Imagine being able to drive your car, board a plane and show that you are over 21 at a restaurant all with only your smart phone.  This is becoming a reality in Colorado. Amy and Matt talk with Russell Castagnaro, Director of Digital Transformation at the Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology about the MyColorado app, the digital ID component and plans for expanding the capabilities of the app.

Learn more here: https://mycolorado.gov/
NASCIO Award Submission:  https://www.nascio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/FINAL-2020-NASCIO-Award-Submission-myColorado.pdf

Amy and Matt talk with Lisa Kissler, Director of the Paid Family and Medical Leave Division for the Washington State Employment Security Department about their program which was the nation's first built-from-scratch state paid family and medical leave program. The program won an award from NASCIO in 2020. 

https://paidleave.wa.gov/
https://www.nascio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Bill-to-Benefits-in-30-months_PMFL_State-CIO.pdf

Matt and Amy talk with Vermont Secretary of Digital Services and state CIO John Quinn about his unique role in both the policy and technology side of Vermont's vaccine distribution efforts, how the role of state IT has been elevated, pandemic silver linings and we find out his favorite flavor of Ben & Jerry's ice cream. 

See Vermont's vaccination dashboard here: https://www.healthvermont.gov/covid-19/vaccine/covid-19-vaccine-dashboard

StateRAMP executive director, Leah McGrath joins us to talk all about this new program to verify the cybersecurity of cloud service providers for state and local governments. Leah discusses the timeline, how it works and how StateRAMP can benefit providers, governments and procurement officials.

Matt and Amy have Ohio CIO Ervan Rodgers back on the podcast to talk about concrete steps he's taken to hire more women and minorities, the importance he places on mentorship, and his approach to responding to challenges in his career.

Amy and Matt talk with Shawn Crane who is the manager for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)’s Maintenance Management and Reporting Systems. We discuss their award-winning Maintenance-IQ project, why they needed it, the successes, and Shawn's favorite thing about living in Pennsylvania. 

You can find the Maintenance-IQ award submission here: https://www.nascio.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NASCIO-2020-PA-Data-Management-Maintenance-IQ-FINAL.pdf

Amy and Matt discuss the new Congress and administration in the context of NASCIO's federal advocacy priorities. Matt shares updates on NASCIO's top federal issues, insights and predictions for 2021. 

NASCIO's Federal Advocacy Priorities: https://www.nascio.org/government-affairs/federal-advocacy-priorities/

GAO Report on harmonization of federal cybersecurity regulations for states: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-20-123?mobile_opt_out=1#summary_recommend

With a median current tenure of 22 months, for a state CIO to make it to ten years is rare and remarkable. Amy and Matt talk with Georgia state CIO Calvin Rhodes on his 10th anniversary in the role. We find out how Calvin found his way into the public sector, his advice for other CIOs and what he thinks the future holds.

See NASCIO's publications on chatbots featuring Georgia here: https://www.nascio.org/resource-center/resources/chat-with-us-how-states-are-using-chatbots-to-respond-to-the-demands-of-covid-19/

Matt and Amy have a conversation with Kansas Chief Technology Officer about her years in corporate America, what she's most proud of from her role in the pandemic response for the state, her passion for mentoring women in technology, and the advice she would have given herself one year ago. 

See our conference sessions on remote work here: https://www.nascio.org/resource-center/?selectedYear=2020&selectedTopic=technology-workforce&selectedResourceType=conference-session 

Amy and Matt talk with NASCIO's executive director, Doug Robinson about his perspective on the events of 2020, virtual conferences, leading an association and a staff through the pandemic, what he's looking forward to in 2021 and his thoughts on his favorite bourbon.