The Public Sector Show by TechTables

The Public Sector Show by TechTables

The Podcast & Community for Public Sector CIOs & 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.

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#197: LSU's $7.5M Student-Powered SOC + NJIT's Life-Saving Analytics + Illinois' Creative Data Applications Powered by Splunk [EDUCAUSE 2024]

Recent 🎙️ Episodes

March 13, 2025

#197: LSU's $7.5M Student-Powered SOC + NJIT's Life-Saving Analytics …

Featuring: Craig Woolley , Chief Information Officer at Louisiana State University (LSU) Kim Milford , Chief Information Security Officer at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Ed Wozencroft , VP for Digital Strategy and ...

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Feb. 27, 2025

#196: Building Cyber Warriors: UTSA's SOC & Elastic's AI Secret Sauce…

Featuring: Kendra Ketchum , Vice President for Information Management and Technology and CIO at the University of Texas, San Antonio Jared Pane , Director of Solutions Architecture at Elastic Episode Highlights: Leadership Ph...

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Feb. 20, 2025

#195: Purdue's Enterprise AI Challenge + Montana's State-Wide Cyber H…

Featuring: Timothy Winders , AVP and Deputy CIO at Purdue University Zach Rossmiller , CIO, University of Montana Mani Keerthi Nagothu , Americas Field CISO & Associate Director at SentinelOne In this episode, you’ll learn: H...

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Feb. 12, 2025

#194: How Clackamas CC Protected 10,000 Students + [Case Study] Texas…

Featuring: Saby Waraich , CIO/CISO, Clackamas Community College Wayne Bridges , Senior Solutions Engineer, Omnissa In this episode, you’ll learn: How Clackamas CC executed a 72-hour ransomware response protecting 10,000 stude...

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Feb. 5, 2025

#193: Strategic HR Evolution: Building Culture-Driven IT Organization…

Featuring: Will Smith , Chief of Staff at City of Seattle IT In this episode, you’ll learn: How Seattle IT revolutionized HR by embedding dedicated business partners within each department, transforming traditional personnel ...

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Jan. 30, 2025

#192: From Forms to Freedom: Building Digital Services That Citizens …

Featuring: Soumam Debgupta , CTO, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Rob Lloyd , CTO, City of Seattle Chris Chirgwin , CIO, County of Santa Barbara In this episode, you’ll learn: How Washington State DS...

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Insightful and Innovative!

"This platform provides a format that allows for incredible storytelling in the government sector! I really enjoyed participating in one of the episodes and am thankful that Joe was able to provide me…"

angerjl | Dec. 13, 2023

Great job, Coach!

"It was a great privilege to join Joe Toste and the TechTables audience in a continued discussion about how we can work together to strengthen the IT workforce experience in the public sector. TechTa…"

JonR_SWP | June 5, 2023

Insightful and Engaging: Unveiling the Public Sector's Tech Revolution

"If you’re looking for some insight into how the public sector is being innovative, then this is the podcast for you! I appreciate the show's focus on current issues. Joe Taste is always up-to-date o…"

jet_tex | May 18, 2023

TechTables PodCast Review

"Joe Toste, is one of the freshest and sharpest podcast hosts in the tech world at the moment. The Public Sector Show by TechTables is all about Connecting Public Sector 
Community through Darn Good C…"

Rafffaroni | May 18, 2023

TechTables, Rocketing into the Future!

"Joe Toste, the dynamic founder of TechTables, has created the perfect forum for organizations in the public sector and technology vendors to inform and interact with the community. It was a pleasure …"

Thinking Prevention | April 10, 2023

Listening for the life lessons!

"I start each podcast interested in learning about a public sector leader and how they are tackling the challenges of their specific role. I end each podcast with a scribbled set of Life Lessons that…"

Steve Risseeuw | Jan. 20, 2024

Something you want to be a part of

"There are events/meetings that you want to go to and then there are events that you want to be a part of. I have had the opportunity to be a part of 2 in person tech tables and after each event I fo…"

Jdawg1217 | Jan. 18, 2024

Technology and Leadership Gold

"Love listening to Joe’s podcasts with such a wide variety of leaders and technology topics. There’s definitely something for everyone involved with the govtech space."

ShackR | Jan. 18, 2024

Excellent content

"I support public sector and this podcast has been refreshing and insightful. The human element to IT, policy, and more is needed all around and Joe + his guests encapsulate this to the tee."

CyberBBQ | Jan. 18, 2024

Love the human side of the content and events

"Great job Joe, Thank you for what you are doing with TechTables and the community you are building. Your podcasts have been great, and what I love about them are that even though it is "TechTables", …"

mwp32 | Jan. 18, 2024

Great Listen!

"Toste offers a captivating blend of insightful discussion and up-to-date information. His dynamic interview style is engaging, while providing deep dives into tech trends. Highly recommend for anyone…"

Nathan…D | Feb. 6, 2024