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State CIOs Urge the House to Reauthorize SLCGP Funding

State Tech Magazine

The House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection heard testimony from state and local leaders Tuesday, who urged reauthorization of the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. The SLCGP, which provides $1 billion in funding over four years to support state, local and territorial governments, will expire Aug.

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NASCIO: AI,gov and Cybersecurity Are Federal Advocacy Priorities in 2025

State Tech Magazine

In its annual Federal Advocacy Priorities report, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers highlighted the importance of collaboration on artificial intelligence policy and implementation among states, federal agencies, Congress and the White House.

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Local Governments Break Down Data Silos to House Vulnerable Citizens

State Tech Magazine

As 2024 dawned the Sonoma County, Calif.-based based nonprofit Social Advocates for Youth made an urgent announcement: It would need to close Northern California’s only homeless shelter for youth if it couldn’t raise funds.

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‘El Paso Helps’ Places Struggling Residents in Housing or Shelters

State Tech Magazine

The city of El Paso, Texas, has produced online resources to assist individuals and families facing a housing crisis. Under the banner of El Paso Helps, the city strives to place people struggling with homelessness in shelters.

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White House Seeks Cybersecurity Help for Rural Hospitals

FedTech Magazine

The White House has tapped Microsoft and Google to provide free cybersecurity services to approximately 2,000 “critical access” hospitals in an effort to protect healthcare in rural parts of the U.S.

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How SSEs Boost Cloud-Native Application Security

State Tech Magazine

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. The phrase “cloud-native apps” gets thrown around a lot.

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Citizens Benefit from Application Modernization and Identity Management

State Tech Magazine

A criminal record can be a life sentence to poverty, creating barriers to jobs, housing, education and more,” the nonprofit notes on its website. Code for America advocates easing the citizen experience in clearing criminal records when appropriate. “A

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