On the Priorities podcast, Jon Rogers, the Indiana Office of Technology’s director of strategic workforce planning, says the state’s training residents with and without college degrees to take on careers in the state’s IT operations.

https://statescoop.com/nascio-2022-survey-workforce-cio-roles/

Also on the podcast, Tennessee's Executive Director of Intelligent Automation Bob Pucci explains how the state is automating processes to improve customer experience, maximize employee resources and imbue services with greater flexibility and scalability.

https://statescoop.com/nascio-names-winners-of-2022-state-it-recognition-awards/

In the news this week:

Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson says an apparent denial-of-service attack took down websites operated by his office for much of Election Day.

https://statescoop.com/mississippi-election-day-ddos-incident/

Pennsylvania is moving forward with next-generation 911 after selecting a vendor to guide the state through the migration, implementation and post-migration phases.

https://statescoop.com/pennsylvania-next-generation-911-mission-critical-partners/

Washington state has a new CISO.

https://statescoop.com/washington-ciso-ralph-johnson-los-angeles-times/

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