NASCIO 2023 Archives

Mike Williams, Director for SLED East, Google Public Sector

State leaders see generative AI’s potential to bring positive impacts on the mission

Google Public Sector leader Mike Williams reflects on the NASCIO 2023 conference, where generative AI was a topic focus among many state CIOs.

Oct 24, 2023 By Daniel Bevarly

robot hands on typewriter — (Getty Images)

AI can speed procurement timelines, streamline processes, state official says

One North Carolina official said AI is helping the state speed along certain parts of its procurement processes.

Oct 12, 2023 By Skylar Rispens

States vary on cyber awareness, workforce approaches

Cybersecurity continues to be the top concern of state chief information officers, but Arkansas IT Secretary Jonathan Askins recommended states focus on their defense postures rather than…

Oct 10, 2023 By Skylar Rispens

whole of state cyber panel NASCIO 2023 — From left: Alex Whitaker, NASCIO’s director of government affairs; Torry Crass, North Carolina’s chief risk officer; Ryan Murray, Arizona’s chief information security officer; and Jennifer Pittman-Leeper, a former security program manager in Arizona now working in the private sector. (Colin Wood / Scoop News Group)

Sustainable funding, workforce challenge whole-of-state cybersecurity transition

State officials said at NASCIO's annual conference that some smaller governments are living "below the cyber poverty line."

Oct 9, 2023 By Skylar Rispens