FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2025

Agencies need to confront the growing problem of shadow artificial intelligence through policy updates and the implementation of new security measures. 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.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

A top-down, proactive approach to implementing collaborative tools is best, as Many organizations fail to adjust their policies and procedures to reflect the use of these tools, says James Stanger, chief technology evangelist for CompTIA, which provides training and certifications to IT professionals.

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

Smart cities continue to pop up all over the country, as many municipalities implement technologies that make public areas safer, more effective and more efficient. But there’s another element of the smart community movement that’s perhaps lesser known: the smart county.

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State Tech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

Buecher tells StateTech how the city discovered and implemented the solution. The robust backup and disaster recovery solution simplified the city’s IT environment. Rubrik helps to ensure that Lodi can restore its systems quickly if a cyberattack strikes.

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State Tech Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2023

are implementing ChatGPT in the city’s existing Artificial Intelligence Digital Assistant chatbots. In an effort to bolster its smart city capabilities, officials in Coral Gables, Fla., The AIDA chatbots were created by the Coral Gables Innovation and Technology Department for the Coral Gables Smart City Hub, an open data platform.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2023

These plans use data and stakeholder input to identify and refine goals, recommend activities and detail implementation strategies. 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.

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State Tech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2023

According to Buildings IOT, such steps include unifying systems, adding smart devices, and implementing software to optimize insight and… In today’s environment, agencies might wonder how government building operators can modernize.

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State Tech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2023

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. Since 2017, Colorado Springs, Colo., has pushed to adopt emerging technologies to become smarter, safer and more sustainable.

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FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For the most part, federal agencies remain unprepared to adopt disruptive and emerging technologies to support digital transformations, according to Deloitte’s “GovTech Trends 2023” report.

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State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The New York Office of IT Services is in the second phase of implementing NY.gov ID+, a single, verified login across state government to simplify how residents access services. Phase two of the one-ID plan involves consolidating existing duplicate accounts, an optional process for users with select applications initially.

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State Tech Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

If breaches are virtually inevitable, the best way to reduce their impact and cost is with an incident response (IR) plan and a team trained to implement it. As John Chambers famously said, “There are only two types of organizations: those that have been hacked and those that don’t know it yet.” Click the banner below to receive…

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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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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The Office of Personnel Management wants agencies to design remote and telework workspaces based on their respective missions and employees positions and capabilities, rather than using an ineffective, cookie-cutter approach.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Technology is making it faster and easier than ever to deliver a quality customer experience, and government agencies must keep pace, implementing the digitized services their customers have grown to expect. Digital services have changed the way organizations interact with their customers.

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 15, 2024

This budget allocation will allow the city to continue its efforts to lead the GovAI Coalition with the founding agencies and help other cities implement safe and responsible AI solutions,” says Chelsea Palacio, public information manager for the San Jose Information Technology Department.

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FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Agencies must prioritize implementing Backup as a Service more efficiently in order to realize the full data storage and access benefits. While many BaaS providers offer to securely back up agencies’ data and apps in the cloud and let them pay for storage, agencies must be mindful of their budgets as well.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

A good place to start is by implementing key strategies to fortify electoral systems against cyberthreats. From voter registration databases to electronic voting machines, our election infrastructure is in hackers’ crosshairs, and hardening it is a matter of national security. As we race toward Nov. Click the…

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 8, 2024

However, they soon realized that they needed to remove sensitive information from these devices and implement security controls, says Aaron Rose, security architect manager for vertical solutions at Check Point Software Technologies. Today, the DaaS concept involves procurement and management of devices, he says.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2025

Payne always has focused on government transformation, but now hes assisting federal agencies with implementing artificial intelligence in service of transformation. In that time, he has seen a great deal of innovation in the Microsoft Teams platform and how federal agencies use it to conduct on-premises, hybrid and remote meetings.

