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NASCIO 2022: Massachusetts Finds Success in Employee Identity Management

State Tech Magazine

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has experienced a great deal of success in adopting a single identity and access management solution for its employees since committing to Microsoft Azure Active Directory in 2018, the state’s chief operations officer said Monday during the annual conference of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. (..)

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Q&A: Jefferson County, Colo., Innovation Program Manager on Digital Transformation

State Tech Magazine

Innovation Program Manager Marlin McDaniel heads a team focusing on technology projects that could improve the lives of county citizens and digitalize processes for county employees. StateTech Managing Editor Mickey McCarter interviewed McDaniel about ongoing initiatives and measurable success in his county’s innovation efforts.

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States Improve Unemployment Insurance Systems with Cloud Solutions

State Tech Magazine

The DWS moved its UI system to the cloud in 2018 using federal funding from the U.S. Today, they call it WYUI, and it’s working even better than the agency expected, says Jeff Eckhart, Wyoming DWS IT manager. Department of Labor. Our old system was on an IBM…

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TAGITM 2024: Seguin’s Partnership with Extreme Networks Pays Off

State Tech Magazine

When Shane McDaniel became CIO of Seguin, Texas, in March 2018, he was surprised at the state of the city’s legacy network infrastructure. “It It contained things that I truly did not know still existed,” McDaniel told a panel at the annual conference of the Texas Association of Government IT Managers on Thursday.

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New Jersey CTO Chris Rein Explains Why Hybrid Cloud Is Helpful for State Agencies

State Tech Magazine

New Jersey CTO Chris Rein has served as chief of the New Jersey Office of Information Technology since 2018 when he was appointed by Gov. Phil Murphy. He produces and supports strategic policies, standards and requirements for the technological environment across all state agencies.

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DCaaS Offers Cost-Efficiency, Control for Local Government Agencies

State Tech Magazine

In 2018, GovLoop reported that federal agencies have leveraged DCaaS to eliminate infrastructure management burdens and expedite IT modernization efforts. The question with DCaaS — as with any managed service — is, what is your staff size and what are…

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The History of Public Lands

Park Leaders

Managing these lands is no small feat, with wildfire costs alone hitting $119 million in 2018. If states can’t afford to manage these lands, we risk seeing them sold off and lost forever. One of the major points Walt made was the looming risk if states like Utah successfully demand federal land transfers.