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Cryptocurrency has ushered in a new way for consumers and businesses to transfer value. That’s presenting new challenges — but also new opportunities — for state and local governments and law enforcement agencies, according to Kat Faley, director of state and local government at Chainalysis, a blockchain data and software service provider.

“A lot of people think about crypto as this digital platform, which is certainly true. But we also know that there are almost 35,000 Bitcoin ATMs located in grocery stores and gas stations all across the United States—something that these agencies need to be staying ahead of,” says Faley.

Guest: Kat Faley, director of state and local government, Chainalysis

Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group

This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for StateScoop and underwritten by Chainalysis.

The State of Oklahoma and the City of Philadelphia are using key partnerships to simplify network architecture and lower operational costs, says Juniper Networks’ practice leader for state and local government, Ben Caruso. He highlights how state and local agencies can continue to optimize and security for their expanded networks for their remote workforce.

Guest: Ben Caruso, Practice Leader, State and Local Government, Juniper Networks

Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group

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State and local government agencies are looking for more effective ways to deliver public services, including modernizing their IT systems to keep up with service demand. Many agencies, however, are still just starting their journeys to the cloud in earnest — assessing where to start, what’s needed and what to expect.

While managing large migrations to the cloud may seem like a daunting task, organizations can still realize quick gains by working with specialized cloud services firms and starting with a smaller workload.

Guests: Brian Schoepfle, manager of partner solution architects at AWS (left) and Nic Perez, CTO for Cloud, ThunderCat Technologies

Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group

This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for StateScoop and underwritten by ThunderCat Technologies, Amazon Web Services and DLT Solutions.

StateScoop's Priorities Podcast has a new home on Soundcloud. Follow the revamped show at: https://soundcloud.com/priorities_podcast/ and at www.prioritiespodcast.com
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On today’s episode of the Priorities Podcast, the Pew Charitable Trusts are warning governors and legislators to be wary of an impending financial “cliff” after the recent influx of federal aid expires.
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NASCIO’s latest federal advocacy priorities are out, and state CIOs are looking for additional clarity from the federal government on state and local cyber grants.
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Nelson Moe, now recently-former Virginia CIO, explains what’s next for him and his proudest accomplishments in the Commonwealth, and offers advice for his successor and state CIOs across the community.
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Meghan Sullivan and Thomas Beck, both from Deloitte’s Government and Public Services practice, offer their takes on NASCIO’s list of top 10 priorities for 2022. The two highlight the changing landscape for cloud services, as well as the spotlights on what’s ahead for state CIOs in the new year.

StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast is available every Thursday.
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Though the 2022 list of top priorities for state chief information officers looks similar that of 2021, state government remains in a time of great change as the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, according to experts from Deloitte.

Deloitte's Meghan Sullivan and Thomas Beck point specifically to the rise of multi-cloud as an emerging priority and focus for state governments. Using multiple cloud instances and providers has become essential for states to provide robust services for a workforce that remains at least partially remote.

Guests: Meghan Sullivan, Principal, Deloitte Government and Public Services and Thomas Beck, Principal, Deloitte Consulting

Host: Jake Williams, VP, Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

This podcast is produced by StateScoop and underwritten by Deloitte.

State and local governments have made “massive strides,” on their ability to deliver citizen services in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but there’s still quite a bit of work to be done, according to Auth0’s Salman Ladha.

“I think we’re moving in the right direction,” says Ladha. “Not only has identity and access management jumped in terms of its priorities, but also on the tools [agencies] are looking to implement.”

Guest: Salman Ladha, Product Marketing Manager, Auth0

Host: Jake Williams, VP, Content & Community, StateScoop & EdScoop

This podcast is produced by StateScoop and underwritten by Auth0.