Podcasts about Public sector

Following the Government's recent decision to withdraw a number of local government reorganisation decisions and pause implementation in other areas, Amardeep Gill, Head of our Public Sector team , is once again joined by Paul McDermott, along with Evie John and Chris Naylor from Inner Circle Consulting, to unpack what the announcement means for councils.The discussion explores the legal differences between decisions being withdrawn, paused or under review, the role of judicial review and what councils should be doing now. They also consider the practical implications for data, procurement and contracts, programme teams, consultants and committed expenditure during this period of uncertainty.

More than 100,000 public sector workers have begun a work-to-rule strike. Nurses, civil servants and special needs assistants are among those taking part in the action over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal.For more on this, Ciara is joined by Niall Shanahan, Media Relations Director for Fórsa.

Andrea Gilly Marquez es una diseñadora mexicana, que vive en Finlandia. Ella trabaja pensando y prototipando futuros. En esta entrevista nos cuenta sobre un espacio que armaron en una biblioteca en Helsinki, para reflexionar sobre el futuro en el año 2050. También nos contó sobre el trabajo con un panel de expertos en sostenibilidad. Hablamos de esperanza, neutropías y de las emociones relacionadas al cambio climático. Escritos sobre los proyectos de los que hablamos: Huone 2050The Futres We CreateMenu for futures prototypingRecipe for hopeEsta entrevista es parte de las listas: Futuro y diseño, México y diseño, Finlandia y diseño, Finnish Design for the Public sector, Futures in the Public Sector, Política pública y diseño y Diseño sostenible. Andrea nos recomienda: Flworishing Kin de Yuria CelidwenHow to fall in love with the future by Rob HopkinsImagination Manifesto by Ruha BenjaminHumo, Señales de humo para otros mundos posibles

In this episode of Disruption/Interruption, host KJ speaks with Jon Kokot, co-founder and CEO of Civic, an AI-native gov-tech company tackling the massive backlog of constituent communications flooding government offices. Jon shares how Congress received 80 million pieces of correspondence in 2024 alone, driven by AI drafting tools that have lowered the barrier for citizens to contact their representatives. Civic's platform auto-categorizes inbound messages, maps constituent concerns geographically, and helps offices respond with actionable data so that staff can reclaim hours of their day. Jon discusses the company's first customers in New York City processing 311 data, beta users in the US House of Representatives, and a mission to give residents real agency in the American democratic experiment. Key Takeaways: 5:00 — What is driving the surge in government correspondence? 15:35 — Who are the early adopters of this gov-tech platform? 24:30 — How does Civic's platform handle a 300,000-email backlog? 25:20 – When will staffers see meaningful time savings after switching? Quote of the Show (4:47):"We want to improve the function of our democracy so that residents feel that they have agency in this American experiment."— Jon Kokot Join our Anti-PR newsletter where we’re keeping a watchful and clever eye on PR trends, PR fails, and interesting news in tech so you don't have to. You're welcome. Want PR that actually matters? Get 30 minutes of expert advice in a fast-paced, zero-nonsense session from Karla Jo Helms, a veteran Crisis PR and Anti-PR Strategist who knows how to tell your story in the best possible light and get the exposure you need to disrupt your industry. Click here to book your call: https://info.jotopr.com/free-anti-pr-eval Ways to connect with Jon Kokot:Company LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/get-civicCompany Website: https://get-civic.com How to get more Disruption/Interruption: Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/eccda84d-4d5b-4c52-ba54-7fd8af3cbe87/disruption-interruption Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disruption-interruption/id1581985755 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6yGSwcSp8J354awJkCmJlD YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=disruption+%2F+interuuptionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ShinyHunters claims to have breached FBI systems. CLOSEDQUORUM malware delegates command-and-control decisions to commercial LLMs. An IT error erases 11 years of hospital maternity data. F5 patches a critical BIG-IP APM zero-day. Ransomware activity remains high. Microsoft disrupts the EvilTokens cybercrime platform. Researchers turn Claude Code's normal workflow against itself. Pundits propose an AI Assurance Compact. A Ryuk ransomware gang member gets two years prison time. Our guest is Jen Sovada, General Manager of Public Sector at Claroty, on Project Watershed 250 and the challenges facing U.S. water utilities. Meta's Muse mettles with messages. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Jen Sovada, General Manager, Public Sector at Claroty, on what Project Watershed 250 can reveal about the cybersecurity challenges facing U.S. water utilities. Selected Reading ‘We Hacked the FBI:' Hackers Say They Have Data on All FBI Employees (404 Media) The Closed Quorum: Inside the first reported autonomous AI C2 implant (Cisco Talos) IT mistake erases 11 years of viewing history for hospitals' maternity records (Ars Technica) F5 patches BIG-IP APM zero-day flaw exploited in RCE attacks (Bleeping Computer) UK launches its first 'space squadron' to counter hostile threats (The National) Ransomware Attacks Reach Record High for 2026 (Infosecurity Magazine) Disrupting EvilTokens: The AI Chatbot Built for Cybercrime (Microsoft On the Issues) Fable to Haiku: How a Malicious Repo Tricked Claude Code Into Running Malware (Straiker) The President has called for AI leadership. Here's the mission (CyberScoop) Ryuk ransomware member sentenced to 24 months in prison (Bleeping Computer) Meta's New Muse AI Agent Read My Private Messages. I Never Asked It To (Inc.) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show. Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan MailAlthough the need to defend the networks, data and endpoints of critical infrastructure dates back to the first time a PLC was connected to an HMI, the realization of how damaging such a compromise could be was probably Stuxnet.And while we've progressed enough to typically spot an unknown or malicious player armed with a suspicious USB, the threat landscape has expanded, and the bad actors have evolved.Combining those factors with a lack of funds, training, expertise and resources has opened the doors to ransomware groups and state-sponsored hackers to infiltrate, shutdown or compromise infrastructure operations across the globe, and more recently, across the United States.These growing threats were recently on display when over 100 water treatment facilities across 12 states experienced temporary shutdowns due to breeches believed to have been carried out by Iranian hacking groups. Here to discuss the rise in these attacks, and what they mean in the broader scope of industrial cybersecurity is Jen Sovada, General Manager for Public Sector initiatives at Claroty.Listen as we discuss:The blocking and tackling of OT security that has become vital in defending critical assets on any plant floor.How Watershed 250 is working to help utilities protect their OT infrastructure.How the ongoing IT/OT divide is hurting new cybersecurity initiatives.The proper implementation of strategies like microsegmentation, artificial intelligence tools.How, despite all the challenges facing industrial cybersecurity, she can still sleep at night.To catch up on past episodes, you can go to Manufacturing.net, IEN.com  or  MBTmag.com. You can also check Security Breach out wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple, Amazon and Overcast. And if you have a cybersecurity story or topic that you'd like to have us explore on Security Breach, you can reach me at jeff@ien.com.As a go-to podcast for our listeners, we want to help you align your brand with our expertise. By sponsoring our podcast, your brand will build trust, and your message will stand out to an audience searching for tools to assist their cybersecurity efforts. Click Here to Become a Sponsor.To catch up on past episodes, you can go to Manufacturing.net, IEN.com or MBTmag.com. You can also check Security Breach out wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple, Amazon and Overcast. If you have a cybersecurity story or topic that you'd like to have us explore on Security Breach, you can reach me at jeff@ien.com.

