article thumbnail

Cooperative Purchasing: State Procurement Offices Prioritize Sustainability During Acquisitions

State Tech Magazine

Established in 2017 and reaffirmed recently by Gov. Minnesotas Office of Enterprise Sustainability works to reduce energy and asset waste among the states government agencies. Tim Walz, the office concentrates on supporting sustainability in six focus areas, one of which is procurement.

article thumbnail

Q&A: New Orleans CIO Kimberly LaGrue Discusses Cyber Resilience

State Tech Magazine

Mayor Mitch Landrieu appointed her as acting CIO in 2017, and Mayor LaToya Cantrell made her appointment to CIO permanent in 2018. Kimberly LaGrue is CIO of New Orleans and president of the Cities Today Institute North America Cities Leadership Forum on Digitalization. She began her IT career with New Orleans in telecommunications.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

U.S. Immigration Courts See a Significant and Growing Backlog

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

This backlog has more than tripled since the start of fiscal year 2017. More than 2 million cases are pending in U.S. immigration courts. The effects of the backlog are significant and widespread. In particular, the backlog causes delays and poses.

288
288
article thumbnail

How State and Local IT Agencies Can Best Prepare for Natural Disasters

State Tech Magazine

Last year tied 2017 and 2011 for the third-highest number of billion-dollar disasters in the U.S., The National Centers for Environmental Information recently released the final update to its 2022 Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters report. with the cost of 18 weather events totaling more than $175 billion.

288
288
article thumbnail

Colorado Springs Continues Quest to Be ‘Smartest of Smart Cities’

State Tech Magazine

Since 2017, Colorado Springs, Colo., has pushed to adopt emerging technologies to become smarter, safer and more sustainable. Leading that charge is Colorado Springs’ Office of Innovation and Colorado Springs Utilities, which work with public and private organizations to implement smart utilities, solutions and services.

article thumbnail

How America’s Airports Defend Against Cyberthreats

State Tech Magazine

In 2017, the widely used Saber booking platform was hacked, leading to the crash of reservations for 20 airlines. aviation industry has been largely spared from major cyberattack thus far. No one expects it to stay that way. Recent incursions have focused on airline reservation systems.

261
261
article thumbnail

There Goes the Sun: NASA Upgrades Technology to Prepare for a Total Solar Eclipse

FedTech Magazine

To prepare for the total solar eclipse in 2017, NASA focused on technology that would keep its livestreams running for those who couldn’t see it in person. 21, 2017, the first to cover much of the U.S. 21, 2017, the first to cover much of the U.S. About 12 million people watched the eclipse on NASA sites on Aug.

128
128