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State CIO proposes consolidating programs, up to 89 IT positions to cut contractor costs and boost cybersecurity and data management
Summary
Nebraska’s chief information officer told the Appropriations Committee the Office of the CIO wants to consolidate five programs into one for fiscal flexibility, add up to 89 FTEs focused on cybersecurity, web portals, data management and project management, and reduce reliance on high‑priced contractors over time.
Matthew McCarville, Nebraska’s chief information officer, told the Appropriations Committee the Office of the CIO (OCIO) seeks to consolidate five existing budget programs into a single program to allow flexible use of revolving fund authority and to request up to 89 net new FTEs to build state capacity in cyber security, web portal development, data management and project management.
McCarville said OCIO’s current program structure dates from an earlier technological era and that uneven timing of…
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