In der neuen Folge Versprochen. gibt Anna Lena, Senior Managerin im Public Sector bei PwC, Einblicke in ihren ungewöhnlichen Karriereweg vom Bundesministerium der Verteidigung in die Beratung und erzählt, warum sie die Vielfalt an Themen, die Zusammenarbeit in Teams und die Möglichkeit, Veränderungen aktiv mitzugestalten, so begeistert. Sie spricht über die Digitalisierung im öffentlichen Sektor, die Rolle von KI in der Beratung und im Verteidigungsumfeld sowie darüber, wie Führung, Sichtbarkeit und persönliche Entwicklung im Berufsalltag gelingen können. Außerdem teilt Anna Lena ihre Erfahrungen als Führungskraft und erklärt, warum sie davon überzeugt ist, dass Erfolg weniger eine Frage des Geschlechts als vielmehr von Neugier, Eigeninitiative und Teamgeist ist.

Chris Luxon insists National's controversial grocery policy is in line with the party's principles. National has joined New Zealand First, in campaigning for a break-up of the two Foodstuffs co-ops - something almost 500 owner-operators have criticised in an open letter this morning. Labour wants to separate the supermarket chains from their wholesale arms, while the Greens want to establish a state-owned grocery chain. Luxon told Mike Hosking National is the party of enterprise, but it's also the party of competition. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Centrella is the Head of Public Policy at SecurityScorecard. In this episode, he joins host Amanda Glassner and Scott Schober, cybersecurity expert and CEO at Berkeley Varitronics Systems, to discuss a recent series of cyber incidents involving water and wastewater systems, and why it's important for Americans to care about this right now. SecurityScorecard's mission is to make the world a safer place by transforming the way organizations understand, mitigate, and communicate cybersecurity risk to their boards, employees, and vendors. Learn more about our sponsor at https://securityscorecard.com

Tonight on The Huddle, Auckland Councillor Maurice Williamson and former Labour Chief of Staff Mike Munro joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! Te Pāti Māori co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer was booted from the House this afternoon for using the c-word during a debate about move-on orders. Is there ever a justifiable reason to use the c-bomb in Parliament? Was this it? Brooke van Velden today revealed she's lost faith in Fire and Emergency NZ after they hid some key details for 12 months. Is this a sign we need more reform in the Public Sector? Do we think ACT will campaign on this? Supermarket owners have voiced concerns over National's bid to break up Foodstuffs if they get elected - not helped by Nicola's comments from earlier today. What do we make of this situation? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Im Interview sprechen wir mit Oliver Lübeck, dem Bürgermeister der Stadt Lorch am Rhein über die Auswirkungen der Niedrigwasserstände. Außerdem kommentieren wir, wie die bald anstehende Einführung des bisher sogenannten EUDI-Wallets gelingen kann und haben recherchiert, wie resilient Schleswig-Holstein in seinem Digitalisierungsprozess ist und wie die Bürgerinnen und Bürger dabei mitgedacht werden.

Today's guest is Ian Naccarella, CEO and Co-Founder at 83 Sciences. Founded in 2026 and backed by Y Combinator, 83 Sciences is an AI materials discovery company that transforms unpublished experimental data into searchable scientific knowledge. Its platform captures information from laboratory notebooks, voice notes and scientific instruments, helping researchers optimize experiments, accelerate materials discovery and turn overlooked data into publications, patents, commercial products and industry-academic partnerships.Prior to co-founding 83 Sciences, Ian was an entrepreneurial fellow at MIT focused on commercializing new climate technologies with professors. He was also a strategy manager at battery materials company Sila Nanotechnologies and a consultant with Boston Consulting Group, focusing on areas such as Climate and Sustainability, Cleantech, Consumer Tech, Public Sector and Financial Institutions. Ian also holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.In the episode, Ian talks about:0:00 His journey from engineering and consulting to an AI materials startup3:48 Turning frontier AI discoveries into synthesizable real-world materials5:21 How AI discovers enabling materials that accelerate core battery innovation7:17 How Frontier AI links material synthesis, structure and properties10:42 Scaling experimental data pipelines to automate materials discovery12:53 The opportunity to build an AI science company and team from scratchTo find out more about all the great work happening at 83 Sciences, check out the website www.83sciences.ai

The Government's defending its record on cutting public servant numbers. Official advice shows every thousand jobs cut, would save the Government 103-million dollars a year in salaries. But redundancy payouts would eat into those savings — averaging 52-thousand 500 dollars last year per worker. Minister for Public Service Paul Goldsmith told Mike Hosking staff numbers haven't fallen substantially under this Government. He says they've been hiring more correction officers for example, because more people are being put into prison - due to their focus on law and order. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WeWorm has China's attention. Calls for an AI slowdown continue. OpenAI calls for mandatory AI regulation. Anthropic disrupts Russian cyberespionage. The EU's 24 hour reporting requirement goes into effect. GitLab and Check Point patch critical vulnerabilities. IDScan confirms theft of IDs. Microsoft tracks a cloud intrusion campaign. Our guest is Kevin E. Greene, Chief Cybersecurity Technologist, Public Sector at BeyondTrust, discussing the role of privilege disruption in cyber resiliency. Watch what you say.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you'll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn. CyberWire Guest Today we are joined by Kevin E Greene, Chief Cybersecurity Technologist, Public Sector at BeyondTrust, discussing the role of privilege disruption in cyber resiliency. Selected Reading For China, a Mock A.I. Attack on WeChat Signals a Dangerous New Era (The New York Times) This Is Really Bad (The New York Times) OpenAI Calls for Mandatory National AI Safety Rules (BankInfo Security) Anthropic caught Russia-linked spies using Claude in hacking operations (The Record) EU's Cyber Resilience Act starts the 24-hour vulnerability clock (The Register) GitLab urges users to patch max severity path traversal flaw (Bleeping Computer) Check Point Patches Critical VPN Vulnerabilities (SecurityWeek) ID verification giant IDScan confirms data breach with more than 150 million driver's licenses stolen (TechCrunch) Passkey-themed social engineering leads to identity and cloud compromise (Microsoft Security Blog) Watch out: Apple timepiece can grab snippets of conversation without both speakers' consent (The Register) Share your feedback. What do you think about CyberWire Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.   Want to hear your company in the show? N2K CyberWire helps you reach the industry's most influential leaders and operators, while building visibility, authority, and connectivity across the cybersecurity community. Learn more at sponsor.thecyberwire.com. The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.

Wir sprechen mit Gottfried Ludewig, Leiter Public Sector bei der Deutschen Telekom, über wichtige Ergänzungen für den TETRA-Funk von Einsatzkräften, kommentieren, was deutsche Kommunen aus den Social-Media-Aktivitäten des New Yorker Bürgermeisters lernen können und recherchieren, warum Bund, Länder und Kommunen häufig eigene digitale Lösungen entwickeln, anstatt gemeinsame Standards zu nutzen.

Wir sprechen mit der rheinland-pfälzischen Landeskoordinatorin Janine Werner über die konkrete technische Umsetzung der Registermodernisierung, beschäftigen uns mit möglichen Terror-Angriffen auf unser Stromnetz und kommentieren die "Sachpolitik" der Bundesregierung.

