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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Even the best efforts of three big providers can’t stop the technology’s spread or misuse. Licensing agreements might allow police departments to use parts of it even if they can’t use specific algorithms.
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COVID-19 has forced government agencies to ask a lot of their citizens as businesses close and schools go online. In return, the public sector should take bold steps to move forward with a startup-like innovation mindset.
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Deloitte's new GovConnect software suite, built on the Salesforce platform, is meant to help governments set up contact tracing programs, manage business reopenings and support remote work, among other things.
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If a high school doesn't offer advanced coursework, having students take such a class remotely offers a promising alternative.
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A collaboration between tech companies and several states got off the ground early in the pandemic using emergency contracts. As the programs enter their next phase, partners say they've worked out the kinks.
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Early in 2020, Dallas appointed Gloria Lopez Carter as an interim CIO after the departure of Hugh Miller. Last week, career federal employee Bill Zielinski started his tenure as Miller's permanent replacement.
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The city was forced to take its network offline as a means of containing the malware attack after it was discovered Thursday morning. Officials say the incident is being investigated by state and federal authorities.
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The group, an alleged "cybermercenary" ring, has allegedly targeted people and organizations on six continents. Many of their targets were engaged in high-profile activism work against large corporations.
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The Census Bureau adopted its differential privacy policy after research showed existing methods, such as randomly swapping members of households, failed to do enough to protect the identity of individual participants.
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Chief Information Officer David Cagigal, who served in both Republican and Democrat administrations, will step down later this month. In an email to staff, the CIO said he was proud of the work his agency had done.
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State offices have started reopening under coronavirus protocols, but officials are still asking that 75 percent of state employees continue to telecommute, encouraging minimum in-office staffing levels for daily business.
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An investigation determined that while the attacker was unable to access important financial and personal information on the portal, they were able to view biometric screening and health assessment data.
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Last week, another 106,821 Texans filed for unemployment. Already, the agency has processed more than four typical years' worth of unemployment claims since mid-March.
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The well-known hacktivist group said it would punish authorities in Minneapolis and Minnesota for the May 25 death of George Floyd at the hands of police. Floyd's death has sparked protests globally.
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Tech experts who work with county court systems have implemented a number of changes to help the justice system continue to function in the time of COVID-19, and some of those changes may become permanent.
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The National Security Agency announced Thursday that hackers within the Russian intelligence agency GRU had been exploiting a software flaw called "Exim" to covertly gain access to computers.
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Transitioning away from paper documents will not only help local governments during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, when resources and staff may be reduced, but will also make services more accessible in the future.
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Startups working with government agencies have had to pivot in response to the economic and health crises of recent months. Going forward, their innovation paired with public-sector mission will be critical.
