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Today, we're excited to have the Chief Information Security Officer for the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Suneel Cherukuri -- joining us.   Suneel Cherukuri provides leadership and day-to-day coordination for securing and protecting Washington, DC's information resources from external and internal threats.  A recipient of the StateScoop 50 Award in the “State Cybersecurity Leader of the Year” category, he has 20-plus-years of industry experience in leading large enterprise network environments, specializing in cybersecurity architecture, design, engineering, and operations.  

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Meet Ann Dunkin, who serves as CIO at the U.S. Department of Energy. A recognized author and speaker, she's been honored in StateScoop's Top 50 Women in Technology, and Georgia Tech's Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni. In this episode, Ann covers cybersecurity strategy, unmitigated risks, diverse CIO roles, and emerging technologies at the US Department of Energy. Ann discusses the intricate world of cybersecurity strategy, focusing on how the DOE tackles digital threats. She also sheds light on unmitigated risks in IT security and the ongoing challenge of balancing innovation with legacy systems. The episode explores decentralized tech investments, the value of diverse CIO roles in problem-solving, and strategies for navigating emerging technologies and associated risks within the DOE. Tune in for a wealth of expertise. On The Menu: 1. Cybersecurity strategy: Mitigating digital threats at the US Department of Energy 2. Unmitigated risks: Addressing unresolved threats in IT security 3. Balancing innovation and legacy systems in DOE's IT landscape 4. Decentralized investment: Prioritizing tech investments through decentralization 5. Leveraging varied CIO roles for problem-solving 6. Tech innovation: Navigating emerging technologies and risks at the DOE

On the Cutting EDge podcast, a New Jersey community college CIO says her journey to go paperless will help streamline operations and save money. Patricia Clay, the CIO of Hudson County Community College in New Jersey, says that the college made great strides toward digitization during the pandemic. Now she's looking to build on that work. Register for StateScoop & EdScoop's IT Modernization Summit https://itmodernizationsummit.upgather.com/ Hear more from the higher education information technology community every two weeks on the Cutting EDge podcast. Listen here. https://edscoop.com/cutting-edge-podcast/

On the Cutting EDge podcast, two web accessibility leaders say universities need to embrace making web pages more accessible now that institutions are back to normal after the pandemic. Jonathan Lazar, executive director of the Maryland Initiative for Digital Accessibility and a professor at the University of Maryland, along with Chris Danielsen, the director of public relations for the National Federation of the Blind, tell EdScoop's Lindsay McKenzie about how they feel about web accessibility right now. https://edscoop.com/radio/whats-next-for-higher-ed-web-accessibility/ https://edscoop.com/radio/building-culture-web-accessibility-higher-ed/ Register for StateScoop & EdScoop's IT Modernization Summit https://itmodernizationsummit.upgather.com/ Hear more from the higher education information technology community every two weeks on the Cutting EDge podcast. Listen here. https://edscoop.com/cutting-edge-podcast/

On the Cutting EDge podcast, Terrill Thompson, the manager of the University of Washington's IT Accessibility team, says that while universities wait for additional regulations on web accessibility, they need to establish a culture that emphasizes its importance. https://edscoop.com/education-department-web-accessibility-update-soon/ Listen to the first episode in our web accessibility miniseries. https://edscoop.com/radio/whats-next-for-higher-ed-web-accessibility/ Register for StateScoop & EdScoop's IT Modernization Summit https://itmodernizationsummit.upgather.com/ Hear more from the higher education information technology community every two weeks on the Cutting EDge podcast. Listen here. https://edscoop.com/cutting-edge-podcast/

