On this week's Priorities podcast, South Dakota Chief Technology Officer Pat Snow says the state is continuing to roll out additional services on top of its enterprise identity platform. Also on the podcast, Washington, D.C.'s Associate CTO for Customer Experience Mike Rupert says the district's digital services efforts are playing a big role in Mayor Muriel Bowser's "big comeback" effort post-pandemic. Later, Minnesota CIO Tarek Tomes says his state is pursuing an "ambitious agenda" for digital transformation.

In the news this week:

Nearly two-thirds of local government officials believe their budgets are inadequate to support their cyber programs, according to new survey results from the Public Technology Institute.

https://statescoop.com/pti-cybersecurity-survey-local-government/

Results for America, a nonprofit aiming to help governments use data to solve community challenges, is recognizing 10 states for their use of data decision-making.

https://statescoop.com/results-for-america-evidence-decision-awards/

New York state is proposing a new set of cybersecurity regulations for the state’s hospitals.

https://statescoop.com/new-york-cybersecurity-regulations-state-hospitals/

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