Cabinet Secretary Leslie Fisken
Newton County Times LITTLE ROCK – Law enforcement is predominately a duty of local governments, and the overwhelming majority of police officers in Arkansas work for cities and counties. However, state government does have 1,299 employees in the Department of Public Safety. There are 897 people working for the State Police. The Division of Emergency
by Roby Brock / Talk Business & Politics April 16, 2023 On her first two days in office in January, Gov. Sarah Sanders issued a number of executive orders for state agencies to provide reports to her within 30, 60 or 90 days. A Talk Business & Politics review of three of the major executive orders finds
Little Rock, Arkansas–Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today that the State of Arkansas has kicked off a project with Google.org with the goal of increasing access and utilization of government and community-based programs. The state will deploy CiviForm, an open-source tool that makes it easier for residents to apply to programs online. A team of 12
Written by Stephen Simpson, Arkansas Democrat Gazette Arkansas has joined other states in banning the use of the social media app TikTok on state-owned devices and computers as two Republican legislators filed legislation to put the prohibition into law. Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday tweeted out a Dec. 8 memo issued by Jonathan Askins,
by Will Moclair, KNWA/Fox 24 March 22, 2022 “It’s really all about a team of a lot of people doing everything they can to make sure we’re protected,” says Jonathan Askins, chief technology officer for the Natural State. President Joe Biden recently announced a cyber attack from Russia could be coming. A cyber security agent
by Michael R. Wickline, NWA Democrat-Gazette December 21, 2021 Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday signed an executive order creating a 14-member Governor’s Infrastructure Planning Advisory Committee to recommend the best uses of federal funds under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden last month. It was one of three executive
By Julia Edinger, GovTech Gary Vance stepped into the role of Arkansas’ chief information security officer in April 2021 after the departure of Nolan Leatherwood. In the months following his appointment, he has set his sights on securing the state data center and training personnel to spot threats. He was originally hired by the state
by Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette October 29, 2021 The state’s federal coronavirus relief aid steering committee Thursday endorsed requests by two agencies to reallocate a total of $2 million in federal funds and another agency’s request for up to $1.34 million to improve cybersecurity protections. The 15-member Arkansas Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
September 17, 2021 The mission of the new council, appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in early summer, is to identify cybersecurity risks in Arkansas and to manage such threats. The council, which has met once so far, reports findings and recommendations to the governor, but such details are not released to the public for security purposes. Jonathan
