Meet CODE PA’s new executive director
Sara Hall, executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience, shares how she's been continuing the work started by state CIO Bry Pardoe.
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Each Wednesday, StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast explores the latest in state and local government technology news and analysis. Listen to in-depth conversations with government and industry’s top executives, and learn about trending stories affecting state and local IT leaders ranging from modernization and digital accessibility to the latest advances in generative artificial intelligence.
The cyber experts helping local officials prepare for 2026, 2028 elections
Geoff Hale, a visiting fellow for election security at the Center for Democracy and Technology, said cybersecurity looks quite different than it did in 2016, but that…
New Mexico’s timely broadband subsidy program
Christopher Mitchell, of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, explains why New Mexico's replacement to the FCC's Affordable Connectivty Program is laudable, but not a long-term solution.
Are states prepared for the digital accessibility deadline?
Two statewide digital accessibility coordinators — Marie Cohan of Texas and Jay Wyant of Minnesota — explain the challenges states are facing in meeting April's accessibility deadline.
Public servants, data brokers and political violence
Justin Sherman, interim vice president of the Public Service Alliance, makes a case for data privacy laws that do more to protect public servants.
‘High expectations’ drove IT in Tim Walz’s Minnesota, says outgoing CIO
“Technology is the engine of government,” and any administration looking to accomplish its policy objectives should hire a strong technology team. That’s the advice of Minnesota Chief…
State, local government cyber’s ‘new normal’
Organizers at the nonprofit Center for Internet Security said states are proving resilient in the face of a more challenging budgetary environment.
Faced with budget constraints, federal pressure, states turn to modernization
Melissa Maynard, project director at the Pew Charitable Trusts, explains why states, when faced with budget constraints and federal pressure, are updating their processes and technologies.
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