and body cameras for the largest police department in the country. Now she will steer citywide technology. READ MORE Michigan Network Outage Was Not a Cyberattack, Officials Say While officials initially feared that the problems could be the result of a cyberattack, the source of the problems was swiftly discovered to be an internal maintenance issue. READ MORE Wyoming Quietly Hires Its First Chief Data Officer Drew Dilly is the newest member of CIO Gordon Knopp's IT leadership team, serving as the state's first chief data officer. Dilly will evaluate legacy systems to find opportunities for resource sharing and consolidation. READ MORE Connecticut Hires Scott Gaul as New CDO Gaul brings experience from private and nonprofit sectors to a role initiated and shaped by Tyler Kleykamp, one of GT’s 2018 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers who helped make Connecticut an early adopter of open data. READ MORE Florida Deputy State CIO Resigns, Shifts to Private Sector Deputy State CIO Heath Beach will step down Dec. 6 to pursue technology consulting in the private sector, after guiding the newly formed Division of State Technologies and how the agency will serve the state. READ MORE |