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Okta Public Sector CTO and former FBI executive Christine Halvorsen joins Okta Principal Solutions Engineer Pam Vanmeter in a new podcast discussion on how modern Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) platforms help state and local agencies lower costs and improve customer experience and security. The podcast is hosted by Scoop News Group's Wyatt Kash and sponsored by Okta.

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On this week’s Priorities podcast, two election experts — Ted Allen, a professor at Ohio State University, and Victoria Bassetti, senior adviser at States United Democracy Center — join us to discuss voting as we head into the 2024 election season. With the U.S. 2024 presidential election 8 months away, this episode addresses how state and local governments are preparing for the upcoming election in their states, including election security, voting administration and recent legislation that’s had an impact on election officials and poll workers nationwide.

Cryptocurrency has ushered in a new way for consumers and businesses to transfer value. That’s presenting new challenges — but also new opportunities — for state and local governments and law enforcement agencies, according to Kat Faley, director of state and local government at Chainalysis, a blockchain data and software service provider. “A lot of people think about crypto as this digital platform, which is certainly true. But we also know that there are almost 35,000 Bitcoin ATMs located in grocery stores and gas stations all across the United States—something that these agencies need to be staying ahead of,” says Faley. Guest: Kat Faley, director of state and local government, Chainalysis Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for StateScoop and underwritten by Chainalysis.

The State of Oklahoma and the City of Philadelphia are using key partnerships to simplify network architecture and lower operational costs, says Juniper Networks’ practice leader for state and local government, Ben Caruso. He highlights how state and local agencies can continue to optimize and security for their expanded networks for their remote workforce. Guest: Ben Caruso, Practice Leader, State and Local Government, Juniper Networks Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group Look for more coverage of “IT Modernization in Government” on www.statescoop.com/listen

State and local government agencies are looking for more effective ways to deliver public services, including modernizing their IT systems to keep up with service demand. Many agencies, however, are still just starting their journeys to the cloud in earnest — assessing where to start, what’s needed and what to expect. While managing large migrations to the cloud may seem like a daunting task, organizations can still realize quick gains by working with specialized cloud services firms and starting with a smaller workload. Guests: Brian Schoepfle, manager of partner solution architects at AWS (left) and Nic Perez, CTO for Cloud, ThunderCat Technologies Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for StateScoop and underwritten by ThunderCat Technologies, Amazon Web Services and DLT Solutions.

StateScoop's Priorities Podcast has a new home on Soundcloud. Follow the revamped show at: https://soundcloud.com/priorities_podcast/ and at www.prioritiespodcast.com __ On today’s episode of the Priorities Podcast, the Pew Charitable Trusts are warning governors and legislators to be wary of an impending financial “cliff” after the recent influx of federal aid expires. statescoop.com/most-states-have-…-financial-cliff/ NASCIO’s latest federal advocacy priorities are out, and state CIOs are looking for additional clarity from the federal government on state and local cyber grants. statescoop.com/nascios-federal-a…022-cyber-grants/ Nelson Moe, now recently-former Virginia CIO, explains what’s next for him and his proudest accomplishments in the Commonwealth, and offers advice for his successor and state CIOs across the community. statescoop.com/longtime-virginia…nelson-moe-exits/ statescoop.com/virginia-gov-youn…phil-wittmer-cio/ Meghan Sullivan and Thomas Beck, both from Deloitte’s Government and Public Services practice, offer their takes on NASCIO’s list of top 10 priorities for 2022. The two highlight the changing landscape for cloud services, as well as the spotlights on what’s ahead for state CIOs in the new year. StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast is available every Thursday. Listen more: www.prioritiespodcast.com

Though the 2022 list of top priorities for state chief information officers looks similar that of 2021, state government remains in a time of great change as the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, according to experts from Deloitte. Deloitte's Meghan Sullivan and Thomas Beck point specifically to the rise of multi-cloud as an emerging priority and focus for state governments. Using multiple cloud instances and providers has become essential for states to provide robust services for a workforce that remains at least partially remote. Guests: Meghan Sullivan, Principal, Deloitte Government and Public Services and Thomas Beck, Principal, Deloitte Consulting Host: Jake Williams, VP, Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop This podcast is produced by StateScoop and underwritten by Deloitte.

State and local governments have made “massive strides,” on their ability to deliver citizen services in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but there’s still quite a bit of work to be done, according to Auth0’s Salman Ladha. “I think we’re moving in the right direction,” says Ladha. “Not only has identity and access management jumped in terms of its priorities, but also on the tools [agencies] are looking to implement.” Guest: Salman Ladha, Product Marketing Manager, Auth0 Host: Jake Williams, VP, Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop This podcast is produced by StateScoop and underwritten by Auth0.

The shift in the workforce landscape has made upgrading and improving network infrastructure a necessity. In a new podcast, Cisco and Presidio discuss how state and local agencies confront the digital divide across communities in the U.S. and ensure constituents can access resources with reliable broadband connectivity. Guests: Meghan Steele, Senior Director, U.S. Public Sector East, Cisco and Dan Lohrmann, Field CISO, Public Sector, Presidio Look for more coverage of “IT Modernization in Government” on www.statescoop.com/listen

StateScoop editors Colin Wood and Benjamin Freed review some of the year's top trends.

As state government information technology leaders gathered for their first in-person conference since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, industry leaders say the moment offers government a “time for reflection and change.” On a new StateScoop podcast, underwritten by Tanium, Jennifer Axt and Gary Buonacorsi said the response to the pandemic has changed the way state CIOs are thinking, and will radically shift how they operate going forward. Guests: Jennifer Axt, VP, U.S. SLED, Tanium and Gary Buonacorsi, CTO, U.S. SLED, Tanium Host: Jake Williams, VP, Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group and underwritten by Tanium.

NASCIO's Matt Pincus and New Jersey CISO Michael Geraghty break down the influx of federal funding for broadband and cybersecurity.

CIOs are constantly challenged to deliver more IT services, typically without added resources. One way they and their IT departments are overcoming that challenge is by deploying AI-powered observability and operations platforms, says Willie Hicks, public sector chief technology officer at Dynatrace. These newer generation platforms can vastly improve the ability for IT and security teams to identify application dependencies and resolve network performance issues, especially as they expand to the cloud, says Hicks. Guest: Willie Hicks, Public Sector Chief Technology Officer, Dynatrace Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group and underwritten by Dynatrace.

On this episode of Priorities, StateScoop Technology Editor Benjamin Freed sits down with Arizona's Secretary of Homeland Security Tim Roemer to talk about the state's cybersecurity operation, and more.