The Public Sector Show by TechTables
The Podcast and Community for Public Sector CIOs and CISOs. Welcome to the The Public Sector Show by TechTables, featuring human-centric stories from C-level technology leaders. Hosted by Joe Toste, you'll gain valuable insights on current issues and challenges faced by top leaders. Through interviews, speaking engagements, and live podcast tour events, we unite public sector CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and technology leaders in fostering collaboration and meaningful connections in the ever-evolving technology landscape. techtables.substack.com
Episodes
#219: How Seguin IT Built a 27-Award Culture — And What Port Houston & Flower Mound Teach About Leadership
Featuring:
Shane McDaniel, CIO, City of Seguin & 2025 TAGITM President
James O’Brien, Information Security Officer, Port Houston (& 2026 TAGITM President)
Jose Mendez, IT Director, Town of Flower Mound
Ted Gruenloh, CEO, Nomic Networks
Episode Highlights:
What happens when local IT leaders transform city government through servant le...
#218: How 3 State CIOs Cut Through AI Hype to Save Millions with Bill Kehoe, Tim Galluzi, Alan Fuller
Featuring
Bill Kehoe, Chief Information Officer and WaTech Agency Director, State of Washington
Tim Galluzi, Chief Information Officer, State of Nevada
Alan Fuller, Chief Information Officer, State of Utah
Episode Highlights
What if the future of government IT isn’t about the biggest budget—but the courage to ship fast, fail forward, and...
#217: Supercharging Cyber Resiliency — How Texas Cities Achieve Enterprise-Level Security [2025 TAGITM]
Episode Highlights
What if cybersecurity in government isn’t about buying the newest tools — but trusted relationships, shared intelligence, and grassroots innovation?
In this episode, four Texas public sector leaders share how local governments are building enterprise-level resilience without enterprise budgets. From 27 innovation ...
#216: From Coast Guard to CIO — Craig Hopkins on Purpose-Driven Leadership in San Antonio
Episode Highlights
What if the secret to transformational leadership isn’t being the smartest person in the room, but being the “humble gardener” who grows others? In this episode, San Antonio CIO Craig Hopkins shares why “we’re not IT professionals, we’re operational leaders,” how small behaviors compound into culture, and what it really means ...
#215: CapMetro Built AI So Human Callers Can’t Tell + How Austin Put Data Stewardship Before AI Hype + UTSA’s “Humble, Hungry, Kind” Culture — All With Limited Resources [2025 TAGITM]
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Carahsoft—The Trusted Public Sector IT Solutions Provider™, support...
#213: How 3 Texas Women CIOs Orchestrate Change — From TxDOT's 29% Crash-Reducing AI to CapMetro & Austin Breaking Silos [2025 TAGITM Live Podcast Tour]
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Verizon Frontline—The advanced network that keeps first responders connected when it matters most.
Carahsoft—The Trusted Public Sector IT Solutions Provider™, supports government agencies and educa...
#212: From COBOL to Salesforce: Washington State Liquor Board’s 9-Year, Multi-Million Modernization + Army Leadership Lessons
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#211: South Florida CIO Roundtable: 1,000+ Sensor Network, Centennial Celebration, Miami Beach's AI Agents & More
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#210: Maricopa County's AI Teams Save 100s of Hours (Plus AZ's Child Safety 30-Year Data Strategy & Building AI for Service-First Gov.)
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Carahsoft—The Trusted Public Sector IT Solutions Provider™, supports government agencies and education/healthcare m...
#209: Teena Piccione, J.R. Sloan, Mark Wittenberg, Jonathan Feldman & Joe Durante [Better Together Series]
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#208: Texas County Women Leading 6M+ Residents: From Flooded Data Centers to AI Innovation Lab to Building Unbreakable Teams [2024 Houston Live Podcast Tour]
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#207: Bringing Soldiers Home to Building the Digital Identity with Blake Hall, Founder & CEO, ID.me
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#206: Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown - Navy SEAL to Extreme Ownership
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#205: From Hurricane Harvey to Beryl: Houston's "One Family" Emergency Response [2024 Houston Live Podcast Tour]
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#204: Why Texas DMV Chose $6M in Planning Over $150M (Plus TDLR's 25-Program Modernization) [Houston 2024]
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#203: UHCL's 6-Week Leadership Pivot + AI Student Concierge + NASA Innovation Culture [Houston 2024]
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#202: UTSA's Bold Careers 85+ Student Program + UCLA's 2028 Olympics Campus Transformation [EDUCAUSE 2024]
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#201: UHCL's NASA Partnership + UT System's Enterprise AI Strategy [EDUCAUSE 2024]
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#200: UCSB's Data-Driven AI Pilots + ASU's Multi-LLM Innovation Platform + Google's Higher Ed Partnerships [EDUCAUSE 2024]
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#199: Securing Decentralized IT at UT-McCombs & Tanium's 'Whole of Education' Framework [EDUCAUSE 2024]
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