This week on the Talking Headways podcast we're joined by Joshua Schank to talk about his book New Tricks for Old Bureaucracies: Improving Policy Outcomes in the Public Sector. Joshua talks about the inner workings of LA Metro, benefits of openness and transparency as well as strategic planning.  We also share frustrations about meetings, transit board structures, and agency fiefdoms. +++ Get the show ad free on Patreon! Find out about our newsletter and archive on YouTube! Follow us on Bluesky, Threads, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr, Substack ... @theoverheadwire Follow us on Mastadon theoverheadwire@sfba.social Support the show on Patreon http://patreon.com/theoverheadwire Buy books on our Bookshop.org Affiliate site!  And get our Cars are Cholesterol shirt at Tee-Public! And everything else at http://theoverheadwire.com

Siptu members in the public service have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. This comes in an escalating row over a a new pay deal. Speaking to Anton this morning was Adrian Kane, Siptu Deputy General Secretary.

Siptu members in the public service have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. This comes in an escalating row over a a new pay deal. Speaking to Anton this morning was Adrian Kane, Siptu Deputy General Secretary.

Mike Hurt, Group Vice President for U.S. Public Sector at ServiceNow joins the show to unpack findings from a new research report on AI adoption across civilian and defense agencies. Together we explore what separates a successful AI deployment from a science experiment, detail the governance infrastructure needed to define where AI makes decisions and where humans stay in the loop, and then discuss the importance of storytelling to build internal momentum and drive adoption beyond early adopters. We alsd dig into why only 15% of agencies are deploying agentic AI today and why siloed pilots aren't enough. 

National's Matt Doocey and Labour's Duncan Webb joined John MacDonald for Politics Friday this week. They covered some of the biggest issues of the week, from the Government's plan to cap council rates, if trust in the public service has dwindled after the MBIE officials were found to mislead parliament, and the tax talk from both sides of the aisle. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Tuesday 25th August 2026, Carl Munson's Good Morning Portugal! news reports that a homeless man discovered a bag containing over 7,000 counterfeit €200 notes (worth around €1.5 million) near trash containers.Other headlines include a tourist robbed at gunpoint in Quinta do Lago, unusual weather systems making this one of the rainiest Augusts in recent years (with Lisbon recording record 24-hour rainfall), the PJ wanting to question André Ventura and Chega deputies about the alleged assault and ransacking of their parliamentary office, public-sector unions pushing beyond the multi-year agreement in the 2027 budget, the Ministry of Health reviewing the National Emergency Care Network (unchanged for over a decade), Cascais planning seven new museums by 2029, and political commentary linking Luís Montenegro's PSD with Chega's populism. Keep in touch 24/7 at www.portugaltalkradio.com#GoodMorningPortugal #PortugalNews #CounterfeitMoney #QuintaDoLago #RainyAugust #Chega #AndreVentura #PublicSector #CascaisMuseums #Portugal2026Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-good-morning-portugal-podcast-with-carl-munson--2903992/support.Get help moving to and living in Portugal

Wir sprechen über die Zuständigkeiten in der Drohnenabwehr, kommentieren das Chaos beim IT-Einkauf Bund und Sarah Sorge, ehemals Dezernentin der Stadt Frankfurt für Bildung und Frauen, erklärt, wie es um Frauen auf der Karriereleiter bestellt ist.

SEASON: 7 EPISODE: 5Episode Overview:Welcome back to the Becoming Preferred Podcast, where we focus on insights to help you level up your game and become the best version of you.When you think about what makes a business or a leader valuable, it's easy to focus on strategy, metrics, and technical execution.Most people associate top-tier strategy consulting with pure analytics and spreadsheets—our guest today proves that the highest-yield leadership strategy on Earth is actually generosity.Joe Davis spent nearly four decades at Boston Consulting Group, serving as Managing Director and Senior Partner, leading BCG North America, and co-founding its Public Sector practice—guiding leaders right through the heart of the 2008 banking crisis. He's helped build innovation hubs across Silicon Valley and now serves as an award-winning author and speaker on a mission to redefine high-performance leadership.In his landmark book, The Generous Leader, Joe shows us why treating people with deep, intentional generosity isn't soft—it's your greatest competitive advantage. Please join me for my conversation with Joe Davis.Guest Bio: Joe Davis is an award-winning author and speaker on a mission to bring generosity to leadership. He spent 1987 to 2025 at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he served as a Managing Director and Senior Partner. Joe led BCG North America and founded its Center for Inclusion and Equity.After working in BCG's Boston and Australia offices, Joe co-founded BCG's Washington, DC, office in 1996 and took over its leadership in 2006. While leading the Washington, DC, office, he became the firm's first Northeast System Leader. In 2008, Joe launched BCG's US public sector practice, where he worked with Sheila Bair and the FDIC during the peak of the banking crisis. In 2011, Joe was recognized as one of Consulting Magazine's Top 25 Consultants for excellence in the public sector.In 2013, Joe moved to San Francisco to lead BCG's West Coast System. While on the West Coast, he was instrumental in founding BCG Digital Ventures. Joe also served as the BCG Executive Sponsor and Vice Chairman of B Capital Group, working with founders Eduardo Severin and Raj Ganguly. During this time, his team worked with Bay Area leaders to bring Super Bowl 50 to San Francisco in 2016–an experience Joe reflected on in his 2013 Ted Talk.In his book, The Generous Leader, Joe offers a seven-part guide to heartfelt and collaborative actions that transform the reader into a generous leader.Joe earned a BA in Economics from Whitman College—where he now serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees—and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Throughout his career, Joe has led with a collaborative approach, a commitment to equity, and a track record of delivering results that shape both organizations and communities.Joe has been married to his wife, Sarah, for over four decades. They have four wonderful children and eight grandchildren.Resource Links:Website: https://www.joedavis.com/Product Link: https://www.joedavis.com/#row-bookInsight Gold Timestamps:01:50 We're talking about your book The Generous Leader03:52 The value of hard work, that was clear07:18 The work-life world has blurred09:24 Let's invert the pyramid and that leader should be at the bottom supporting the organization11:42 You can't say you don't know, you're the CEO, you have to have all the answers16:54 Today it seems like we're looking for creativity, we're looking for innovation17:58 40+ percent of the Gen Z and millennials are stressed every day19:57 To be really an inspiring leader and move mountains, you need to be connecting25:36 If you're not inspiring your people, listening to them, motivating them to deliver in those moments with some humbleness, good luck29:38 Those that burn out early are those that think they can do it all themselves32:06 How can leaders give generously to others without running their own batteries down to zero?34:26 If someone does a job well done, take a moment to write an email to them or a text37:25 Just say I don't know, if you don't know40:15 The book's called The Generous Leader: Seven Ways to Give of Yourself for Everyone's Game by Joe DavisConnect Socially:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joedavis1313/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoeDavisTGLEmail: joedavistgl@gmail.comSponsors: Rainmaker LeadGen Platform Demo: https://calendar.summit-learning.com/widget/booking/JKItVP7WErmCBjU2cCIxRainmaker Digital Solutions: https://www.rainmakerdigitalsolutions.com/

This is episode 866. Read the complete transcription on the Sales Game Changers Podcast website. This is a Marketing and Selling Effectiveness sub-brand of the Sales Game Changers Podcast.  Watch the video of this podcast on YouTube here. The Sales Game Changers Podcast was recognized by YesWare as the top sales podcast. Read the announcement here. FeedSpot named the Sales Game Changers Podcast at a top 20 Sales Podcast and top 8 Sales Leadership Podcast! Subscribe to the Sales Game Changers Podcast now on Apple Podcasts! Purchase Fred Diamond's best-sellers Love, Hope, Lyme: What Family Members, Partners, and Friends Who Love a Chronic Lyme Survivor Need to Know and Insights for Sales Game Changers now! On today's show, Fred Diamond and Julie Murphy meet with Tony D'Angelo, Vice President of Public Sector at Fivecast. Find Tony on LinkedIn. TONY'S TIP: "Master your craft. Be an expert. Don't apologize for what you do. Be proud of it. We're solving problems, we're bringing technology to people that have real problems and solving those problems."

