Call it the loop of "non-appreciation," as it has existed as long as state chief information officers. These CIOs often find that their enterprise plans are stymied by their IT colleagues at large agencies within the state bureaucracy. IT directors at large agencies repeatedly find that their state CIOs are unaware of their agencies’ business challenges, and are more often an obstacle than a valuable ally. Jim Weaver, the state of Washington’s CIO, offered an intriguing solution on this week's Ask the CIO: SLED Edition.