Priorities Podcast

On this week's Priorities podcast, Delaware Chief Information Officer Greg Lane explains how his department is pushing forward the state's broadband expansion, bolstered by state and federal dollars. statescoop.com/delaware-gov-carney-broadband-first/ Also on the podcast, Pennsylvania CIO Amaya Capellan outlines her top three priorities. And later, Michael Watson, Virginia's chief information secu...

On this week's Priorities podcast, California CIO Liana Bailey-Crimmins outlines how her office approached putting together its first report on generative artificial intelligence. statescoop.com/california-generative-ai-use-cases/ Also on the podcast, Maryland's artificial intelligence adviser Nishant Shah explains his approach to the role. Later, Arkansas CIO Jonathan Askins talks about how he's...

On this week's Priorities podcast, the director of the Texas Broadband Development Office says a new broadband infrastructure fund will give the state "flexibility" to expand broadband across the state. statescoop.com/texas-voters-approve-broadband-infrastructure-fund/ Also on the podcast, Illinois CIO Sanjay Gupta gives a view of his top priorities list. Later, Arizona CIO J.R. Sloan explains his...

On this week's Priorities podcast, the executive director of Pennsylvania's digital services team says she's embracing "the wild ride" of the department's first six months, and looking to prioritize user experience and design in the process. statescoop.com/pennsylvania-digital-services-code-pa/ Also on the podcast, Massachusetts CIO Jason Snyder says identity and access management will drive the s...

On this week's Priorities podcast, South Dakota Chief Technology Officer Pat Snow says the state is continuing to roll out additional services on top of its enterprise identity platform. Also on the podcast, Washington, D.C.'s Associate CTO for Customer Experience Mike Rupert says the district's digital services efforts are playing a big role in Mayor Muriel Bowser's "big comeback" effort post-pan...

On this week's Priorities podcast, Georgia Chief Information Officer Shawnzia Thomas says the state is moving fast to embrace artificial intelligence. statescoop.com/georgia-generative-ai-summit-atlanta/ Also on the podcast, Alaska CIO Bill Smith says his state is looking to mature its operations across the board. Later, Wyoming interim CIO Timothy Sheehan explains how his state is trying to think...

On this week’s Priorities podcast, Texas CIO Amanda Crawford says the state’s advisory council will guide the state’s embrace of generative artificial intelligence. https://statescoop.com/state-government-generative-ai-uses/ Also on the podcast, U.S. Virgin Islands’ Bureau of Information Technology Deputy Director Jonathan Tucker outlines his approach to digital transformation. In the news this we...

On this week’s Priorities podcast, North Carolina’s chief data officer shares her state’s “journey” developing an enterprisewide algorithm that’s helping to unify data efforts. https://statescoop.com/nascio-2023-state-award-winners/ Later on the podcast, Mark Smith, the chief information officer at the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, explains how replacing a paper-based internal proces...

On this week’s Priorities podcast, a North Carolina technology official outlines how a new, experimental emergency paging system for first responders is gaining traction in his state. The project won a 2023 NASCIO State IT Recognition Award. https://www.nascio.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/NC_Information_Communication_Technology_Innovation.pdf https://statescoop.com/nascio-2023-state-award-winner...

On this week’s Priorities podcast, the National Association of State CIO’s Amy Glasscock and Eric Sweden offer their thoughts on NASCIO’s latest report on digital government. https://statescoop.com/nascio-report-examines-citizen-centric-digital-government-experiences/ NASCIO’s Voices Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nascio-voices/id1487714735 In the news this week: States are continu...

On this week's Priorities podcast, Tyrone Spratt and Devendra Gajway of Minnesota IT Services talk about how they modernized the state's Farmlink app, which helps connect the state's aging generation of farmers with the upcoming crop of agriculturalists interested in keeping the industry alive. www.statescoop.com/nascio-names-finalists-of-2023-state-it-recognition-awards/ New York state’s educatio...

On this week's Priorities podcast, Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Labor and Industry Nicole Blissenbach talks about how the state rolled out its Frontline Worker Pay program during the COVID-19 pandemic with the help of automation. https://statescoop.com/nascio-names-finalists-of-2023-state-it-recognition-awards/ Also on the podcast, Loudoun County High School Business and IT Teacher Je...