People can order groceries, deposit checks, and manage their healthcare from a smartphone. So why does dealing with government still sometimes require paperwork, phone trees, waits, and multiple websites? Across Ohio and Central Ohio, that's changing. From the Ohio BMV's digital upgrades to COTA's "Tap to Pay" fare technology, local broadband efforts, and AI-enabled traffic management, public agencies are rethinking how government serves residents and businesses. The goal isn't just to digitize paperwork. It's to make public services more capable, faster, and centered on citizens. Who benefits when government goes digital? Can government funding be equally innovative across a huge spectrum of complex services? And what does it take to build public systems that are not only faster, but fairer? This week's forum unpacks how innovation, technology, and better design are helping public agencies earn trust, save time, lower barriers, boost Ohio's competitiveness, and even strengthen democracy. Featuring: Remard Colston, InnovateOhio Platform Administrator, State of Ohio Angel Mumma, Chief Administrative Officer, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium; former Chief Financial Officer, COTA; and former Director of Finance, City of Dublin Daniel Poliquin, Principal, Digital Trust & Privacy / Government and Public Sector, Deloitte & Touche The host is Megan Kilgore, Co-Founder of BKC Group and Former Auditor for the City of Columbus. The presenting sponsor of the CMC livestream was The Center for Human Kindness at The Columbus Foundation. CMC's livestream partner was The Columbus Dispatch. This forum was also supported by Downtown Columbus, Inc. and The National Veterans Memorial and Museum. CMC's theme music was composed by Jeffrey Ciampa. If you would like to keep exploring this week's forum topic, our fantastic partners at The Columbus Metropolitan Library recommend reading Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better, by Jennifer Pahlka (2023). 

Kim Cullen is back on The Big Bid Theory with a full rundown of what's coming at NIGP Forum in Columbus. Kim serves as Director of Marketing and Growth at Beacon Bid and has spent 25+ years working directly with public sector agencies and suppliers. She was our first guest of Season 12, and now she's returning right before Forum to preview it all. In this episode, Kim and host Bill discuss:

Stephen Grootes speaks to Andre Cilliers, Currency Risk Specialist and Director at TreasuryONE, about South Africa’s plans to introduce mandatory central clearing for certain OTC derivatives by 2028, what this means for transparency and counterparty risk, and how the new rules could change the way businesses manage currency and interest-rate exposure. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape. Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Money Show. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 18:00 to 20:00 (SA Time) to The Money Show with Stephen Grootes broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/7QpH0jY or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/PlhvUVe Subscribe to The Money Show Daily Newsletter and the Weekly Business Wrap here https://buff.ly/v5mfetc The Money Show is brought to you by Absa Follow us on social media 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/Radio702 CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen speaks to Miyelani Holeni, Group Chief Advisor at Ntiyiso Consulting Group, about the often invisible work behind getting South Africa’s public institutions to perform better. Ntiyiso works with municipalities and other public-sector organisations to improve revenue collection, strengthen financial sustainability, turn around underperforming institutions and unlock new economic opportunities. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape. Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Money Show Listen live Primedia+ weekdays from 18:00 to 20:00 (SA Time) to The Money Show with Stephen Grootes broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/7QpH0jY or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/PlhvUVe Subscribe to The Money Show Daily Newsletter and the Weekly Business Wrap here https://buff.ly/v5mfetc The Money Show is brought to you by Absa Follow us on social media 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/Radio702 CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we sit down with Josie Cluer, Global Government & Infrastructure Workforce and Citizens Leader, EY, Alexander Evans, Associate Dean for Strategic Development, School of Public Policy, London School of Economics, Robyn Scott, CEO & Co-Founder, Apolitical and Kate Delgado-Kizer, EY Global Government & Infrastructure Sector Insights Senior Analyst who focus on the growing pressure governments face to deliver public value in a fast-changing, digital environment - while managing challenges like skills shortages, demographic change, and intensifying competition with the private sector for talent. Our guests explore why these forces are stretching public services and why workforce capability is becoming central to successful transformation. At the centre of the discussion is EY's first annual Future-Fit Workforce Study, drawing on insights from 14,000+ public servants across 25 countries to define what "future fit" really means and how ready governments are today. The episode shares early findings and practical perspectives on what it takes to build a well-led, well-managed, highly skilled public service. Josie Cluer, Global Government & Infrastructure Workforce and Citizens Leader, EY,  Alexander Evans, Associate Dean for Strategic Development, School of Public Policy, London School of Economics, Kate Delgado-Kizer, EY Global Government & Infrastructure Sector Insights Senior Analyst, Robyn Scott, CEO & Co-Founder, Apolitical For more great insights head to www.PublicSectorNetwork.co    