Overview In today's episode, Adita shares here journey transitioning from Government to Industry, the Operating Model for Internal CDO Role, the need for Data Literacy, and why Female Representation in Government is essential and how she is making a impact in this space. About Adita Karkera With more than 20 years' of industry experience, Karkera serves as the Chief Data Officer for Deloitte Consulting LLP's Government and Public Services where she leads the data strategy to foster value creation from the organizations' data while facilitating trust. Karkera also serves as a thought leader and Fellow in the Deloitte AI Institute for Government where she strategically advises government clients on maximizing business value in the areas of data management, strategy, advanced analytics, and AI. Prior to joining Deloitte, Karkera spent nearly 20 years with the State of Arkansas. She began her career as a database administrator and was appointed the Deputy Chief Data Officer (CDO) in 2017. In her role as Deputy CDO, she led the State through many data firsts. Her emphasis on fostering a data driven culture, advancing data sharing, and spearheading initiatives to improve the effectiveness of government programs and decision-making positioned her as a principal specialist and passionate leader in data management. She was instrumental in researching and implementing statewide data policies across a multitude of policy areas. She was also appointed to the governor's COVID-19 Technical Advisory Board to recommend technology solutions for combatting the pandemic in Arkansas. As an advisor and thought leader, Karkera is dedicated to improving public service. She has served on many industry boards and data management industry forums. She is a pioneer in articulating the importance of data literacy especially in accelerating advanced analytics and trustworthy AI adoption in government. Karkera also devotes herself to empowering women in data and AI through formal and informal mentorship programs. She has been nationally recognized by GovTech Awards, StateScoop 50 Awards, Women in IT Awards, and Women Leaders in Data & AI for her exemplary contributions to the industry. You can find her actively engaged with the CDO/data community as a speaker and on LinkedIn & Twitter. Social Handles LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditakarkera/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AKark_DataGirl Learn more about our mission and become a member here: https://www.womenindata.org/ All Data Bytes listeners get 20% off of WiD membership by using the code: DATABYTES20 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/women-in-data/support

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.

Michigan State University CIO Melissa Woo and Virginia Tech CIO Scott Midkiff join the Cutting EDge podcast to talk about the role of IT modernization in student experience initiatives. https://edscoop.com/admin-user-experience-key-it-modernization-university/ StateScoop & EdScoop's IT Modernization Summit On Demand: https://upgather.com/it-mod-sled/live In the news this week: QuickLaunch, a higher education identity and authentication platform, says systems are back to operational after the platform experienced a distributed denial of service attack last week. https://edscoop.com/quicklaunch-university-outages-havoc-first-day-campus/ San Diego State University has a new mobile safety app that includes campus safety alerts and gives users the ability to share their location with another person or university police. https://edscoop.com/san-diego-state-launches-safety-app/ TimelyMD, a mental health telehealth company that offers its services to universities, will give student users the ability to interact with each other in a new update. https://edscoop.com/student-mental-health-timelymd-peer-to-peer/ Hear more from the higher education information technology community every two weeks on the Cutting EDge podcast. Listen here. https://edscoop.com/cutting-edge-podcast/

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.

On today's episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Pentagon is pressing pause on Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability awards until at least December. Every federal agency would have to inventory its legacy technology under a bill Sens. Hassan and Cornyn have introduced. Jonathan Alboum, federal CTO and principal digital strategist at ServiceNow and former chief information officer at the Department of Agriculture, discusses the difficulty of establishing a comprehensive definition of what legacy technology is. Advice on using data for evidence-based policymaking is coming for data practitioners across government. Donna Roy, strategic advisor for the national security sector at Guidehouse and former executive director of the Information Sharing and Services Office (IS2O) at the Department of Homeland Security, explains how data and the people who manage it are becoming more integrated into government operations. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) spoke yesterday at StateScoop and EdScoop's Cybersecurity Modernization Summit. In a highlight from his keynote address, Langevin says legacy IT is only one factor that is changing the cyber threat surface for government. The Daily Scoop Podcast is available every weekday afternoon. If you want to hear more of the latest from Washington, subscribe to The Daily Scoop Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. And if you like what you hear, please let us know in the comments.

Public venues, including sports stadiums, have made various technical upgrades to improve the user experience and adapt to new demands brought on by the onset of the COVID 19 pandemic. Higher education facilities are also changing as universities further pursue digital transformation. By leveraging a connected ecosystem, universities can deliver a more communal experience for students, faculty and staff as they move throughout the physical space on campus. There's a big focus on ingress and egress technologies, like understanding how people congregate to reduce congestion within the venue or how facial recognition can speed service, says Kevan Akers, principle consultant on smart venues at Verizon. Guest: Kevan Akers, Principal Consultant, Smart Venues, Verizon Host: Jake Williams, VP, SLED Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop This podcast is produced by EdScoop and underwritten by Verizon.

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.

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.

State and local IT leaders have been investing in network modernization well before the COVID pandemic hit. But the surge in demands from the public, and the need to support employees working remotely, have added new urgency to those investment strategies. They've also demanded that greater attention be paid to enabling applications, says Anthony Battista, managing director of solutions architecture at Verizon. The pandemic forced public agencies to “change from a premises-based focus to an internet-based focus. When that happens, applications become more network dependent,” says Battista. “And when they're more network dependent, we find that there are four key pillars to focus on.” This podcast is produced by StateScoop and underwritten by Verizon.

