Plus, Vermont promotes Scott Carbee from interim to permanent CISO and more...

GovTech Today
GOVTECH TODAY
JANUARY 15, 2020

Colorado Taps Former Oregon CIO as Chief Technology Officer
Pettit, a familiar figure in the government IT space over the last 20 years, is now Colorado's CTO. He comes to the position after a search to replace David McCurdy, who left the role in October last year. READ MORE

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IT Consolidation - What's Next for Government and Education Modernization Initiatives?
IT consolidation has been a high-priority government and education initiative for many years. While many state and education organizations are already on board, or boarding quickly, the move may be born of a different catalyst than you may expect—certainly different than federal agencies.
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Vermont Promotes Scott Carbee from Interim to Permanent CISO
Scott Carbee has served as either deputy or interim chief information security officer of Vermont since January 2018. Late last week, CIO John Quinn elevated Carbee to permanent state CISO. READ MORE

Springbrook Acquires Small Government-Focused BIAS Software
Springbrook was itself just sold by Accela to the private equity firm Accel-KKR. Now, a matter of days later, it is acquiring a firm that works in the same space but with different customers. READ MORE

Connected Car Data to Inform Ann Arbor’s Transportation Plan
The Michigan college town is using its ongoing partnership with the University of Michigan and private industry to gather and share data from connected vehicle and infrastructure interactions. READ MORE

How to Design Better Policies for Mobile Workers (Contributed)
To make this group of government workers more productive, they need access to consumer technologies, but with the right parameters, such as operational intelligence, to ensure success at every level. READ MORE

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Beyond the Hype: A Guide for the Intelligent Use of AI
While artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to bring big benefits to public sector operations, government leaders must find ways to overcome roadblocks associated with emerging and still-maturing AI and related machine learning applications.
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