Financial crime is becoming more complex, cross-border, and digitally enabled. As criminal networks evolve, investigators are combining data, technology, and collaboration to uncover hidden connections and strengthen risk detection. In this episode, Antonia Edmunds, Chief Commercial Officer at Blackdot Solutions; Olivier Morlet, CEO & Founder of G&A Consultancy; and Francis Marinier, Industry Practice Lead at Moody's, join our host Alex Pillow.  Their discussion explores how network investigations, open-source intelligence (OSINT), data interoperability, public-private partnerships, and AI are reshaping the fight against financial crime and other emerging risks. Key topics covered: How OSINT enhances financial crime investigations and cross-border asset tracing The growing importance of network investigations in uncovering complex criminal ecosystems Public-private partnerships and information sharing to combat financial crime The role of beneficial ownership data and entity resolution in finding hidden relationships How AI, machine learning, and agentic workflows can accelerate investigative processes while keeping humans accountable Additional resources: Moody's Public Sector landing page https://blackdotsolutions.com OSINT 101: Data to intelligence podcast episode FATF International Cooperation Handbook To find out more about Moody's please visit our website or get in touch — we would love to hear from you. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Main Story: President Josh Zivalich, Secretary-Treasurer Steve Myers, and Political Coordinator/Business Representative Andy Madtes sound the alarm for Public Sector Workers: A new threat is coming for your Union and your FREEDOM to collectively bargain. Hear the warning, learn what's at stake, and discover the plan to fight back and protect our members' freedom to be part of their Union. Closing Credits: Show produced by the Officers and Staff of Teamsters Local 769, including Josh Zivalich, Steve Myers, and Eddy Valero, with contributions by Local 769 Business Agents. The episode was produced by Bryan Bezpiaty. Show notes available at https://teamsterslocal769.org/solidarity  Music in this episode: Title and Credits Theme – The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628  Ft: Apoxode Promo backgrounds – Onion Capers by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Africa Melane speaks to Dr Harlan Cloete about the DA’s proposal to allow private companies to provide municipal services and whether privatisation could improve service delivery. Presenter John Maytham is an actor and author-turned-talk radio veteran and seasoned journalist. His show serves a round-up of local and international news coupled with the latest in business, sport, traffic and weather. The host’s eclectic interests mean the program often surprises the audience with intriguing book reviews and inspiring interviews profiling artists. A daily highlight is Rapid Fire, just after 5:30pm. CapeTalk fans call in, to stump the presenter with their general knowledge questions. Another firm favourite is the humorous Thursday crossing with award-winning journalist Rebecca Davis, called “Plan B”. Thank you for listening to a podcast from Afternoon Drive with John Maytham Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 and 18:00 (SA Time) to Afternoon Drive with John Maytham broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/BSFy4Cn or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/n8nWt4x Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5 Follow us on social media: CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Watch a special on location episode of the Pure Report recorded at Pure Accelerate 2026 in Las Vegas. In this segment, we are joined by three public sector technology leaders representing the Mississippi Department of Revenue, Spring Branch Independent School District, and the Louisiana Office of Technology Services. These innovators share their unique journeys in managing complex IT landscapes while navigating the immense pressure of serving citizens and students at scale. Our discussion dives deep into the operational reality of government and education technology. We explore the critical shift from aging infrastructure to modernized platforms, focusing on database consolidation, cyber resilience strategies, and the transition to subscription based models like Evergreen//One. They offer candid insights into the technical hurdles of maintaining high availability and scaling data services to support unprecedented demand while keeping security and compliance at the forefront of every deployment. Beyond the architecture and hardware, our conversation highlights the human side of IT leadership in the public sector. Each leader emphasizes the importance of building empowered teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning, and navigating the challenges of organizational silos. Whether sharing lessons learned from past failures or discussing the future of AI and data intelligence, these professionals provide a blueprint for how to lead technology teams that are not just keeping the lights on, but are actively delivering better services to their communities. To learn more, visit: https://www.everpuredata.com/solutions/industries/government/state-and-local.html Check out the new Everpure digital customer community to join the conversation with peers and Everpure experts: https://purecommunity.purestorage.com/ 00:00 Intro to Mike Dehaan from MS-DOR 05:53 Hot Takes on NVMe and Openshift 09:15 Mike's IT Oops Story 13:22 Intro to Troy Neal from Spring Branch ISD 15:47 Troy's Path to Cyber Learning 20:06 Customer Blueprint for Cyber Success 22:25 What's Next at Spring Branch 26:51 Intro to Adrian Erwin from LA-OTS 28:58 Adrian's Career Journey to Databases 31:32 Database Mythbusting about Snapshots 33:15 Avoiding Downtime for Citizens

As the space ecosystem continues to expand, the sector has become increasingly filled with new suppliers, manufacturers, and operators. However, while this development has led to the introduction of new technologies, it has also greatly expanded space's cyberattack surface. In this week's episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Jen Sovada, General Manager of Public Sector at Claroty. During the conversation, the two explore how vulnerabilities within the space supply chain can impact mission assurance. They discuss how the expanding space supply chain ecosystem has expanded the attack surface. Like what you heard? Be sure to subscribe to our free Signals and Space Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our Sunday newsletter covering the intersection of cybersecurity and space. Subscribe at: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/signals-and-space Is there a topic or person you'd like to hear on our show? You can send your questions and feedback to space@n2k.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also fill our our audience survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NJYCN2P T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing is a production of N2K CyberWire. N2K is your nexus for discovery and connection for people, technology, and ideas shaping the future of secure innovation. Learn how at n2k.com.

As the space ecosystem continues to expand, the sector has become increasingly filled with new suppliers, manufacturers, and operators. However, while this development has led to the introduction of new technologies, it has also greatly expanded space's cyberattack surface. In this week's episode, host Maria Varmazis sits down with Jen Sovada, General Manager of Public Sector at Claroty. During the conversation, the two explore how vulnerabilities within the space supply chain can impact mission assurance. They discuss how the expanding space supply chain ecosystem has expanded the attack surface. Like what you heard? Be sure to subscribe to our free Signals and Space Briefing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, our Sunday newsletter covering the intersection of cybersecurity and space. Subscribe at: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/signals-and-space Is there a topic or person you'd like to hear on our show? You can send your questions and feedback to space@n2k.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also fill our our audience survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NJYCN2P T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing is a production of N2K CyberWire. N2K is your nexus for discovery and connection for people, technology, and ideas shaping the future of secure innovation. Learn how at n2k.com.

This week on Catalyst, Tammy is joined by Beth Howen, President of State, Local Government and Education (SLED) at NTT DATA, who helps government agencies and school systems modernize the technology touching everyday life. Beth traces her path from becoming a state CIO in Indiana at 28 through leadership roles at Capgemini, TELUS International, Atos, and the City of Indianapolis. So how did she do so much at such a young age? Beth credits it to a willingness to work outside rigid processes when they don't serve the outcome. She and Tammy dig into how AI risks compounding government's legacy-system problems if agencies automate broken workflows instead of modernizing first, and the promise of AI-powered care reaching rural and underserved communities.Please note that the views expressed may not necessarily be those of NTT DATALinks: Beth Howen Learn more about Launch by NTT DATASee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael Centrella is the Head of Public Policy at SecurityScorecard. In this episode, he joins host Charlie Osborne and Stephen Ward, co-founder at Brightmind Partners, former CISO, and former Special Agent with the US Secret Service, to discuss government cyber defense and what organizations can do to stay protected. SecurityScorecard's mission is to make the world a safer place by transforming the way organizations understand, mitigate, and communicate cybersecurity risk to their boards, employees, and vendors. Learn more about our sponsor at https://securityscorecard.com

On the latest episode of Security Visionaries, host Bailey Popp sits down with Teresa Carlson, Global Head of Public Sector at Anthropic and former CEO of the General Catalyst Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation on the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and public-private collaboration. Teresa draws on nearly three decades in technology to share what it truly takes to work with government. From navigating compliance frameworks like FedRAMP to building sponsor networks that accelerate the path to authority to operate. The discussion explores how security leaders can shift from a checklist culture to an outcomes-based mindset, and why going in as a partner, not a vendor, is the defining factor for success. Teresa and Bailey also tackle the fragmented global AI regulatory landscape, the challenge of data sovereignty, and why startups bear a disproportionate burden in a world of conflicting mandates. This episode's bottom line? AI is minting a new generation of citizen developers and the opportunity has never been bigger.

