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CompTIA Absorbs Locally Focused Public Technology Institute
The Computing Technology Industry Association, a global nonprofit industry advocate and professional development organization, has absorbed the locally focused Public Technology Institute, promising...
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The Key to Modernizing the Public-Sector Workforce
Much has been written about the evolution of the government workforce, and a fair amount of it has been written in this magazine. GT has documented the shift over the past few decades from the career...
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Money Awaits States to Upgrade Opioid Monitoring (Contributed)
Prescription opioid overdoses killed nearly 15,000 Americans in 2016 and nearly 15,000 more in 2017, part of a growing crisis that has driven the United States into the longest sustained decline in...
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Report: Public Transit Must Become a City's Mobility Backbone
America's transit agencies need to be more than a network of bus and rail routes, and take on the emerging role of mobility manager with a single platform where citizens plan, book and pay for...
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CES 2019: Muni Leaders Talk Education, Working with Citizens and Data
LAS VEGAS — Elected and appointed officials from three major cities emphasized the importance of working closely with residents, partnering with education and business leaders and being equitable in...
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What’s New in Civic Tech: California Procurement Move Lauded
One of the first things new California Gov. Gavin Newsom did upon taking office was sign an executive order aimed at facilitating more efficient modern tech procurement — and the civic tech community...
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UrbanLeap Launches in Larger Cities, Plans Expansion
UrbanLeap, a young startup offering software to help government run pilot projects to test out new technology and ideas, is starting off running in the new year. The company, which was already working...
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New Louisiana Mayor to Hire City's First Chief Tech Officer
Fresh leadership in Louisiana’s third largest city is ushering in a new era where technology will be used to leverage improvements in economic development, public safety and education, among other...
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STiR Program Announces 40 Participating Startups for 2019
Startup in Residence (STiR) has announced the 40 companies that will be making up its 2019 cohort. The companies were selected by the 22 government agencies from across the country participating in...
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California Gov. Proposes New Office of Digital Innovation
(Techwire) — One day after proposing a major shift in California tech procurement, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced plans to transform digital innovation in state government. In releasing his...
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Incoming Kansas Governor Will Retain Lee Allen as IT Chief
Incoming Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Friday that Lee Allen will stay on as chief information technology officer (CITO) after Kelly’s inauguration Jan. 14, according to a press release. “Lee...
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Iowa CIO Robert von Wolffradt Steps Down After 6 Years
After more than six years as Iowa’s chief information officer, Robert von Wolffradt has stepped down from the position. As Iowa’s top tech administrator, Wolffradt helped the state expand broadband...
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Court Rules in Favor of FCC 5G Regulatory Rollbacks
Local governments may feel disappointed by a recent court ruling which sided with the Federal Communications Commission’s rollback of regulations related to the deployment of 5G communications...
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How to Improve Cyberstrategy by Learning NFL Defensive Tactics
Why are enterprises losing so many global cyberbattles? Despite hard work, long hours, smart people and great individual hacking tactics, what online trends are overwhelming security teams? How can...
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Portland, Ore., Tackles Untested Sexual Assault Kits with Tech
A few years ago, the police department in Portland, Ore., set out to inventory and subsequently track all of the sexual assault DNA kits that its detectives handle. This was back in 2014. Portland,...
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Florida CIO Eric Larson Departs Agency for State Technology
Florida CIO Eric Larson has left the Agency for State Technology (AST), according to his automatic email response. The response simply said, "Thank you for your message. I am no longer with the Agency...
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Motorola Solutions Buys Major License-Plate-Reading Company
Motorola Solutions, a major player in public safety technology, has acquired a company whose license-plate-reading technology has stirred up controversy in recent years. According to a press release,...
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Dallas City Manager Names First Chief Innovation Officer
Dallas has appointed Laila Alequresh as its first chief innovation officer. Alequresh, whose appointment was effective as of Monday, Jan. 11, will lead Dallas’ newly-created Office of Innovation,...
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State IT Structure Landscape Changes Dramatically
The Center for Digital Government* has been tracking the status of state projects revamping and rebuilding their IT structures since early 2016. In just three years, the landscape has changed...
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Local CIOs Network to Keep Tech in the MIX (Contributed)
In 1968, when some of the country’s foremost technologists were working at NASA to put a man on the moon, a group of local gov tech leaders met in New York City for the first time to informally...
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