On this week's Priorities podcast, Brenden Elwood, vice president of market research at CivicPlus, talks about his company's latest report that shows local governments can boost the public’s trust in its operations by offering government services in a digital format. https://statescoop.com/digital-services-trust-local-government-report/ Also on the podcast, Amazon Web Services Vice President of U....

On this week's Priorities podcast, Jayson Cavendish, the new chief security officer of Michigan, talks to StateScoop about his start in information security and how maintaining a breadth of vision helps build a comprehensive cyber strategy. https://www.michigan.gov/dtmb/services/cybersecurity In the news this week: Civic tech nonprofit Code for America announced it’s eliminating 35 staff positions...

On this week's Priorities podcast, Martha Norrick, the chief analytics officer of New York City, says her department's Open Data Help Desk hit a milestone in fielding inquiries from residents about its Open Data program. https://opendata.cityofnewyork.us/learn-open-data/ In the news this week: The U.S. Digital Response is calling for the creation of a “Common App” to standardize, streamline and si...

On the Priorities podcast, New York state’s Chief Cyber Officer Colin Ahern says the state’s new cybersecurity strategy will bring together cyber resources across government to confront a “unified response” to growing cyber threats. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-nation-leading-cybersecurity-strategy https://statescoop.com/new-york-opens-joint-cybersecurity-center-state...

On the Priorities podcast, New York state’s Chief Privacy Officer Michele Jones says the state’s executive-level buy-in around privacy differentiates the state’s program. https://statescoop.com/new-york-state-privacy-officer-michele-jones/ In the news this week: Maryland is adding five key hires — four of which fill newly created positions — to its IT leadership team. https://statescoop.com/maryla...

On the Priorities podcast, Pennsylvania Chief Information Officer Amaya Capellan tells StateScoop that after just a few weeks in the role, she’s sketched out a vision for how she plans to improve the state’s digital services. https://statescoop.com/amaya-capellan-pennsylvania-cio-digital-services/ https://statescoop.com/pennsylvania-code-pa-digital-services/ In the news this week: West Virginia ma...

On the Priorities podcast, Boston CIO Santiago Garces says the city’s complexity means that it needs a strategic plan to guide its future growth. https://statescoop.com/boston-cio-santiago-garces-strategic-plan/ In the news this week: San Jose is rolling out guidelines for how city employees are permitted to use generative AI tools like ChatGPT in their daily work. https://statescoop.com/san-jose-...

On the Priorities podcast, two Arkansas Administrative Office of the Court leaders say their efforts to build a new system instead of going with a commercial product is saving the state a significant amount of money. https://statescoop.com/arkansas-courts-it-modernization/ In the news this week: Delaware’s new CIO Greg Lane says he’s looking forward to completing some key projects that he helped d...

On the Priorities podcast, Nebraska CIO Ed Toner says that his focus on availability of services is simply down to the fundamentals of what his job is as an IT leader. https://statescoop.com/nebraska-cio-ed-toner-availability-resiliency/ In the news this week: The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation is calling on Congress to eliminate broadband funding programs that have been made red...

On the Priorities podcast, Utah CIO Alan Fuller says the state is working to streamline and modernize applications and services as part of Gov. Spencer Cox’s initiative to improve government operations. Fuller is a StateScoop 50 Award winner this year. https://statescoop.com/list/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2023-statescoop-50-awards/ Also on the show, North Carolina’s new chief risk officer join...

On the Priorities podcast, Arizona CIO J.R. Sloan says the state has made so much progress on embracing cloud computing that he can now talk not just about encouraging cloud use, but maximizing it. Sloan is a StateScoop 50 Award winner this year. https://statescoop.com/list/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2023-statescoop-50-awards/ In the news this week: More than a year after cryptocurrency markets...

On the Priorities podcast, Maricopa County, Arizona’s new CIO Richard McHattie says he’s looking to lean on his experience pushing technology and innovation forward to help improve customer service and reduce costs in the nation’s fourth-largest county. https://statescoop.com/richard-mchattie-appointed-as-maricopa-county-ariz-cio/ Also on the show, Wyoming’s interim CIO Timothy Sheehan explains hi...

On the Priorities podcast, North Carolina CIO James Weaver says his agency is pivoting its focus from being focused on the capability to deliver online services, to thinking more about what those services mean to the individual using them. https://statescoop.com/north-carolinas-broadband-office-over-115000-locations-without-high-speed-internet/ Also on the podcast, Indiana CIO Tracy Barnes gives a...