Governments are moving from discussing artificial intelligence to deploying it. But what does responsible AI look like when it is used inside large public administrations, across real services, using real people's information? In Episode 3 of Statistics in the AI Era, OECD Chief Statistician Steve MacFeely speaks with New York State Chief AI Officer Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, about the practical work of implementing AI across government while maintaining public trust. They discuss the emerging role of Chief AI Officers, AI use cases in public service delivery, code modernisation and geospatial analysis; the data governance foundations needed for AI; and how risk assessments, acceptable-use policies and human oversight can make responsible AI operational. The conversation also explores workforce impacts, the importance of upskilling and consultation, and the need for a governance model that gives agencies room to experiment while ensuring the highest-risk use cases receive extra scrutiny. Host: Steve MacFeely | Chief Statistician, Statistics and Data Directorate, OECD LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/steve-macfeely-a1a710112/ Guest: Eleonore Fournier-Tombs | Chief AI Officer, New York State LinkedIn | linkedin.com/in/eleonoreft To learn more about AI governance challenges in the public sector: www.oecd.org/en/blogs/2026/07/governing-ai-and-data-in-the-public-sector-with-eleonore-fournier-tombs.html To learn more about this policy area: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/directorates/statistics-and-data-directorate.html To learn more about the OECD, our global reach, and how to join us, go to www.oecd.org/about/ To keep up with latest at the OECD, visit www.oecd.org/ Get the latest OECD content delivered directly to your inbox! Subscribe to our newsletters: www.oecd.org/newsletters

The Washington State Commission on African American Affairs has launched a new survey, "Black Men in the Public Sector Workforce: Experience. Barriers. Solutions.," to comprehensively document the professional experiences of African American men in government, education, public service, and the nonprofit sector. This initiative addresses a critical lack of research on their workplace realities, barriers, and necessary support, with the gathered information poised to inform future policy recommendations and cultivate more equitable professional environments. Ed Prince, Executive Director of the Washington State Commission on African American Affairs joins the Rhythm & News podcast to talk about the survey and its purpose. Interview by Chris B. Bennett.

Have public sector organizations reached the point where AI is no longer an experiment but an operational necessity? In this episode, I welcome Carmen Taglienti, CTO of Insight Public Sector, to discuss why AI is moving beyond chatbots and pilots to become part of the everyday workflows that support government services. As budgets tighten and expectations continue to rise, public sector teams are under pressure to deliver more for citizens without increasing resources. Carmen explains why this moment represents a turning point and how AI is helping agencies rethink the way they operate. We talk about the rise of agentic AI and why the next generation of AI is focused on completing real work rather than simply answering questions. Carmen shares how governments are beginning to automate permitting, citizen inquiries, service requests, and internal processes while keeping people involved where oversight and accountability remain essential. Our conversation also looks at why trust remains one of the biggest barriers to AI adoption. Whether it is employees using AI in the workplace or citizens interacting with AI-powered public services, confidence must be earned through transparency, governance, and consistent outcomes. Carmen explains why operational security, AI governance, and established frameworks are becoming as important as the technology itself. Drawing on her experience teaching AI and cybersecurity at Northeastern University and leading AI strategy programs at Wake Forest University, Carmen also shares how higher education is preparing students for a workplace where AI will become part of almost every role. Rather than avoiding these tools, she argues that the next generation needs practical experience using them responsibly to solve real business problems. We also discuss why smaller, specialized AI deployments may prove more effective than large agency-wide platforms, how procurement teams are adapting to a rapidly changing AI market, and what successful AI adoption actually looks like inside public sector organizations. If you've been wondering what AI adoption really looks like beyond the headlines, this conversation offers practical insight into how governments are balancing innovation, compliance, security, and citizen trust while building services for the future. How do you see AI changing the relationship between governments and the citizens they serve over the next few years? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Michael Centrella is the Head of Public Policy at SecurityScorecard. In this episode, he joins host Amanda Glassner and Theresa Payton, former White House CIO and Founder and CEO of Fortalice Solutions. Together, they discuss the May 2026 breach that hit Canvas and students across the U.S. SecurityScorecard's mission is to make the world a safer place by transforming the way organizations understand, mitigate, and communicate cybersecurity risk to their boards, employees, and vendors. Learn more about our sponsor at https://securityscorecard.com

Governments are racing to deploy AI. Most have the foundations, but struggle to translate them into faster, smarter execution without losing public trust. BCG's Miguel Carrasco and Daniel Selikowitz break down what separates the countries getting this right from those still stuck — and what every leader can take from their example.You'll Learn:Why AI governance frameworks are quietly becoming the biggest barrier to AI deploymentHow to tell the difference between necessary caution and unnecessary bureaucracyHow and why some countries are already getting AI governance rightLearn More:Trust Imperative 5.0: https://on.bcg.com/3QO3fOmBCG's Latest Thinking in Public Sector: https://on.bcg.com/4f69kisMeet the ExpertsMiguel Carrasco, BCG Managing Director & Senior Partner: https://on.bcg.com/4gGH8UzDaniel Selikowitz, Managing Director & Partner: https://on.bcg.com/4oMRKTYWatch The So What from BCG on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMJgyXjV5gMI9JV-GcF_D1Y6zyf1Eab_0Chapters(0:00) AI Is Already in Government. Here's Where You'll Find It.(3:12) Public vs. Private: Why the Stakes Are Different(4:40) What Leaders Are Saying Across Industries(6:15) What Role Does Fear Play in AI Adoption?(8:14) Inside Governments Deploying AI(9:55) How Are Governments Governing AI?(11:56) How Do Countries Compare on AI Adoption?(13:37) Useful Caution Vs. Unnecessary Bureaucracy in AI Implementation(15:42) Who Is Keeping Pace with AI Innovation?(16:46) What Private Sector Leaders Can Learn from Governments(19:34) What Should Leaders Do Now?This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

In this episode of the Federal Tech Podcast, John Gilroy interviews Justin Fessler, Vice President of Public Sector at LogicMonitor, about the growing role of autonomous AI and observability in federal government IT operations. Fessler explains that autonomous AI is not about replacing people but about automating repetitive operational tasks, correlating complex system events, and helping IT teams make faster, better-informed decisions. Rather than allowing AI to operate without oversight, LogicMonitor focuses on keeping humans "in the loop" while AI handles time-consuming analysis and routine remediation. A central theme is the importance of complete visibility across increasingly complex federal environments. LogicMonitor's agentless monitoring technology discovers devices, cloud resources, applications, and shadow IT without requiring software agents on every endpoint. This broad visibility enables agencies to identify unmanaged assets, reduce blind spots, optimize cloud costs, and strengthen security. The discussion also highlights observability's critical role in Zero Trust. Fessler notes that agencies cannot secure or verify assets they cannot see. By discovering everything connected to the network—including servers, cloud services, IoT devices, cameras, badge readers, and physical infrastructure—LogicMonitor helps agencies build a stronger Zero Trust foundation. Gilroy and Fessler examine the challenges of managing hybrid and multi-cloud environments, emphasizing that agencies require a single operational view regardless of where workloads reside. LogicMonitor integrates information across cloud providers and third-party platforms, including ServiceNow, Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, and IBM Watsonx, enabling AI-driven event correlation and faster incident response. The conversation concludes with the future of autonomous IT. Fessler predicts increased automation, AI-assisted self-healing infrastructure, and significantly reduced mean time to identify and resolve incidents. Rather than replacing IT professionals, autonomous AI will eliminate repetitive work, allowing skilled personnel to focus on higher-value mission objectives while improving operational resilience, reducing alert fatigue, and delivering better digital services to citizens.         For more information, visit www.logicmonitor.com/solutions/federal-government.

Euna Solutions is a leading GovTech Software company with clients across the United States and Canada. And AI is increasingly being introduced into their suite of software products. Challenges and opportunities abound for the enterprise, its' software engineers and management as Artificial Intelligence becomes part of the GovTech software offering.

