The City Fix

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Speaking at Transforming Transportation 2021, co-hosted by WRI and the World Bank, sustainable mobility leaders from around the world. Plummeting bus and train ridership, lost jobs, overflowing warehouses, more inequality: 2020’s disruptions to the transport sector were widespread and deep. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In May 2021, a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline led to the temporary disruption of gasoline and petroleum product delivery across much. We’ve already seen what can happen when one of the nation’s critical services is disrupted by a cyberattack.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 42,915 motor vehicle–related fatalities in 2021, the largest number since 2005. It makes sense, given the size of the country and the cost-effectiveness of ground-based systems in getting people and products from point A to point B as efficiently as possible.

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 25, 2024

In 2021, New… “In our emergency operations center, we had the city map on a screen and could see where every EMS vehicle was located,” says Cedric Palmisano, deputy chief of special operations and logistics for New Orleans Emergency Medical Services.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 gives agencies the incentive and funds needed to protect citizens’ digital data. Now is the time to invest in the tools, people and processes required to achieve that objective.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

AUGUST 16, 2022

A House of Representatives’ special committee held a number of hearings earlier this summer that examined the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol. At the request of congressional members and committees, we have also issued several.

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State Tech Magazine

JUNE 5, 2023

It isn’t the only time the county’s board took strides to improve internet accessibility: In 2021, the board approved $2.2 According to Placer County, its Board of Supervisors approved $31 million in funding to bring broadband to new neighborhoods, expanding to almost 11,000 new homes. Meanwhile, The Meadville Tribune reports that Crawford…

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 1, 2023

Gretchen Whitmer appointed Laura Clark as state CIO in October 2021. Michigan Gov. Clark previously served as state chief security officer, rising through the ranks of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget since joining in 2001.

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State Tech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2023

According to SonicWall’s 2023 Cyber Threat Report, ransomware has “been on a tear” for the past few years, growing 105 percent year over year in 2021. While the report found that attacks were down in 2022, ransomware targets still reported very large number of attacks compared to levels in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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Local Government Government 261

State Tech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2023

In 2021, the Arlington County Board approved a proposal for developer JBG SMITH — which owns 6.8…

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 20, 2023

In 2022, ransomware attacks affected 106 state or local governments, a significant increase from the 77 attacks in 2021. Top of mind for state and local government agencies is whether their cyber infrastructure is stable enough to safeguard their most treasured asset — their data — as the looming threat of cyberattacks persists.

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2023

A 2021 scientific paper summarized the arrangement: “A Local 5G Operator (L5GO) has its core and access network deployed locally on premises and serves the healthcare facility with multiple base stations deployed both outdoors and indoors to provide…

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2022

In 2022, 97 percent of officials identified cybersecurity as a top priority, up from an already high 88 percent in 2021. This year is the ninth consecutive year that cybersecurity has held the No. 1 spot on the list. In its survey, PTI…

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In 2021, 66 percent of organizations were hit by a ransomware attack, up from 37 percent in 2020,” according to Sophos. Criminals took advantage of digital transformation and the move to remote work during the pandemic to launch attacks on all types of organizations, including state and local governments.

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Department of Information Technology in March 2021 as secretary and CIO. Jim Weaver joined the N.C. NCDIT oversees IT services for the state of North Carolina and is the primary IT service provider for state government agencies. The agency also provides services for local governments and educational institutions.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JULY 14, 2022

NASA has released the first public images from the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched on December 25, 2021. Its images will be used to support many missions including the study of different phases in the history of the Universe—ranging from.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

AWS re/Start is a no-cost, cohort-based, workforce development training program that first launched in the MENA region in June 2021. The program helps individuals build cloud computing skills and connects participants with employment opportunities with local employers.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The National Association of State Technology Directors highlights many of these successful efforts in a report recapping 2021 investments made by state IT agencies. State governments made many investments during the pandemic lockdown that are still paying dividends, fueling continued digital transformation efforts.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

through July — significantly less than in 2021, when nearly 400 incidents took place in the first seven months… New data from the Institute for Security and Technology’s Ransomware Task Force, however, seems to suggest fewer incidents have arisen in 2022.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 3, 2023

This is a part of our government 2021-2026 program and it can be achieved through investment in digital trust and appropriate norms and regulations. We believe in cloud computing’s transformative power for economic growth, for leapfrogging innovation and in delivering high quality public services for the good of all citizens.

