May 2024 Edition

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Upcoming Events

Electronic Government Portal Advisory Board:  May 21, 2024

Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission:

May 28, 2024

Joint Committee on Information Management and Technology: May 30, 2024

State CIO Awards Ceremony: June 5, 2024

State Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council: June 11, 2024

Oregon Geographic Information Council:

July 31, 2024

Oregon Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit: September 25, 2024

About EIS

Enterprise Information Services ensures accessible, reliable and secure state technology systems that equitably serve Oregonians.

 State CIO and Deputy State CIO Named for National Leadership Awards

State Chief Information Officer, Terrence Woods, was awarded the StateScoop GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year Award.

Deputy State Chief Information Officer, Jennifer Bjerke, was awarded StateScoop State Leadership of the Year Award. 

Enterprise Information Services’ mission and vision are performed with these values:

• Accountability: We are responsible for quality outcomes and share information open and honestly.
• Customer-Focus: We listen and seek to understand our customers’ needs.
• Collaboration: We build trust and establish mutual purpose to forge effective partnerships across the enterprise.
• Innovation: We simplify complexity, challenge conventional wisdom, and seek creative and useful solutions.

EIS Staff Honored at Governor’s Reception

Three EIS staff were nominated as Public Service Ambassadors, exemplifying operational excellence.

Public Service Ambassadors were invited to attend a reception with Governor Kotek.

EIS Ambassadors are Deanna Dyer - Strategic Planning Analyst, Jordan Hackworth - Senior Systems Engineer, and Laura Medcalf - Senior IT Portfolio Manager.

EIS News

Vermont Shares Artificial Intelligence Journey

Josiah Raiche of Vermont delivered a presentation to the State Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council during their April 24, 2024 meeting.

Raiche, Vermont’s Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shared the story of Vermont’s artificial intelligence journey to date.

State Chief Data Officer to update Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission

Kathryn Darnall Helms, State Chief Data Officer, will update the Transparency Oregon Advisory Commission on the new Oregon Transparency Website, which went live on Dec. 13, 2023. The transparency website features information and resources on public meetings, public records, state salaries, revenue, budgets and more.

StateRAMP

StateRAMP adopts policies and procedures that standardize security requirements for providers and then verifies cloud offerings utilized by government satisfy adopted security requirements through independent audits and continuous monitoring.  EIS is working to adopt StateRAMP. Recordings of trainings held earlier this month are available online.

Geospatial Data Framework Grants

Oregon Geographic Information Council confirmed the Framework Coordinator’s recommendation for the State CIO to fund three Framework Data Development Grants. Upon completion, the updated data will be available to the public on GEOHub.  These grants fund projects that develop, define, enhance, update, or integrate geospatial framework data. 

State CIO opens Oregon Digital Government Summit

Over 300 technology professionals from 90 governmental organizations in Oregon came together in Salem, May 7, 2024 for the 14^th annual Oregon Digital Government Summit. State Chief Information Office, Terrence Woods, opened the event, challenging attendees to connect with each other.

Save the date for the Oregon Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit, where government technology professionals can learn about the latest efforts to defend, respond and recover from cyber criminals who wish to do harm.  September 25, 2024.