Ask the CIO: SLED Edition

New Hampshire CIO Denis Goulet recounts his state's unique governing environment, his invaluable advisory board, 2019 IT priorities and his future without his mom's political support

Nebraska Chief information Officer Ed Toner has an interesting perspective on state IT reform. He had previously worked with his appointing governor in the private sector, and he looked upon his state position like a company merger of sorts. Toner spoke with John Thomas Flynn on Ask the CIO: SLED Edition for more details about Nebraska's state IT strategy and consolidation.

Nebraska Chief information Officer Ed Toner has an interesting perspective on state IT reform. He had previously worked with his appointing governor in the private sector, and he looked upon his state position like a company merger of sorts. Toner spoke with John Thomas Flynn on Ask the CIO: SLED Edition for more details about Nebraska's state IT strategy and consolidation.

It’s like a state, it’s like a city — well, a federal city, that is. Washington, D.C.’s IT operations are headed up by Barney Krucoff, interim chief technology officer. Despite being CTO, he has the responsibilities most would usually ascribe to a chief information officer. And just to make it a little more complicated his appointment has been on an “interim” basis for the last year. We welcomed him to our Federal News Network studio recently for a discussion on the state of the city IT on Ask the CIO: SLED Edition.

With election results portending as many as 20 new governors next year, what advice does NASCIO President and Delaware state CIO James Collins have for the affected state IT leaders who want to keep their job? He joined Ask the CIO: SLED edition with John Thomas Flynn with more information.

According to a 2015 report by the Department of Health and Human Services, more than 3 million adolescents ages 12-17 reported at least one major depressive episode in the past year, and more than 2 million reported severe depression that impeded their daily functioning. Most state statistics mirror these national rates but Pennsylvania is using data analytics to identify mental health issues among school children. Dr. Perri Rosen a psychologist and special education teacher at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services, joined Ask the CIO: SLED Edition with host John Thomas Flynn. She discussed how the agency is using a Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

In part two of Ask the CIO: SLED Edition's interview with New York CIO Bob Samson, we learn New York has increased its cybersecurity budget from $1.5 million two years ago to $60 million today.

New York State completes comprehensive $4 billion enterprise IT reorganization and positions itself for rapidly accelerating innovation fostered by emerging IT industry mega-trends.

Our first guest on Ask the CIO: SLED Edition was my old friend and colleague, Doug Robinson, the executive director of the aforesaid NASCIO, and whose career spans over 35 years in public sector information technology, including positions in state government, higher education and IT consulting. Prior to joining NASCIO, Robinson served as executive director in the Governor’s Office for Technology in the Commonwealth of Kentucky