Greetings "Cruzers" (pun intended)! I had the distinct honor recently of hosting one of California's Doers, Dreamers and Drivers from the technology community aboard my virtual cruise ship. Chris Cruz is a progressive, dynamic and visionary leader with over 18 years of experience as a Level C Executive in IT Leadership positions and 30 years of overall IT and business experience with a primary focus in the government sector managing half billion dollar organizations. Chris's list of accolades is long and impressive! He recently was recognized by StateScoop as the 2020 County Executive of the Year, by NASCIO as the 2018 State Technology Innovator of the Year, (NASCIO.ORG), the 2016 State Scoop Top Government IT Leader, 2015 Top 25 Government Doers, Dreamers and Drivers by Government Technology (www.govtech.com), a recipient of the 2013 Best of California Demonstrated Leadership in Management of Information Technology Award, 2011 Outstanding CIO Leader Award, 2010 Innovation and Vision Award and the 2009 Outstanding CIO Leader Award given by the Center for Digital Government. Best of all, what you'll hear from him about these accolades is that they were all a product of team success - remember, it starts with the people. In this exciting and insightful episode of Captain Caveman's Cruise Ship, your Captain peels back the layers of the formula for leadership success that worked for Chris and his leadership brand over 3 decades of civil service at the highest levels of both California state and county government. This episode is a must listen for anyone looking to make the leap to the next level of leadership in their career, and is chock full of nuggets of wisdom covering: recognizing and understanding perceptions and powering through them adversity and perseverance when confronted with the truth of life having goals and creating and managing to a vision managing failure and finding motivation the art of partnering the benefits of putting in hard work and maximum effort being respected vs liked brand management There's truly something for everyone in this gem of an episode. At the end, you may find yourself asking "Who am I, and am I comfortable in my own skin?". Come aboard and have a listen to Chris Cruz upon up and peel back many layers of personal reflection! Fasten your seatbelt after hopping aboard, and prepare to be inspired! Cheers --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-cave/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michael-cave/support

Chris Cruz is a progressive, dynamic, and visionary leader with over 18 years of experience as a Level C Executive in IT Leadership positions and 29 years of overall IT and business experience with a primary focus in the government sector managing half billion dollar organizations. He's had an extensive experience as a high visibility leader influencing and driving organizational and Cybersecurity change in fast paced driven environments through innovation and transformation across the largest and most complex IT organizations. He has strong Cybersecurity, systems integration and vendor management experience including negotiating large contracts. Chris is progressive in moving an IT organization through transformational change, developing the right strategic vision and cyber security strategy and roadmap to protect the organizations most critical data assets, enabling continuity building collaborative and sustainable relationships at the Executive level. Furthermore, he understands the importance of instilling a positive work culture at all levels of an organization to facilitate the successful implementation of IT initiatives that bring business value to customers and constituents served. He has been recognized by StateScoop as the 2020 County Executive of the Year, by NASCIO as the 2018 State Technology Innovator of the Year, (NASCIO.ORG), the 2016 State Scoop Top Government IT Leader, 2015 Top 25 Government Doers, Dreamers and Drivers by Government Technology (www.govtech.com), a recipient of the 2013 Best of California Demonstrated Leadership in Management of Information Technology Award, 2011 Outstanding CIO Leader Award, 2010 Innovation and Vision Award and the 2009 Outstanding CIO Leader Award given by the Center for Digital Government. ABOUT THE PODCASTWe're in an era of rapid change, where resilience is vital. The Davood for Thought podcast dives into the most important topics in government and technology, today. Our host, Davood Ghods, sits down with his vast network of colleagues to dish on the tech challenges that affect us all.Follow this podcast on your favorite platform and join the conversation by sharing it on LinkedIn, Twitter, or Facebook.

Last year, modernization initiatives for state and local agencies could be largely categorized as fast, reactive decisions to keep operations running during the pandemic. However, today CIOs and CISOs need to take a step back to consider larger questions around the security implications of those decisions. Security advisor Wendy Nather says findings from a recent security survey can help organizations, regardless of their budget situations, identify which practices are likely to deliver the greatest security improvements. The Security Outcomes Study surveyed nearly 5,000 IT, security and privacy leaders from 25 countries, to gain a clearer picture about which practices correlate to statistically better outcomes for organization. This podcast was produced by StateScoop and sponsored by Duo Security. Guest: Wendy Nather, Head of Advisory CISOs, Cisco’s Duo Security Host:Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group” Add: Look for more coverage of “IT Security in Government” on www.statescoop.com/listen

On this episode, StateScoop sits down with the winners of the 2020 LocalSmart Local IT Innovation of the Year awards. Take Me Higher, Fireworks and Magic Mountain by Jahzzr Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0

On this episode of the 2020 StateScoop 50 Miniseries Podcast, Ben sits down with the winners of the Industry Leadership award to talk about how they've worked with government on response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Magic Mountain, The Wrong Way, Fireworks and So Easy by Jahzzar are licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

In this episode, StateScoop sits down with the winners of the 2020 GoldenGov: City Executive of the Year LocalSmart award. Take Me Higher, Fireworks and Magic Mountain by Jahzzr Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0

Texas CIO Amanda Crawford and North Dakota CIO Shawn Riley discuss state IT workforce challenges. StateScoop's Colin Wood is your host.

