On the Priorities podcast, New York City Chief Information Security Officer Kelly Moan says the city’s first cohort of Cyber Academy graduates will serve as cyber liaisons between their agencies and the city IT office.

https://statescoop.com/inaugural-class-nyc-cyber-academy-graduates/

In the news this week:

Former Wyoming CIO Bill Vajda will take the reins as the director of the Upper Peninsula Cybersecurity Institute at Northern Michigan University.

https://statescoop.com/bill-vajda-northern-michigan-university-upper-peninsula-cybersecurity-institute/

Austin, Texas, chief information officer Chris Stewart says he’s taking on a new position as an executive adviser to other city officials while they reorganize the city’s management structure. https://statescoop.com/austin-cio-chris-stewart-citywide-shakeup/

Alabama’s pension agency will extend its contract with NTT Data for an additional eight years.

https://statescoop.com/ntt-data-alabama-pension-agency/

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