Cloud & Computing
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Minnesota Chief Transformation Officer Zarina Baber explains how modernizing not only IT but all executive agencies and moving to an agile product delivery model is driving maturity statewide. -
The state says its approach improves agility while meeting strict new security requirements.
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Sacks, Indiana's CISO since 2017, quietly left the Office of Information Technology in March. He has been replaced by interim CISO Hemant Jain, who had been serving as the state's director of security operations.
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High-speed Internet can certainly help students and faculty at HBCUs and TCUs, but experts during a recent webinar discussed how cyberinfrastructure is a multi-faceted challenge for 21st-century educational institutions.
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Private- and public-sector leaders from around the world extolled the virtues of technology in creating safe, adaptable environments in a digital government summit Thursday organized by Salesforce.
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Criminal defense attorneys and county prosecutors across the state have publicly raised concerns over how the virtual grand jury proceedings are playing out and the long-term consequences the new process could have.
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As colleges and universities strive to protect their campuses from COVID-19, they must also pay attention to cyberattacks that target sensitive data, a cybersecurity expert warns.
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Following in the footsteps of other major cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, the tech giant Google is planning to launch a cloud service specifically for government sometime in the fall.
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If county commissioners approve the change this month, the 911 system upgrade could be installed by November. But officials expect that the new feature would not be ready for public use until mid-spring.
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After more than a year as Michigan's CISO, Chris DeRusha is now working for the Biden presidential campaign. DeRusha has served a number of high-profile organizations, including the White House and Ford Motor Company.
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Just because YouTube recommends a video doesn't mean it has medically valid information.
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The city’s development services department staff worked with a vendor to expedite the launch of the permitting software to facilitate online transactions. The move will help customers comply with social distancing rules.
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Created through a partnership with Google at a cost of $680,000, the virtual agent will be available 24 hours a day. It will be able to answer general questions on topics including work search requirements and reopening claims.
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For several years, Arizona has sought to improve how it manages federal dollars across agencies. This work is especially critical now given that COVID-19 is disrupting the economy and could continue for some time.
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The Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has contracted with OffenderWatch, an IT firm that has developed a vast network of sex offender registries across 21 states.
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Effective national leadership and trust in government appear to be prerequisites for countries to achieve widespread digital contact tracing.
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Rohit Tandon, who took over acting chief information security officer duties with the departure of Aaron Call in December 2019, has been tapped to lead state cybersecurity operations in a permanent capacity.
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At the IBM Think Gov Virtual Summit, state, local and federal public-sector IT leaders discussed the challenges and opportunities presented by COVID-19, like increased cyberthreats and rapid workforce shifts.
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New technology platforms are helping governments access the power of data aggregation and analysis, which can tell officials what the public is thinking and how to better speak to their concerns.
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Philadelphia is using data-matching to cut down on the number of forms that assistance program applicants have to fill out. The innovative work focuses on the end users, not the bureaucracy.
