Another Pennsylvania CIO Heads For Texas

What is it about Texas that attracts former CIOs from Pennsylvania?

In April, ex-Pennsylvania CIO Larry Olson became the Lone Star State's top government technologist. Earlier this month, Brian Anderson, Philadelphia's CIO from 1998 to 2000, became Dallas' director of communications and information--effectively the city's CIO.

Like Olson, a former principal at the strategic IT management firm aligne inc., Anderson spent time in the private sector between stints as a government CIO. Anderson most recently served as CIO and research and development director at Public Technology Inc., a Washington consulting firm and research organization that serves state and local governments.