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How Breaking the Family Computer Led to a Career in Cybersecurity with VA CISO Mike Watson

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Alex and Amy chat with Mike Watson, chief information security officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia all about his background, the whole-of-state approach to cybersecurity, predicting costs for cyber incidents, baking cybersecurity into the procurement process, how VA is handling the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant program and the new technology that is his biggest cybersecurity concern these days.

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How Breaking the Family Computer Led to a Career in Cybersecurity with VA CISO Mike Watson

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Alex and Amy chat with Mike Watson, chief information security officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia all about his background, the whole-of-state approach to cybersecurity, predicting costs for cyber incidents, baking cybersecurity into the procurement process, how VA is handling the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant program and the new technology that is his biggest cybersecurity concern these days.

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NASCIO Goes to Capitol Hill 15:20

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Today Alex fills us in on the recent hearing on the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program and the testimony from Utah CIO Alan Fuller and CT CIO Mark Raymond. We also talk about making our homes more energy efficient and the new publication coming out on privacy. Find the recording and testimony here: https://homeland.house.gov/hearing/cybersecurity-is-local-too-assessing-the-state-and-local-cybersecurity-grant-program/…

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The Obvious (and Simple) Way to Improve State RFPs 13:11

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Today Alex and Amy are joined by Waldo Jaquith with US Digital Response to discuss a new joint publication on improving the RFP process with a simple summary sheet. We also discuss the importance of user research and who would play us in a movie. See the report and summary sheet template here: https://www.nascio.org/resource-center/resources/improving-rfps-with-user-research-how-summary-sheets-can-improve-solicitations/…

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How to Get Better Answers from Generative AI with Indiana's Bryan Zaczek 16:49

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Alex and Amy talk with Bryan Zaczek who works as a principal data scientist with the state of Indiana's Management Performance Hub. Bryan walks us through the art of prompt engineering to get better answers from generative AI tools. We also talk about how we are using GenAI in our personal lives!

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How the Federal Funding Freeze Affects States, Plus Japan's Government IT Workforce Challenges 17:09

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Today Amy and Alex talk about how the federal funding freeze might affect the Cybersecurity Grant Program and state IT offices. Plus Amy tells Alex about what she learned about the Japanese local government system, their workforce challenges that look a lot like ours and what she was most impressed by in her recent trip to Japan representing NASCIO.…

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NASCIO's Federal Advocacy Priorities and the DOJ Final Rule on Accessibility for State and Local Websites and Apps 16:25

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NASCIO's 2025 federal advocacy priorities are released! Alex gives us the rundown. https://www.nascio.org/government-affairs/federal-advocacy-priorities/ Kalea Young-Gibson, NASICO's policy analyst also joins to give us an overview of the DOJ final rule for accessibility for state and local government websites and apps.…

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Taking a Dive Into 2025: State IT Trends for the New Year 25:40

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Alex, Amy and Meredith from the NASCIO team disucss our predictions for the trends that will affect cybersecurity, privacy, AI, enterprise architecture, workforce and DC. We also give our pets some new year's resolutions.

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State CIOs' Top Ten Priorities and Technologies for 2025 21:53

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Amy and Alex are joined by Eric Sweden, program director for enterprise architecture and governance with NASCIO, for our annual NASCIO Top Ten episode. Come for the data, stay for Eric's Christmas medly on the guitar! Eric tells us all about what's on these lists for 2025, how the lists have changed over the years and what's staying consistent. Top 10…

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NASCIO Wrapped 2024 20:36

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Find out where we've been, what we did and all we accomplished as a community in our episode wrapping up the year at NASCIO. Alex and Amy have a conversation covering our events, publications, awards, advocacy priorites and some fun things too. And yes, they tell you what was on their Spotify Wrapped lists too.…

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New Trends in State Cybersecurity 35:10

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Alex and Amy are joined this week by NASCIO's deputy executive director Meredith Ward and Deloitte's Srini Subramanian to talk about the 2024 Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study. We talk about the changing role of the state CISO, why budget woes are back and how CISO's are handling generative AI. Come for the great cyber content, stay for the seven minute lightening round where we talk about what they would be doing if they weren't in technology and what tech they can't live without. Find the report here: https://www.nascio.org/resource-center/resources/2024-deloitte-nascio-cybersecurity-study/…

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How Are States Really Using Generative AI? 17:50

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Today Amy and Alex talk about the new NASCIO report on how states are using generative AI. This was a President's Initiative Report spearheaded by the past year's President Jim Weaver, North Carolina's state CIO. Find out key findings from the report such as: The role of the state CIO when it comes to generative AI The most common business practices for generative AI in the states Why some states aren't using it more NASCIO's recommendations for states Trends we expect to see over the next five years You can find the report at nascio.org/resource-center The other report mentioned is: Data Quality-- Vital to Optimizing GenAI: A survey of State Chief Information Officers and Chief Data Officers.…

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NASCIO President Mandy Crawford's Priorities for the Coming Year 19:12

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Amy and Alex sit down with Texas State CIO and Executive Director (and NASCIO's new president!) Amanda "Mandy" Crawford to talk about her involvement with NASCIO over the years, her priorities in Texas and her thoughts on a presidential initiative. And of course, in our Lightening Round we also hear about her thoughts on fall, hobbies and Halloween plans.…

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Summarizing the NASCIO 2024 State CIO Survey...With the Help of AI 10:10

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Fresh off the NASCIO Annual Conference, Amy and Alex use the magic of Notebook LM to give us an audio overview of the NASCIO 2024 State CIO Survey. Hear how this AI tool summarizes the main ideas in the survey and even plays up this year's "building blocks" theme. Read the survey for yourself here: https://www.nascio.org/resource-center/the-2024-state-cio-survey/…

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NASCIO Annual Conference Sneak Peek With Emily Lane 15:19

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It's time for the NASCIO Annual Conferece preview episode with our own director of experience and engagement, Emily Lane. We'll be getting together very soon in The Big Easy! Find out what to wear for the Awards and Recognition Dinner, what you'll learn in the learning lounges and who our keynote speakers are. Plus, you'll learn how to hear directly from state CIOs and where to charge your phone and network.…

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The Importance of Data Quality for GenAI with Eric Sweden and Chris Estes 21:29

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This week we are joined by NASCIO's program director for enterprise architecture and governance, Eric Sweden and EY's Chris Estes on a new joint publication between NASCIO and EY called Data Quality--Vital to optimizing GenAI: A Survey of State Chief Information Officers and Chief Data Officers. We discuss what's in the report, data management and the first historical event we can remember! https://www.nascio.org/resource-center/resources/data-quality-vital-to-optimizing-genai-a-survey-of-state-chief-information-officers-and-chief-data-officers/…

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What's Coming Up at NASCIO? Wrapping up Summer and Looking Toward Fall 14:25

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Amy and Alex talk about the Summer Series guest list and discuss upcoming NASCIO events and publications. Plus they discuss what they did this summer and their work goals for the fall.

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