NASCIO Voices
A podcast from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). Amy Glasscock and Alex Whitaker interview guests (state CIOs, NASCIO members, strategic partners and colleagues) to get their unique stories and perspectives on state information technology, leadership and lessons learned.
Podcasting since 2019 • 162 episodes
NASCIO Voices
Latest Episodes
Agentic AI Is Coming: What State Governments Need to Know Now
Amy and Alex discuss how AI is moving beyond generating text to executing real tasks and workflows. In this episode, we unpack the rise of agentic AI, what it means for state governments and how technology leaders can prepare for this next phas...
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Episode 161
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15:14
How States Can Best Prepare for the Approaching DOJ Accessibility Deadline
Alex and Amy are joined this week by NASCIO policy analyst Kalea Young-Gibson. We discuss vendor accountability, litigation trends and how states can reduce legal and operational risk as the DOJ final rule for accessibility of web content and m...
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Episode 160
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13:05
What States Need from Washington in 2026: NASCIO’s Advocacy Priorities
Alex and Amy talk about NASCIO's recently released 2026 federal advocacy priorities--as well as our personal goals for the new year.Find the priorities here: https://www.nascio.org/government-affairs/federal-advocacy-priorities/
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Episode 159
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13:58
NASCIO President J.R. Sloan on His Presidential and State CIO Priorities for 2026
Alex and Amy talk with NASCIO President and Arizona state CIO J.R. Sloan about his presidential initiative for 2026 and priorities in Arizona. He also tells us what he loves about living in Arizona.
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Episode 158
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27:19
Are We Solving the Right Problems? CIO vs. Citizen Views on Accessing State Services
Alex and Amy are joined by Eyal Darmon of Accenture to talk about our recent joint report. Specifically we are talking about how citizens and CIOs view the challenges of accessing state services--where they align and where they don't. ...
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Episode 157
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17:45