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Survey Says

A new survey highlights concerns of of city and county IT professionals.

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Local government IT leaders continue to be challenged by staffing, according to a Public Technology Institute survey of city and county IT professionals about operational issues. Among the concerns:

50% are very dissatisfied or dissatisfied with their ability to attract and hire security and risk assurance staff

36% believe there’s a high or very high potential of IT staff being hired away by private-sector employers

25% say there’s a high or very high potential of IT staff retiring