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State Tech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

About 70 percent of organizations want to implement infrastructure automation by 2025, Gartner reports. Some state and local agencies are seeking to automate their data center operations, and they’re not alone. Infrastructure automation leverages technology to operate data centers with less human intervention.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

State CIOs have already implemented multiple use cases for artificial intelligence; others are exploring opportunities that can enhance citizen services, improve employee productivity and even save lives. Five CIOs and one CTO in attendance at NASCIO 2024 discuss the current and future AI use cases that excite them most.

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 11, 2024

Cameras play a key role in implementing sound visitor and access management by providing effective video surveillance. Physical security remains a major concern for state and local agencies, which must safeguard citizens conducting business and protect sensitive information, within their buildings.

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 10, 2024

However, successful IT procurement involves engaging with a comprehensive list of stakeholders, conducting thorough research and careful implementation planning. News media and advertising may leave you feeling pressured to join the crowd and be an early adopter. Failure to do due diligence can lead to embarrassing or costly results.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

At NASCIO 2024, five state leaders discussed their concerns about implementing AI at the state level and how they’re addressing them. For every opportunity that AI presents, there’s a complication that needs to be understood or a challenge that must be overcome.

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 2, 2024

It’s really important to understand what systems your vendors can assess and to implement continuous monitoring.” Some years ago in Montana, a partner organization was struck with…

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Digital transformation initiatives are driving many agencies to implement hybrid cloud architectures for their IT environments. The cloud has long been a robust option for agencies looking to improve their flexibility and scalability, but new digital capabilities are spurring even greater adoption.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Operationalizing cyber defense in active, online systems should be done in tandem with implementing a zero-trust architecture for holistic security, according to cybersecurity experts at the 2024 DoDIIS Worldwide Conference in Omaha, Neb.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Native American tribes and tribal agencies looking to benefit from artificial intelligence and advancements in healthcare IT must prioritize cybersecurity and IT modernization, according to CDW technology experts, citing a recent Indian Health Service implementation as an example.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Cloud security posture management offers a lifeline to agencies struggling to implement cyber best practices, such as continuous monitoring, when going multicloud. CSPM can…

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 18, 2024

These discussions are evolving, becoming more tangible as officials come to understand what defines successful AI implementation and acknowledge its potential challenges. State and local agencies are looking for ways to leverage AI technology to help them boost productivity and enhance citizen services.

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State Tech Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Implementing a modern data platform — one that is cloud-based, sustainable, flexible and scalable — can improve operational efficiency and resilience. Without these hubs, organizations wouldn’t survive in today’s environment, in which the volume of data continues to grow. But an organization shouldn’t stop at simply having a data platform.

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PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

MAY 5, 2017

." - Jamie Rouch, Branson Finance Director As Jamie Rouch from the City of Branson, Missouri put it, the evolution of the PBB Master Plan has necessarily shifted from helping communities “implement PBB, to using PBB data to make change! ” The City of Branson was the first city in Missouri to implement Priority Based Budgeting.

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

But now, the initial rush to implement more teleworking is complete. As such, the transition to high levels of teleworking during the pandemic was not as much of a strain on many states compared with their federal counterparts. The emphasis is slowly shifting to improving the efficiency of remote work…

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2023

In practice, this means implementing anomaly detection tools capable of… These anomalies could represent benign requests or processes that are simply out of the ordinary, or they could indicate the presence of malicious actors on the network.

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State Tech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Government agencies consistently seek qualified talent to help with tech implementations. Training current personnel could be a powerful solution that helps state and local governments fill the skills gap.

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Approximately 90% of private sector AI adopters have found new use cases while implementing the… The audience included AI and robotics experts and other technologists, all eager to learn about new capabilities in the works. The AI ecosystem is thriving.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2025

In the Office of the Federal CIO 2024 Impact Report, the Office of Management and Budget touted the accomplishments of the Technology Modernization Fund, a federal investment program that awards agencies additional allocations to implement IT projects.

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