On this week’s episode of the Priorities podcast, Kansas Chief Information Technology Officer DeAngela Burns-Wallace explains how the state prioritized collaboration and sharing in its approach to cybersecurity.

https://statescoop.com/kansas-cyber-deangela-burns-wallace/

Jenna Leveille, president of the National States Geographic Information Council, as well as Dan Ross, its interim executive director, highlight the state of public sector GIS and outline the organization’s priorities as its newly-hired executive director John Jordan comes on board.

https://statescoop.com/nsgic-executive-director-john-jordan/

In the news this week:

Colorado has a new chief information security officer.

https://statescoop.com/colorado-ciso-ray-yepes/

Major technology upgrades are coming to Vermont, state CIO John Quinn says.

https://statescoop.com/it-modernization-vermont-john-quinn/

Code for America will use a $100 million investment to launch a new initiative that helps state governments improve their social benefit programs.

https://statescoop.com/code-for-america-safety-net-innovation-lab-states/

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