In November, the Gonzaga University security director will join the state as it strengthens security oversight within the office of the chief information officer.

Tony Young, Gov. Matt Mead’s current deputy chief of staff, will start as Wyoming’s chief information officer September 26, StateScoop has learned.

Flint Waters is leaving for Google, after more than five years as CIO for Wyoming, where he shepherded the state through a migration to Google for Work.

In this Q&A, StateScoop introduces StateScoop 50 GoldenGov nominee Flint Waters, the chief information officer of Wyoming.

State information security officials need to better organize around their roles, responsibilities and weaknesses when fighting cyber threats, experts said.

One of the biggest frustration points among state chief information officers nationwide, said Wyoming CIO Flint Waters, is trying to accomplish a modernization effort without adequate executive…