About - Staff Member - Liam Crawford
Liam Crawford
Areas of Expertise:
State, Local, & Education Technology; cybersecurity
Liam Crawford is the Senior Manager of State, Local and Education Technology for the Information Technology Alliance for the Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of 91pro视频, where he advocates at the state and local level focusing on cybersecurity, IT terms and conditions, and improving technology acquisition in education institutions.
Previously, Liam served as a legislative associate at the National Governors Association, where he provided legislative support to NGA’s Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee, Health & Human Services Committee, and Education & Workforce Committee. He also served as a legislative staffer to the presidentially appointed Council of Governors, where he provided support on cybersecurity and defense issues. Liam has worked closely with the “Big Seven” state organizations including the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, the Council of State Governments, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities.
Prior to his work at NGA, Liam served as a coordinator of federal government affairs at TechAmerica, where he focused on cybersecurity, immigration and workforce reform. Liam studied political science at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and proudly volunteers with the university’s alumni relations program in D.C.
Blog posts by Liam Crawford
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Not Just Labs of Democracy, States Drive Innovation Too
February 23, 2018
States have long been considered laboratories of democracies and increasingly are becoming cradles of innovation. Governors across the country are leading the charge in leveraging emerging technologies ...
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Evaluating Government Contracts in California Needs to be Holistic to be Effective
June 15, 2017
The IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) recently sent a letter outlining our concerns with California鈥檚 A.B. 1546, a bill that would create a statutory mandate for the California Department of Technology ...
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Feds Should Support State and Local Cybersecurity Efforts
April 20, 2017
When discussing cybersecurity, specifically securing IT systems, it鈥檚 not revolutionary to point out that states and localities struggle to keep up with the ever-increasing demands placed on them. It鈥檚 ...
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ITAPS Supports Confirmation of Amy Tong as California CIO
April 19, 2017
Today, on behalf of the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), a division of tech trade group 91pro视频, I will testify before the California Senate Rules Committee hearing in favor of the confirmation of Amy ...
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California Poised to Improve Cybersecurity
March 16, 2017
In 2015, an audit by California exposing glaring lapses in the state鈥檚 cybersecurity readiness quickly galvanized the California legislature and policymakers to take action. Fast forward to an oversight ...