A view of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) California Deputy CIO Russ Nichols to retire Nichols, who's worked in state IT for more than two decades, served as acting CIO for five months earlier this year. Aug 2, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Left to right: NASCIO government affairs director Alex Whitaker, California acting CIO Russ Nichols, Washington CIO Bill Kehoe, Hawaii CIO Doug Murdock, Oregon Deputy CIO Jennifer Bjerke, Alaska CIO Bill Smith. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group) Not every state IT project needs to cost millions, CIOs say The CIOs of California and Minnesota said at NASCIO's midyear conference that sometimes small state IT projects have outsized impact. May 2, 2022 By Colin Wood
(Mario Tama / Getty Images) California Gov. Newsom fills three key technology positions Former Google Ventures partner Rick Klau was named the state's new innovation officer. Newsom also named a new CTO and deputy CIO. Feb 24, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
California corrections CIO says everyone inside prison walls should get a tablet A new statewide plan to connect inmates and staff to digital resources is overturning old assumptions about the use of technology in the corrections system. Feb 8, 2017 By Jason Shueh