Two of WHOOP's first 100 paying customers were LeBron James and Michael Phelps. The device built to optimize elite athletic performance is now finding a second calling in national security — and the story of how it got there says as much about military institutions as it does about the technology. Todd Stiefler, VP of Enterprise and Public Sector at WHOOP, joins Dr. Arun Seraphin at Emerging Tech Horizons to explain how a consumer fitness wearable became a force readiness tool, and what's still standing in the way of adoption at scale. Learn more about WHOOP here: https://www.whoop.com/us/en/Be sure to follow us on social media for updates, early access to upcoming events, inside scoops, & more: LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4htROo0 Twitter: https://bit.ly/48LHAx3 Facebook: https://bit.ly/47vlht8 And for more podcasts, articles, & publications all things emerging tech, check out our website at: https://bit.ly/47oA5K1 #ETI #EmergingTech #WearableTech 

Finding a needle in a haystack would seem like a minor endeavor compared to what today's federal systems managers must face. Let's take a stab at a correct farmyard analogy – the haystacks double in size every day and are moving. That sounds like an exaggeration, but recent reports show that nine million zero-day exploits are released every day. AI is putting malicious actors on steroids. Chris Townsend, Global Vice President of Public Sector at Elastic, discussed the company's role in federal cybersecurity and data management. His argument is, essentially, that cybersecurity is a data problem. If threats are viewed from that perspective, the more data you can bring into your security environment, the more effective you are at defending it. Elastic enables security operations analysts      who are responsible for detecting threats to keep up with today's tlandscape and cyber-attack velocity. Elastic's platform and tools     can reduce false positives and help federal security operations centers (SOCs) prioritize valid threats. Townsend highlighted Elastic's agentic AI tools, which help SOC operators prioritize and remediate threats, reducing mean time to detect and respond.  Elastic's partnership with CISA for a managed  Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) as-a- service was also mentioned, emphasizing the importance of standardizing data for effective AI-driven cybersecurity. Townsend goes on to articulate Elastic's launch of a SIEM-as-a-Service offering for federal civilian agencies, featuring Elastic Security on Elastic Cloud. SIEMaaS delivers a cloud-based platform for next-generation, AI-powered threat analytics, incident response, and open-standards-based cybersecurity data ingestion. Here is a link to Chris' blog describing     CISA's SIEMaaS offering and how it supports federal agencies' cybersecurity posture while reducing costs

