On the Priorities podcast, Maricopa County, Arizona’s new CIO Richard McHattie says he’s looking to lean on his experience pushing technology and innovation forward to help improve customer service and reduce costs in the nation’s fourth-largest county.

https://statescoop.com/richard-mchattie-appointed-as-maricopa-county-ariz-cio/

Also on the show, Wyoming’s interim CIO Timothy Sheehan explains his approach to workforce, and Illinois CISO Adam Ford explains his approach to cyber grant funding.

Sheehan and Ford are 2023 StateScoop 50 Award winners.

https://statescoop.com/list/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2023-statescoop-50-awards/

Register now for StateScoop’s IT Modernization Summit

https://itmodernizationsummit.upgather.com/

In the news this week:

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced how nearly $42.5 billion in Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment funds will be divided among states and territories as the federal government steps in to help close the digital divide.

https://statescoop.com/biden-bead-broadband-grants-white-house-40-billion/

https://statescoop.com/heres-how-much-every-state-is-getting-from-bead-grant-program/

State government agencies in Maine are prohibited from using generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT for at least six months after a cybersecurity directive from the state’s IT agency.

https://statescoop.com/heres-how-much-every-state-is-getting-from-bead-grant-program/

Tens of thousands of public school students and employees in New York City had their personal data stolen in the recent hack of the file-transfer software MOVEit, the city’s department of education revealed.

https://statescoop.com/nyc-schools-hit-by-moveit-breach/

StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast is available every Thursday.

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