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City of Rockville MD - Deputy Chief Information Officer

Rockville is hiring for their DCIO! Salary $126,368-$208,508 Closes 2025.05.08

governmentjobs.com/careers/roc

www.governmentjobs.comDeputy Chief Information OfficerThe Deputy Chief Information Officer (DCIO) performs complex professional and administrative work under the direction of, and in concert with, the Chief Information Officer (CIO), and acts for the CIO in his/her absence. This position manages the operational plans and resources for Information Technology teams as assigned by the CIO and works with the CIO to define and implement the Information Technology Department’s vision, direction, and strategies. This position includes a particular focus on sustaining an efficient and responsive customer support function to meet the goals of the City's elected officials, and the operational mandates of the City Manager. This position requires managing rapid tactical response to issues with public safety and mission critical systems used for voice, data, networking, and citizen and staff communications and collaboration. The Deputy CIO will monitor the performance of IT vendors to ensure their work adheres to contracts and service agreements and is expected to establish working relationships with peers in other City departments, as well as in local and state agencies. The physical work is light, requiring considerable mental effort, efficient time management, and the ability to work well under pressure. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION
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Title II Today: Compliance & Accessibility Insights for Monday, April 14, 2025 - Volume 102 🏛️
title2.info/newsletter-04-14-2

The Month's News in Title II Compliance
A Pneuma Solutions Publication
#TitleII, #Title2 #ADACompliance #DigitalAccessibility #WCAG, #WCAG21 #A11y #GovTech #PublicSector

Title II Today: Compliance & Accessibility Insights. The world's leading ADA Title II Compliance publication.

Subscribers: 2,511 🔢️ subscribers were sent this issue via email.

Title II Today: Compliance & Accessibility Insights Newsletter. A digitally created image features a businessman in a suit extending his index finger to touch a glowing holographic interface displaying the word 'COMPLIANCE' in bold, capitalized letters. The interface includes various compliance-related icons such as a checklist, a gavel, and interconnected gears, all set against a futuristic blue-toned background with circuit-like patterns. A stylized world map made of blue dots appears below, emphasizing global compliance. In the bottom right corner, a white icon of a government building with a checkmark, along with the words 'TITLE II COMPLIANCE AND ACCESSIBILITY' and a wheelchair accessibility symbol, signifies regulatory adherence and accessibility standards.
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Dr. Kirk Adams

Title II Today: Compliance & Accessibility Insights for Monday, April 14, 2025 - Volume 102 🏛️
title2.info/newsletter-04-14-2

The Month's News in Title II Compliance
A Pneuma Solutions Publication
#TitleII, #Title2 #ADACompliance #DigitalAccessibility #WCAG, #WCAG21 #A11y #GovTech #PublicSector

Title II Today: Compliance & Accessibility Insights. The world's leading ADA Title II Compliance publication.

Subscribers: 2,511 🔢️ subscribers were sent this issue via email.

Title II Today: Compliance & Accessibility Insights Newsletter. A digitally created image features a businessman in a suit extending his index finger to touch a glowing holographic interface displaying the word 'COMPLIANCE' in bold, capitalized letters. The interface includes various compliance-related icons such as a checklist, a gavel, and interconnected gears, all set against a futuristic blue-toned background with circuit-like patterns. A stylized world map made of blue dots appears below, emphasizing global compliance. In the bottom right corner, a white icon of a government building with a checkmark, along with the words 'TITLE II COMPLIANCE AND ACCESSIBILITY' and a wheelchair accessibility symbol, signifies regulatory adherence and accessibility standards.
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Access Information News ♿

Title II Today: Compliance & Accessibility Insights for Monday, April 14, 2025 - Volume 102 🏛️
title2.info/newsletter-04-14-2

The Month's News in Title II Compliance
A Pneuma Solutions Publication
#TitleII, #Title2 #ADACompliance #DigitalAccessibility #WCAG, #WCAG21 #A11y #GovTech #PublicSector

Title II Today: Compliance & Accessibility Insights. The world's leading ADA Title II Compliance publication.

Subscribers: 2,511 🔢️ subscribers were sent this issue via email.

Title II Today: Compliance & Accessibility Insights Newsletter. A digitally created image features a businessman in a suit extending his index finger to touch a glowing holographic interface displaying the word 'COMPLIANCE' in bold, capitalized letters. The interface includes various compliance-related icons such as a checklist, a gavel, and interconnected gears, all set against a futuristic blue-toned background with circuit-like patterns. A stylized world map made of blue dots appears below, emphasizing global compliance. In the bottom right corner, a white icon of a government building with a checkmark, along with the words 'TITLE II COMPLIANCE AND ACCESSIBILITY' and a wheelchair accessibility symbol, signifies regulatory adherence and accessibility standards.
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Brian Greenberg

⚖️ EFF Lawsuit Over Federal Employee Data Sharing Moves Forward

A federal judge just refused to dismiss the EFF’s lawsuit against OPM, DOGE, and Elon Musk—a major privacy milestone.

The case alleges:
・📂 OPM improperly shared sensitive data of millions of federal employees
・🏛️ The data transfer to Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) violated the Privacy Act of 1974
・🚨 The court ruled the disclosures were plausibly “illegal, rushed, and dangerous”

EFF, backed by major federal employee unions, is demanding:
・An injunction to stop the data sharing
・The return of already-transferred data

This case could define the limits of federal data handling in politically charged administrations. It’s also a wake-up call for how privacy laws must evolve to meet new power structures.

👉 eff.org/press/releases/judge-r

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Judge Rejects Government’s Attempt to Dismiss EFF Lawsuit Against OPM, DOGE, and MuskNEW YORK—A lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from disclosing tens of millions of Americans’ private, sensitive information to Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) can continue, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Judge Denise L. Cote of the U.S....
#DataPrivacy#EFF#CyberLaw
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Brian Greenberg

⚠️ DOGE’s Rushed Plan to Rebuild SSA Systems Could Be a Disaster

WIRED reports that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is pushing to rewrite the Social Security Administration’s COBOL-based systems in a matter of months — a job that experts agree should take years.

🧠 What’s at stake:

🔹 SSA supports 65+ million Americans — stability is non-negotiable.
🔹 COBOL runs the core logic for Social Security numbers, payments, and entitlements.
🔹 Even small changes could lead to silent system failures or missed benefits.
🔹 DOGE’s team — reportedly made up of young, inexperienced hires — lacks the skill to read COBOL or grasp mainframe architecture.
🔹 Without understanding the legacy code, there’s no safe path to rewriting it.

This is not just a tech migration — it’s a potential house-of-cards collapse. Critical national infrastructure cannot be rewritten with duct tape and hubris. 🧯

#GovTech #SSA #LegacySystems #COBOL #DigitalTransformation #Mainframes #PublicSectorIT #software #programming

wired.com/story/doge-rebuild-s

WIRED · DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Code Base in Months, Risking Benefits and System CollapseBy Makena Kelly
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Paris Marx

Elon Musk’s DOGE is gutting the US Digital Service and its citizen-focused approach to tech development is going with it.

On #TechWontSaveUs, I was honored to speak with Kate Green and Milo from We The Builders to discuss understand how government can build technology differently and what’s wrong with how DOGE thinks of efficiency.

Listen to the full episode: techwontsave.us/episode/269_do

#tech#elonmusk#govtech
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