On this first episode of the 2020 StateScoop 50 Awards miniseries, StateScoop Technology Editor Benjamin Freed sits down with the winners of the GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year Award to talk about the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic and what's next for them. Magic Mountain, The Wrong Way, Fireworks and So Easy by Jahzzar are licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.

The coronavirus pandemic — and the rapid shift to a remote workforce that followed — gave state and local governments the spark they needed to modernize systems in a more efficient way. The timeline to modernize has been shortened, and leaders need to make employees can remain productive in uncertain work scenarios. For most, that means rethinking how to deliver new digital tools. This podcast outlines how public sector agencies should take these transformations as a kickoff point for effective and efficient modernization over the long term. Sponsored by by Okta and Carahsoft. Guests (left to right): Kelsey Nelson, Public Sector Product Marketing Manager and Keith Casey, Group Product Marketing Manager for Okta. Host: Jake Williams, Associate Publisher, StateScoop

On this week’s episode of Inside the Media Minds, we meet with Benjamin Freed, Technology Editor at StateScoop. From the beginning of his career as a freelance journalist covering arts, to becoming fully immersed in the cybersecurity space, Ben has developed a passion for uncovering the latest and greatest threats across the country.

On the second episode of this season of StateScoop’s Priorities podcast, leaders from Colorado, Vermont and North Carolina weigh in on their agile methodology efforts.

Today’s Extraordinary Women Radio guest Monica Coughlin from the Colorado Technology Association, loves how technology enables connection - makes the world a better place and allows us to connect to so many more people in the world. She is the Chief Operating Officer for Colorado Technology Association, the state's premier non-profit tech organization advancing the Colorado technology industry. Prior to joining CTA, Monica was the Chief Strategy Officer for Colorado Office of Information Technology (OIT).  In her role with the State of Colorado, Monica's responsibilities included development and execution of OIT’s overall organizational strategy ensuring alignment with the Governor’s Office and agencies’ goals. She also focused on attracting, growing and retaining IT jobs and businesses in Colorado and supporting the Secretary of Technology in promoting Colorado as the ideal location for technology based companies and workers. In addition, her efforts also focused on defining the overall broadband strategy for the State of Colorado and promoting coordination and collaboration activities across the state. Monica has over fifteen years experience in the IT industry with proven strategy development, business operations and program/project management expertise.  This included Chief of Staff for Oracle’s Global IT Service Operations, the organization responsible for all data centers and computing operations worldwide.  In this role, Monica was responsible for driving strategic goal alignment, organizational readiness, employee enablement and communications throughout the organization of 600+ employees.  She also worked several years at Sun Microsystems, Inc. holding a variety of business, people and project management roles within IT Operations and Services. Monica is a recipient of the Denver Business Journal's 2013 Forty Under 40 awards and the StateScoop 50 Awards Golden Gov: State Executive of the Year and was also a finalist in the Colorado Technology Association’s APEX Woman in Tech of the Year award. Monica is a member of the Women’s Leadership Foundation Board of Directors and is the Chair of the Regis University College of Computer & Information Sciences Executive Advisory Board. You can follow Monica on Twitter or LinkedIn and learn more about the Colorado Technology Association on their web site or on Facebook or Twitter. "Be a connector and pay attention to where and how you can help others."~Monica Coughlin Let’s meet Monica Coughlin of the Colorado Technology Association.

In this episode of Context, StateScoop sits down with John Pellettiere, National SLED Sales Director for Nutanix, to learn more about hyperconverged infrastructure and how it can save states money and improve efficiency. This episode of Context was sponsored by Nutanix.

StateScoop interview with David Damato, Chief Security Officer at Tanium, on the benefits and best practices surrounding cyberecuiryt hygiene.

Cybersecurity Insights & Perspectives host Kevin Greene and guest Joshua Corman by StateScoop

Just a month into his new role as executive director and CEO of the National Governors Association, Scott Pattison is aiming to make the group more collaborative and help them better leverage technology to solve the problems facing state governments.