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GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JULY 26, 2022

trillion in fiscal year 2021. Federal agencies spent $10.1 billion of that was not reported, according to USAspending.gov—the official source of government spending data. Additionally, it was not always clear how the total $10.1 trillion.

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The City Fix

MAY 18, 2022

As the latest IPCC report notes, cities will play a critical role in climate action over the next decade, and many challenges and opportunities for generating more clean electricity lie ahead. After remaining undaunted in their pursuit of renewables in 2020, U.S. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Local Government Government 98

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

JANUARY 19, 2023

Those receiving federal assistance to pay for food—more than 41 million people in 2021—might wonder whether or how their benefits change as a result of inflation, the. High prices at the grocery store can hit struggling Americans especially hard.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

This led to the establishment and launch in 2021 of the secure, cloud-based UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (RAP) , which is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Europe (London) Region and enabled by DNAnexus. This post highlights UK Biobank’s journey to becoming a globally accessible dataset for health researchers.

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

When Delaware County, the largest of four counties in New York’s scenic Catskill Mountains, began planning a data center refresh in 2021, it knew cloud would play a role. It didn’t know how limited that role might be. Twenty percent,” says Delaware County IT Manager David Cucciarre. “I

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In 2021, about 660,000 individuals and 24,000 enterprises benefitted from SSG-supported programs. In SSG’s 2020/2021 Annual Report , about 87% of surveyed SSG users indicated that they were able to perform their work better after undergoing SSG-funded training.

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The City Fix

JUNE 11, 2021

Jaime Lerner passed away on May 27, 2021. A world-renowned Brazilian urbanist, he was three times mayor of Curitiba and two times governor of the southern state of Paraná. Besides his great ideas, he was a very kind person and. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2021, the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) awarded a contract to Mi-Case , an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner, to replace its legacy systems managing case data across the state’s corrections facilities. The project kicked off in February 2021 and the new web and cloud-based offender management system (OMS) went live in May 2023.

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State Tech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

And in a 2021 survey, two-thirds of CISOs said they felt their organizations were at risk of falling victim to a successful… Not because ransomware has peaked — far from it — but because people now seem to realize hackers have found an attack type so lucrative that they’re going to keep using it again and again.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 20, 2024

In March 2021, Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the Think Big for Small Business (TBSB) Program , which provides partners with access to financial incentives and additional visibility with customers and the AWS team. Yet, the journey from small business solution to impactful collaboration is a field with challenges and opportunities.

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Next City

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Part Two of our 21 Best Solutions of 2021 showcases eviction diversion, rethinking philanthropy, combatting racism in design education and child welfare, and more.

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GCN

MARCH 21, 2023

Al Braithwaite, the former city manager of Oldsmar, Florida, said the 2021 episode was not caused by outside hackers but was instead a “non-event” sparked by user error.

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The City Fix

APRIL 12, 2021

In 2020 and into 2021, transportation agencies, companies and advocacy groups acted swiftly in the face of the unique public health crisis and disruption caused by COVID-19. They provided solutions that kept frontline workers, groceries, health services and other critical. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Paul Cairney

JANUARY 19, 2023

Please see the Policy Analysis in 750 words series overview before reading this summary. See also: Policy Analysis in 750 words: Linda Tuhiwai Smith (2012) Decolonizing Methodologies ‘Political science remains indebted to approaches, debates, and categories that emerged to make sense of … Continue reading →

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2025

Nautilus devices are an extension of the Flank Speed ecosystem unveiled in 2021 to push capabilities out to the Navys entire IT environment that will see endpoints managed directly. Cloud-managed Nautilus devices are replacing legacy systems aboard ships to allow for modern service delivery and secure information access from anywhere.

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OpenGov

JUNE 10, 2022

Originally published Jan 31, 2021. Updated with new information. Over the past four decades, OpenGov has worked with dozens of municipal governments across the United States, often focusing on setting – or resetting – the metrics that they use to measure their performance.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

DOE tapped HPE in late 2021 to build the new platform to tackle ongoing renewable energy and energy-efficiency research. Kestrel, the Department of Energy’s newest supercomputer, has taken flight. Kestrel will deliver more than five times faster performance, with 44 petaflops of computing power.

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