Utah Chief Information Officer Mike Hussey says the state is coordinating and practicing for cyberattacks against election systems, which are escalating.

State CIO Mike Hussey said the distributed-ledger technology can reduce time wasted by shuttling documents to and from the bank.

The state leader was recognized for his broad contributions to IT in the public sector, including broadband, job-training and digital government initiatives.

The incident, which cost the state $10 million, led it to adopt a network-monitoring platform that controls which devices can log on.

Utah's Mike Hussey says he's working to reform the state's development process to one focused on business outcomes at the beginning of a project.

On the latest episode of the Priorities podcast, Illinois CIO Jack King and Utah CIO Mike Hussey offer steps to better data use and sharing.

Its efficacy has yet to be proven, but officials say engagement and interest in the training material is way up.

The Beehive State continues to build on its reputation as a fervent supporter of artificial intelligence as it seeks new ways to ease the public's interactions with state government.

The lack of competition between state and local governments gives them the unique position to share threat intelligence and data in a way the private sector cannot.