North Carolina is one of the nation's top agricultural producing states. And it is also a state where one in seven residents don't have the resources to provide food on their table every day. Today, I'm talking with Amy Beros, president and CEO of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina - the state's largest food bank. Each year, this organization provides 95 million meals distributed through more than 700 partner agencies, food pantries, congregate meal sites, backpack programs. And they do this in 34 counties in the state. In our conversation today, we will explore the policy issues that this food bank and many food banks face. Interview Transcript Amy, I want to ask a really simple question about what got you to this place. So how in the world did you get involved in food banking? Oh, gosh. Well, you know, when I was growing up, I didn't know what food banking was. But I knew that it was our responsibility to make sure that neighbors helped neighbors. So, I grew up volunteering what I know now is a partner agency of the local food bank in my hometown. And as I moved across the country, I found ways to get involved. When I moved here to North Carolina about 16 years ago, I found food banks. I've been working professionally in food banking for a little over 12 years now. But I believe that food is a basic human right, and it has been my life's work to make sure that we're doing everything we can to ensure everyone has what they need. Thank you for sharing that. And I can imagine over the years, as I've also been involved in food banking but on the board side or as a volunteer, that this is a work that we sometimes think it's just about moving food and providing that. However, there's a whole policy framework that, sort of, surrounds and influences and shapes what food banking and what the work of the partner agencies, the food pantries on the ground, what they do. I wonder if you could help make this a little bit more real for us. Could you tell us a little bit about how policy becomes personal in your work? Can you share a moment when that really came true for you? Oh, I think the most recent blinding moment was last year during the government shutdown. Well, one, there's a lot of noise on TV right now, right, and in the media, but you hear of these massive numbers, and we know that our elected leaders are looking at these numbers on spreadsheets. And we see the humans behind those numbers and their stories. And these are thousands and thousands of stories like the ones that we hear about each day. Last year, during the shutdown, a father of five reached out to me and said, "I have five children. I work at the federal prison. I'm missing my second paycheck. For the first time in my life, I don't know how I'm going to put food on the table." Or the SNAP delay and disruption that we had. For the first time in our history during that shutdown, a mother reaching out and saying, "I don't know what to do. I've told my children to eat everything they can at school because I don't know what we're going to have when we get home, if we don't have these benefits." And that's just two stories and one crisis. And so many of our neighbors are living a crisis every day. These systemic issues. And we see those humans and hear their stories each day. And I think that's when it becomes personal. These decisions, one stroke of a pen, impacts food for hundreds of thousands of neighbors. Thank you for sharing that. I teach a class called the Economics of the Public Sector, and we often talk about policies that provide support to individuals. And it can be easy to talk about these policies as if they're just decisions that policymakers make, but there are real people who are dependent on these policies. And when they don't work or when rules change, it has significant implications for how people navigate. And so, I appreciate the work that you all are doing. I want to take a step back and talk about food banking. And while I know a lot of our listeners are familiar with food banking and food pantries, I do know that people kind of mix those two terms up. Amy, would you just tell us, broadly speaking, what's a food bank, and then what are the partner agencies. And how do they relate to one another? Yes, absolutely. Our food bank serves 34 counties in North Carolina. And as you shared, we work with over 700 partners. We work with growers. We work with over 80 local farmers in North Carolina. We work with manufacturers in North Carolina. We work with all of the retail chains to get food out into the community. And we do that primarily through those partners because they are embedded into the community. And what we're really proud of here, and I think something of how food banking has changed, you know, many people still think of a food bank as a dimly lit church basement pantry. And that maybe was food banking 30 years ago. But today it is part of the modern food system. We are a critical piece of infrastructure within the food system as part of the charitable food system. And one of the things that I'm most proud of is we live in North Carolina, this beautiful agriculture state, and over half of what we distribute each year is produce and protein. And that is what neighbors are asking for, too. Because neighbors want the healthy fresh foods, and it's also the most expensive to buy. And food banking today is not just focused on moving calories and getting pounds of food out to the community. It's focused on meals and nutritious meals and how to provide that nutrition education to make meals healthier. To use the types of foods you would get in a food pantry. For instance, I just learned at one of our nutrition demos this past weekend, you can leave the peel on a sweet potato, blend it up, and make it into a pancake. You never notice that you left it on there, but you get so much more fiber. And we're doing these types of trainings to help people make meals more nutritious, make meals go further, too, that they're getting. It's really a holistic approach. It's about being alongside community partners that are embedded into the community that are providing holistic supports like workforce development, job training, housing support. And we're that food portion as part of those agencies and making sure they have the right food and enough food to get out into the community. It's really helpful to hear the ways that food banking is adjusting. This idea you're no longer just this big organization that takes in a bunch of food and then distributes it through, you know, food pantries and what used to be called soup kitchens. But rather you're working with other community partners, you're working with farmers to find ways of moving food, but also providing opportunities and thinking about this almost as wraparound services. Are there other things that are being provided than just meals? I know I've been in pantries where there have been nurses, and there have been other support services like ways to sign up to SNAP. This is a sort of a series of overlapping and intersecting opportunities to help families meet their food needs, but more than that, their sort of broader set of needs. And I think this is a really critical way of understanding that food banking looks different than, like you said, grandmothers working in a church basement. I know that the work that food banks can serve as shock absorbers. When things go down, when things are problematic, food banks are there to sort of meet needs in a real way. We've seen a great deal of breakdown in policies over the last several months, and both at the state and at the national level. What does this shock look like to you and your partner agencies on the ground? It has been a tough year. You know, our budget went from 27% government funding and support to less than 10% in one year just because of decisions that were made in an instant. And there was no feedback structure. And I think that's one thing that I really pride our food bank on is the community feedback. We're constantly trying to engage with neighbors facing hunger, understand nobody knows what people facing hunger need more than the people who are literally experiencing it every single day. We try to ground all of our decisions in what is the community saying they need of us. And I think that is one of the things that's been so frustrating to see the decisions made this past year at the federal level. There's been no feedback. It's just numbers on a paper. And within, you know, a stroke of a pen, North Carolina lost $30 million for food purchased from North Carolina farmers for schools and food banks. And that was just North Carolina. It was one billion across the nation. And we're impacting people facing hunger, we're impacting farmers at the same time, and we have farmers who are saying, "I don't know if I'm gonna keep my family farm open." With SNAP, you know, we have cuts coming this year for SNAP and changes that are going to be detrimental for so many of our neighbors. And the cost shift to the states that are not prepared to take that. There's not a transition plan place. And SNAP is an economic driver. For every one meal a food bank provides, SNAP provides nine. We can't replace SNAP if we lose those meals. There's no possible way for us to charitable food our way out of that. But I don't think people realize the ripple impact of those decisions. So yes, it's going to impact people facing hunger. And eight out of 10 of those people on SNAP are working families, seniors, people with disabilities, our most vulnerable neighbors. And at the same time, we're going to see rural grocery stores close. We're going to see more farms close because for every dollar of SNAP, it means $1.50 to $1.60 back into the local economy. And that's going to be a detrimental effect that we can't turn around quickly. It's going to be long-term health impacts for neighbors because of the loss of this nutritious food and the loss of jobs. And we can't just flip a switch and turn that back on because of how damaging it's going to be to so many pieces of our economy. And when I say we can't charitable food our way out of it, we were meant to be here in times of crisis to stabilize and to be an ongoing support for people in the community during that time. But we were never meant to replace the safety net. At the same time, we're having all of these changes at the federal level. We're the only state in the country without a budget. There was another multimillion-dollar loss for food banks and farmers that was invested by the state to purchase from local farmers to go back to neighbors in need. And because we have not had that budget, we've not received those funds. And so, it's really been hit after hit, and we're seeing each one increasing need at our pantries. Right now, we know there's over 600,000 people facing hunger in our community, and we're hearing from our pantries 20% to 60% more than they're seeing last year. I think that 600,000 people number is actually very low, and we're going to see that continue to climb, unfortunately, because of all the changes we're experiencing this year. Amy, this is pretty sobering. And I realize that we're talking about issues that are also highly political. And I know you are leading in spaces where you have people who have differences of opinion about what policy should be. But a lot of these people are coming to the work of the food bank, either on the board or in partner agencies or wherever, donors even, because they care about addressing issues around hunger, right? So, how do you build trust? How do you work across these differences to help achieve the goals that food banking is supposed to achieve? I've never met a politician that told me they didn't like food banks or they didn't care about food banks. There's a lot on people's minds, and I think we need to be in front of our leaders more because there's so much coming at our elected leaders that it's hard for them to even understand everything that's happening in the community. It's hard for me to keep up with just what's happening in our sector, and I'm living it every day, because it's been so fast. I often say, you know, we can't be apolitical. We're nonpartisan, but food is political, so we can't be apolitical. But we'll always be nonpartisan, and we have incredible support from both political parties and all sides of the aisle. And I think we can go in, and we can argue all day long about what we disagree on, and there's much that people disagree on. It's filled in a time when everything feels like it can be political, and we're going to walk out, and we're both going to be mad, and neither one of us is going to change each other's mind. And so I think we have to walk into every conversation with what do we align on, and where can we do good together? Because there's always going to be things we disagree on, but I also know there's always things we align on. And how can we choose those things that we align on and do the most impact and the most good possible with that? Because nobody wants to see a child go hungry. No one wants a senior choosing between medicine and their food or their rent. And so how can we focus, and how can we be a voice to tell that human story that they might not be seeing or hearing enough of so that they understand those true impacts, and we can figure out a way to work together on those alignment? Yes. I think those are wise words given just the difficulty we're facing right now to find that common ground. To find ways of working together. I'm grateful for the way you are trying to navigate those differences to achieve the bigger goal. The goals that I think many of us want to see achieved. And so that brings me to this last question I want to raise with you. This is a challenging moment that we're in. I want to know what gives you hope, and where do you see people making real difference, despite the challenges that we face? This is bigger than me, this is bigger than you, this is bigger than the food bank. This is our community. This is the health of our community. And focusing on the health of our community, seeing what happened last year during the shutdown... the community responded in a way that was inspiring and breathtaking for neighbors, because they saw their neighbors hurting. And we are a community food bank. I might get emotional. I do get emotional often. Every day, and I can see them right outside my window right now, we operate because of thousands of volunteers who come here and choose to give their time to us. Thousands of donors who choose to give their money to make a difference in their community. Thousands of food partners who are choosing to work with us. And these more than 700 agencies, we are a community food bank. Our new strategic plan 2030 is called Rooted in Community. And it is grounded in what neighbors said they needed from the food bank, what we are uniquely qualified and able to provide for neighbors right now. And I think seeing that community aspect and seeing the community come together during times like this absolutely gives me hope. And we saw the impact on that on policy, too. During the shutdown, so many advocates reached out and said, "This is unacceptable." And Governor Stein's office invested $3.5 million in our food bank, $10 million across the state during that moment because he saw the need, but he, like we heard from the constituents. And I think seeing and watching how powerful people's voices are, it can't just be the food bank there. It has to be the community members saying, "This is unacceptable in our community." And when we see people come together and align on that, we see change, and that gives me hope. I also think our youth today gives me hope. I just watched a video on C-SPAN that our food bank participated in that two high school students here in Raleigh won an award about building food security in their community. I just talked with a Duke student last week, she's in a feminism and farm class, which is an incredible class that I want to take, I didn't know that existed. And talking about how we can make a change. And I see so many people coming together and truly aligning on what we agree on, and I think with that there comes a lot of power. BIO Amy Beros is President & CEO of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina — among the largest anti-hunger organizations in the United States. Amy returned home to the Food Bank following several years of service with Feeding America, where she led nationwide efforts to build food banks' capacity to better serve people facing hunger and poverty. Throughout her career, Amy has maintained a firm commitment to holding the experiences of neighbors at the heart of every decision. She has applied this community-centered approach across critical efforts in food sourcing and access, disaster response, strategic partnerships, and philanthropy — including leadership roles with Inter-faith Food Shuttle, Easter Seals UCP, and Pillars Community Health. During Amy's prior tenure with the Food Bank, she led the multi-year campaign that established the organization's state-of-the-art Raleigh headquarters and ushered in a new era of systemic solutions to hunger in the region. A South Carolina native, Amy holds a Bachelor of Science from Clemson and an MBA from DePaul University. She currently resides near Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband, two children, and rescue dogs. Outside of work you can find Amy lifting weights, spending time with family, or sharing her love for Dolly Parton with anyone who will listen.

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