Pettit, now helping to lead his third state IT organization, said he's looking forward to discovering how technologies like AI and blockchain can improve citizen services.

Alex Pettit, whose official end date is July 1, will help Secretary of State Dennis Richardson's office develop elections infrastructure.

The lead technology official and Gov. Kate Brown "mutually agreed" that it was time for a change, according to her office.

The initiative forms additional structure around information and resource sharing efforts between government entities, private businesses and universities.

Isolated offices around the state have left Oregon IT vulnerable, but the passage of a new law creates a policy framework for change.

Auditors didn't name a responsible party, and the state's CIO noted that accepting a certain degree of risk is just the way it goes in a budget-constrained…

Oregon CIO Alex Pettit managed the transition from a state exchange to the federal one. He also told StateScoop about his experience with IoT and FirstNet.

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin officially named Bo Reese as the state’s chief information officer on Thursday. Reese had been serving as interim CIO since January.

Pettit, speaking on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s show Think Out Loud, called the breach, which forced officials to shut down applications on the site for nearly three weeks,…

Both Oregon and Massachusetts announced changes to their information technology leadership last week in moves that will ultimately affect three states going forward.