By: Jim Weaver, National Strategy Advisor at Everpure For state and local governments, cyber incidents rarely stay confined to IT departments. They quickly cascade into disruptions to public services that residents depend on every day. When courts cannot process cases, emergency lines go down, utility billing systems go offline, or benefits platforms stall, the consequences […]

The North Carolina Department of Information Technology’s Division of Broadband has launched the state’s Tech Resource Finder, a new website that provides more than 1,100 resources that help North Carolinians use the internet, find public computers and Wi-Fi, and access technical support and digital skills classes across the state.

As more states are taking advantage of StateRAMP, officials from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) say that state CIOs no longer view cloud as a priority, but as an expectation.

James “Jim” Weaver began his state IT leadership role as chief technology officer (CTO) and deputy chief information officer (CIO) in Pennsylvania, followed by a very successful stint as CIO for the state of Washington, then was lured back east to North Carolina by Gov. Roy Cooper in 2021.