TOP STORIES North Carolina CIO Tracy Doaks to Depart for Nonprofit Role Tracy Doaks will leave state government to become president and CEO at MCNC, a technology-related nonprofit in North Carolina. She was appointed to the leadership role after the departure of Eric Boyette. READ MORE Syracuse Data Chief Sam Edelstein to Depart City Service The New York city's first chief data officer is heading to the private sector. He and Chief Innovation Officer Adria Finch shared their thoughts about how the public CDO position defies neat categorization. READ MORE Virginia Lottery Website Saga Is a Lesson in User Experience What can go wrong if a public agency makes its website cleaner, more responsive and more personalized? Plenty. The Virginia Lottery shares why users should always guide the development of a new site. READ MORE Ohio DAS Asks Vendors, Contractors to Take Voluntary Cuts Roughly 1,400 vendors with Department of Administrative Services contracts for information technology and general goods and services have been asked to take a 15 percent pay cut due to the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE New Legislation Could Mean Oversight of NYPD Spy Tools As attempts to reform police departments sweep the nation, a newly proposed bill in New York City would create new oversight mechanisms and give the public insight into the use of surveillance technologies. READ MORE |