For the 10th consecutive year, cybersecurity and risk management topped state chief information officers’ top priorities, according to the annual list published Monday by the National Association of State CIOs.
Digital government services remained in a familiar No. 2 spot, for the fourth straight year, but the rest of NASCIO’s list showed that its members are shuffling their priorities heading into 2023, as concerns about the future of state IT take hold. Workforce issues ranked third, with state CIOs focused not just on hiring new employees, but also redefining how government tech jobs are designed.
In previous years, the IT workforce ranked seventh, but the rise aligns with NASCIO’s recent surveys of both its CIO members as well as state chief information security officers. Both groups said it’s become increasingly difficult to recruit and retain workers for a variety of reasons, including the ongoing desire for remote work, a legacy of wonky job titles and descriptions and challenges in making the public sector appealing to younger…
