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Sacramento, Calif., Is Creating a Reference Architecture to Scale Up...
“The message from all of us, was simply this: We are all in,” said Sacramento, Calif., Mayor Darrell Steinberg, recounting his meeting with public agencies, elected leaders and representatives from...
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Young Startup Wants to Train AI Better, Faster Using Synthetic Data
Artificial intelligence (AI) — of the “learning algorithms” variety, not the Skynet kind — is everywhere in the tech world right now. It’s because of the concept’s many possibilities: object...
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Educating Alexa: Feds Look to Make Public Service Info Available Through AI...
The federal government’s sometimes arcane and esoteric storehouse of knowledge and services could soon be voice-activated. That’s because the General Services Administration’s Emerging Citizen...
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Analytics, AI and Orchestration are Top New Security Topics
I’m often asked what I like best about my job. One of my top answers is public speaking, learning and networking at security and technology events around the world. Besides giving press interviews or...
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What Are the Most Common Types of Special District?
Special districts are the most common type of local government by a large margin. But what are the most common kinds of special district? That would be the fire protection district, according to the...
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Atlanta’s Internal Platform Turns Public to Provide Real-Time Commuter Data...
Videos of motorists driving through billowing black smoke were the signature images when a bridge collapsed on Interstate 85 in Atlanta recently, but in that crisis, city officials seized opportunity...
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How Agile Is Ushering Millennials into IT in Nebraska
ARLINGTON, Va. — At the NASCIO Midyear conference in Arlington, Va., on Monday, April 24, agile development was on the agenda in a big way. Identified as a top 10 priority for 2017 for the...
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Cybersecurity, Agile Development Top of Mind at 2017 NASCIO Midyear Conference
ARLINGTON, Va. — Virginia is a leader when it comes to cybersecurity; just ask Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who told the audience at the 2017 NASCIO Midyear conference on April 24 that as chair of the...
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Skyhigh Becomes First Cloud Access Security Broker in Cooperative Purchasing...
Skyhigh Networks, the first cloud access security broker to achieve cybersecurity compliance across the federal government, has entered into a partnership with the government purchasing cooperative...
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New York Names IBM Veteran Robert Samson as CIO
Less than a month after the departure of Maggie Miller, the state of New York has found its new CIO in 36-year IBM leader Robert Samson. The announcement was made Tuesday, April 25, as part of a...
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IT's Role in Solving Pennsylvania's Budget Problem
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's State of the State address in February underscored the commonwealth's lingering budget woes, encouraging decision-makers to support policies that would put them on a...
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How Cities and Automakers See California's Autonomous Vehicle Regulations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On March 10, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) released its revised regulations on driverless cars. The new rules eliminate the requirement for a human driver to...
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CIOs Dig Deep on Emerging Tech, Collaborating with the Feds and Identity...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Whether it’s protecting critical infrastructure from hacktivists and bad actors, working to securely authenticate identity management for constituents or implementing emerging...
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Alaska Moves to Consolidate IT, Hires New CIO to Lead the Charge
Gov. Bill Walker signed an administrative order April 25 consolidating Alaska's IT and telecommunications assets to a standalone agency under the leadership of a state CIO. Until now, the functions...
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Michigan Gaming Board Will Integrate 19 Legacy Systems in Unisys Online...
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB), which regulates Detroit casinos, horse racing and “millionaire party” charitable gaming, and oversees Native American casinos’ compliance with state-tribal...
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How California's Public Utility Commission is Using Mobile to Bolster its...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Limited funding and resources isn’t stopping the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) from looking to technology to close the gap between public need and its services....
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Vermont Governor Creates Agency of Digital Services, Appoints CIO
On April 17, IT in Vermont officially shifted, when a new Agency of Digital Services (ADS) took the place of the Department of Information and Innovation. The goal? To refresh that state’s efforts in...
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FCC Chair Announces Proposed Net Neutrality Regulation Rollback
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the agency would consider reversing several Obama-era regulations aimed at protecting net neutrality and a free and open...
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Maryland Emergency Management Agency Partners With Nextdoor for Enhanced,...
Technology has mutually improved and damaged the way information travels through the modern world. While some online sources are trusted and worth listening to, others leave you with more questions...
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Report: Amid Pivot to Political Targets, Cybercrime Turns to Emails, Common...
In 2016, targeted cyberattacks pivoted away from economic espionage to politically focused subversion, which may not sound immediately alarming to public agencies at all levels — but in their tactics,...
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