From DOD to Local Government with Jorge Cardenas, CIO, City of Brownsville

A big thank you to our brand partners who keep this podcast free to the listener:Nagarro is a leading provider of digital government services, partnering with state, local, and federal clients on some of their most strategic technology projects. Nagarro offers expertise in Digital Services, Legacy Modernization, Case Management, Data & AI, Service Desk, Cyber Security, and more. To learn more, check out www.nagarro.com.On this episode of The Public Sector Show by TechTables, we talk about transitioning from the DOD into local government service, Brownsville's 5-year plan, infrastructure wins, and more with Jorge Cardenas, CIO, the City of Brownsville.Connect with Jorge: 00:00">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorge-cardenas-it-vp-director/Timestamps00:00 Intro01:30 From DOD to Brownsville CIO04:12 Brownsville 5-year Plan08:36 The $100MM Broadband Project11:52 Next Initiatives13:10 How to Get City-Wide Buy-In15:05 Cybersecurity and Network Security Plans16:37 Lessons from DOD18:48 The Complexities of Dealing with Hard Problems22:33 Jorge's Favorite Books25:02 OutroWe send out a free weekly podcast and a newsletter highlighting human-centric stories from public sector CIOs, CISOs, and technology leaders across federal, state, city, county, and higher education.Sign up for Behind the Mic by TechTables https://www.techtables.com/Listen on:🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-public-sector-show-by-techtables/id1661752549🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0bFQBsDwKJkdNk2qENkhNL (timestamps, audience Q&A)Follow us:LinkedIn TechTables https://www.linkedin.com/company/techtables/LinkedIn - Connect with Joe! https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtoste/Twitter https://twitter.com/thejoetoste This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.techtables.com

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