On the Priorities podcast, Texas Department of Information Resources’ Director of Strategic Digital Services Jennifer Buaas says the state’s digital services platform has more than 3 million accounts and has processed more than 4 million transactions.

https://statescoop.com/texas-citizen-services-app-automate-driving-test-paperwork/

Also on the podcast, Glenn Mack and Terri Catlett from North Carolina’s Department of Public Safety explain their efforts to roll out a robust telemedicine platform to the state’s prisons.

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

In the news this week:

Arizona is contracting with Tanium to further its ‘whole-of-state’ cybersecurity program, the cybersecurity company says.

https://statescoop.com/arizona-tanium-whole-state-cybersecurity/

Michigan will spend $78 million with Deloitte to install a modern unemployment benefits system.

https://statescoop.com/michigan-deloitte-unemployment-system-2022-78-million/

Cybersecurity capabilities across K-12 schools are improving, but the sector continues to lag behind other parts of government and the private sector according to a new report from the Center for Internet Security.

https://statescoop.com/k-12-cyber-maturity-improving-but-still-lags-behind-other-sectors/

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