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Andrew Westrope

Managing Editor, Center for Digital Education

Andrew Westrope is managing editor of the Center for Digital Education. Before that, he was a staff writer for Government Technology and a reporter and editor at community newspapers. He has a bachelor’s degree in physiology from Michigan State University and lives in Northern California.

A new tool for hosting public meetings is the result of an integration between the nonprofit Open.Media and the public engagement platform People Speak, itself a product of a private-public partnership.
A health and diagnostic testing company has repurposed its software to help state and local agencies coordinate with health-care providers manage health screenings, vaccinations and follow-ups.
Applauded by IT and cybersecurity officials, new legislation shifts responsibility for .gov domains from GSA to CISA and mandates outreach and support services for governments to make the transition.
In a year that asked more of government than ever before, the growing and dynamic market of companies working to serve the public sector were partners in innovation, and grew their businesses in the process.
By combining one company’s expertise in human resources and the other’s in regulatory compliance, both companies hope to gain new government clients and compete in an increasingly paperless world.
While having to close its offices and work remotely, a small city in Utah has cut its time for invoice processing in half using software from Stampli that automates and guides users through approval steps.
In answer to the growing popularity of unregulated, virtual forms of currency, Avenu Insights & Analytics has added them to its software for state governments to manage unclaimed properties.
While much of its clientele is in the national defense space, the SAP NS2-backed collaborative is hoping to make progress on other government problems such as cloud management and supply chain security in 2021.
Drones, thermal imaging and contact tracing got traction in all levels of government as COVID-19 broke down procurement barriers, sped up development and paved the way for getting new tech up and running.
From worldwide protests to policy moves from technology giants like IBM and Amazon, the past year saw police use of tools like facial recognition and body cams come under scrutiny like never before.