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Chief Information Officer to speak at Department of Defense, industry and higher education eventsPosted: Feb 28, 2020News

North Dakota Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley will be speaking at several local and national events highlighting the state’s unified cybersecurity approach and statewide K-20W cybersecurity education initiative.

Hemal Basra named Director of Information Technology Service ManagementPosted: Feb 24, 2020News

North Dakota Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley today announced Hemal Basra, a former senior IT manager with British Petroleum and Hewlett-Packard, as North Dakota Information Technology’s Director of IT Service Management. 

Capture the Flag and esports competitions announced for Dakota Strike Career ExpoPosted: Feb 21, 2020News

North Dakota Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley, along with event partners, today announced a Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition to be held in conjunction with the Dakota Strike Career Expo on April 8 in Fargo.

Dakota Strike Mobile Application Competition AnnouncedPosted: Feb 7, 2020News

North Dakota Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley, along with military, public and private sector partners, today announced details for the Mobile Application Development Competition being held in concert with the Dakota Strike Career Expo April 8 at the Fargodome. 

Burgum announces first-of-its-kind, technology-focused, multi-industry career expo at FargodomePosted: Jan 29, 2020News

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (JAN. 29, 2020) – Gov. Doug Burgum today announced a first-of-its-kind, multi-industry career expo aimed at addressing the state’s workforce shortage and highlighting the importance of 21st century skills such as computer science and cybersecurity in various career fields.

Burgum to host Girl Scouts of the USA CEO, Palo Alto Networks President for Cybersecurity Education and Diversity SummitPosted: Jan 10, 2020News

Gov. Doug Burgum today announced a first-of-its-kind event in April that will bring together local, regional and national partners involved in North Dakota’s K-20W Initiative to highlight the unique cybersecurity education effort and its goal of “Every Student, Every School, Cyber Educated.”

North Dakota schools to participate in nationwide Hour of CodePosted: Dec 10, 2019News

A statewide Hour of Code is planned with dozens of school districts on Thursday, Dec. 12 as part of a nationwide, annual event hosted by Code.org. Held in conjunction with Computer Science Education Week and coordinated by Microsoft, the event is part of a broader effort to give students of all ages opportunities to learn about coding and computer science as foundational 21st century skills.

Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley to keynote Broadband Association of North Dakota Annual ConferencePosted: Dec 3, 2019News

Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley to keynote Broadband Association of North Dakota Annual Conference

Also slated to participate in Minnesota IT Symposium Dec. 11

Burgum encourages student participation in national cybersecurity challengePosted: Nov 15, 2019News

Gov. Doug Burgum today announced the state’s second year participating in an innovative, online cybersecurity competition and encouraged high school students to explore their aptitude for cybersecurity and computer science by registering.

North Dakota Information Technology office announces new Chief Information Security OfficerPosted: Nov 7, 2019News

North Dakota Chief Information Officer Shawn Riley today announced Kevin Ford as chief information security officer (CISO). Ford, a native of Calvert County Maryland, brings more than a decade of experience overseeing information security and cyber-risk management practices for private and public sector clients, including the federal government and Fortune 100 companies.