FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Citizen development of low-code/no-code applications offers agencies a digital transformation vehicle as they mull what to do with legacy software that is less secure and lacks interoperability.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

JANUARY 26, 2023

The February issue of Parks & Recreation magazine is out now, and on today’s bonus episode of the podcast, we’ll be diving deeper into one of this month’s feature stories, “ Workforce Development Trends and Opportunities in Parks and Recreation.”

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 19, 2025

NASCIO has recommended considerations for state CIOs developing AI roadmaps, and Robinson revisited three of those: Establish governance and oversight processes. Address data quality and sourcing. Expand AI workforce expertise and training.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is developing a software bill of materials ecosystem that companies can publish to, so agencies have greater visibility into software programming libraries, versions and underlying components.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2024

IT infrastructure modernization, cloud optimization, smarter cybersecurity and agile software development will rapidly facilitate a truly modern citizen experience, one that can more closely mirror the private sector’s status quo. Based on their myriad accomplishments and stated…

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State Tech Magazine

JUNE 27, 2023

For several years in a row, tech observers have declared it “the year of ransomware.” That time finally appears to be over. 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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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

But 9 times out of 10, what we’re really talking about is Software as a Service, especially among state and local government agencies that don’t necessarily have the in-house staff to develop, manage and secure their own apps in the cloud.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2023

While the American economy remains on solid footing as it navigates challenging headwinds, today’s workforce development ecosystem is struggling to keep pace. These simultaneous dilemmas pose significant workforce development challenges for many…

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2025

Click the banner below to begin developing a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy. Microsoft and LinkedIn found 78% of AI users bring their own tools to work, and 52% are reluctant to admit using it, according to the 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report. This is the reality of shadow AI: Many workers already use the technology covertly.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 8, 2023

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is developing a software bill of materials ecosystem that companies can publish to, so agencies have greater visibility into software programming libraries, versions and underlying components.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 20, 2024

2023 Year-End Boxscore Charts , Billboard Magazine Top 40 Tours Top 30 Boxscores Top 10 Stadiums Top 25 Venues (cap 15,001 or more) Top 10 Venues (cap 10,001 to 15,000) Top 10 Venues (cap 5,001 to 10,000) Top 10 Venues (cap 5,000 or less) Top 10 Promoters Top Tours by Genre; For years, I'd argued with Alex B. Fort Worth Star-Telegram ).

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 3, 2024

Some years ago, Code for America developed a journey map of what a citizen might experience when seeking criminal record expungement in Cook County, Ill. “A criminal record can be a life sentence to poverty, creating barriers to jobs, housing, education and more,” the nonprofit notes on its website.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) helps keep the world’s waterways safe for commercial vessels, private boaters, military ships and other mariners. As part of its role overseeing navigation, the agency identifies obstacles and hazards at sea and supports national security efforts by warning of potential threats.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Mike Grigsby, director of business development for Ubicquia, said that replacing traditional streetlights with smart LED lights paid dividends. “We Smart city projects in Memphis, Tenn., Addressing the conference in National Harbor, Md.,

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Addressing NASCIO 2024, Imsand said his development team…

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

Adopt Cloud-Specific Security Tooling Solutions such as cloud security posture management and cloud workload protection secure cloud-native applications and environments from development through production. Centralized tools go a long way toward streamlining security and…

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State Tech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2024

CDW has developed a leadership approach… But such is the power of this generative AI opportunity that I urge local government CIOs to consider a 10/20/30 plan to capitalize quickly on the shifts that are about to occur.

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

In recent years, they’ve been forced to develop strategies to maintain operations in the face of new threats posed by climate change, extreme weather and cybercriminals. It’s not enough that utilities across the country need to monitor for scores of contaminants and oversee broad water distribution networks.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2023

A key step in many of those efforts has been the development of formal, statewide broadband expansion plans, often at the behest of state legislatures or as a strategic component of states’ broadband programs. States have made significant strides toward improving the availability and affordability of broadband service in recent years.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Digital Service wisely cautions against delivering digital services that don’t fit the bill, whether because they do not get the job done, they cost too much or they take too long to develop. To that end, the service developed the playbook of 13 “plays” produced from best…

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State Tech Magazine

APRIL 10, 2023

and Cisco, Texas, are developing wayfinding using AR, which lets smartphone users overlay a digital image onto the real world. Some smart cities are creating maps that combine with augmented reality capabilities to help citizens navigate public spaces. Cities such as Coral Gables, Fla.,

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2025

Yet, there are significant barriers to developing and deploying AI solutions. The Government Accountability Office reported that 20 of 23 agencies surveyed have about 1,200 current and planned AI cases specific challenges or opportunities that AI may solve.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Gartner claims the goal of platform engineering is a “frictionless, self-service developer experience that offers the right capabilities to allow developers and others to produce valuable software with as little overhead as possible.” That goal is admirable, but is it realistic?

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2024

It’s not impossible to implement new AI use cases without having a DevOps foundation, but agile development is the best way to run alongside such a fast-moving technology. The pattern of iterating quickly and the culture of agility that precedes platform engineering can improve governments’ ability to create new, AI-powered citizen services.

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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

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We have a very well-developed highway network here; commuting to and from work is rather easy and comfortable,” he says. There's also the cultural…

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2023

In some cases, government agencies have partnered with nonprofit organizations such as Code for America to become nimbler in their development of government services.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Public Technology Institute, a leader in government technology training and professional development, is looking at changes, both internal and across government IT, following the announcement of a new partnership and the release of its annual survey.

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State Tech Magazine

APRIL 18, 2023

The biggest gain that we’ve seen has been developing our own processes,” says Ritchie Dioneda, the city’s service management office manager. Today, the city has consolidated all of that into ServiceNow, a cloud computing platform that helps to manage digital workflows. “The

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Marimba Milliones is president and CEO of the Hill Community Development Corporation. At one time, it was proposed a new sports arena would be built there, but instead other development plans are moving forward. Owners-developers oppose ticket or parking taxes saying it will reduce patronage. Wikipedia photo.

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Developers often face a convoluted web of infrastructure and a high volume of tools to navigate. Platform engineering helps resolve friction in the development process by creating an internal developer platform (IDP), a self-service resource that serves up a collection of tools, services and automated workflows.

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 21, 2024

The fabric…

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Increasingly, says IT Director Justin Bumbico, people are turning to public libraries to help them develop life skills, hunt for jobs and even support remote work. You walk through the libraries, and customers are on Zoom calls and Teams calls,” Bumbico says.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

Around the same time, NASCIO published a report intended to assist state governments in development of AI roadmaps. The report, “Your AI Blueprint: 12 Key Considerations as States Develop Their Artificial Intelligence Roadmaps,”… AI, machine learning and robotic process automation took No.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The shift in software development philosophies addresses the challenges of complexity that come with DevOps, which “opens the door for self-service capabilities through more automated infrastructure operations,” according to Red Hat. Ask IT experts about DevOps, and they’ll tell you it’s evolving thanks to platform engineering.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

As pointed out in the Post article, if you want to develop a functioning if not thriving film community, you need to support its development, and a film festival is an element that does. Image from Boston Magazine. Meetingpoint also develops digital communications platforms for organizations, with a focus on civic participation.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

While it wasn’t the first PC, the IBM 5150 (which ran on the Microsoft-developed operating system DOS) helped establish the modern computer market. Wherever there is innovation, those looking to exploit it aren’t far behind. IBM released its version of the personal computer in 1981.

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