Government Experience
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The state has been trying to revamp a pair of aging IT systems for some time, with one being related to worker's compensation and the other being the state’s financial systems. -
The federal government’s now-defunct United States Digital Service has served as an inspiration for states that are increasingly putting human experience at the center of their tech projects.
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The blockchain-based token, believed to be the first from a U.S. public entity, is for individual and institutional use. The executive director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission is planning what comes next.
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In America, where most people have access to reasonably priced food and a handheld device that can instantly display any form of entertainment conceivable, taking up arms against corruption in government is a hard sell.
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The opposition comes from the county because Tyler Technologies, a publicly traded vendor developing the database, would be allowed to sell copies of legal documents and charge attorneys and the general public a fee to access re:SearchTX.
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Municipalities across Kansas are mobilizing their data to inform the citizenry and drive performance improvements.
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Here are three examples of public agencies doing impactful work on social media.
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News and views on social media in state and local government in one tidy little package.
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While the data from the previous year represents a look back at major trends of the year, it also paints a picture of where public-sector IT teams will be focused in the future.
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Concerns have risen about a Department of Homeland Security computer making questionable visits to a number of state computers in recent months.
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According to Deputy Chief Jared Mills, the page, closely resembling the original, is posting disturbing fake news.
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Congress could supersede an FCC rule, but legislation that guts the rule could be blocked by Senate Democrats who support net neutrality.
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So many government agencies are still using "government speak" on social media and wondering why citizens aren't engaging with them.
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The Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission is preparing to fully automate license, permit and evidence-cataloging processes, as a new state audit finds a paper culture persists within the agency.
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The ability to say offensive things online on a daily basis without consequences led to new, and more toxic, norms for civic behavior.
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The tool will provide access to more than 5.3 million records related to corporations, companies and partnerships along with millions of downloadable PDF images of Statements of Information.
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Government social media experts are hopeful it will mean more eyes on their material.
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The efforts come in the wake of moves by Elkhart officials to settle a lawsuit related to one of the city's Facebook pages, but a Goshen rep says that didn't spur their moves.
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Various groups warn that the tool “will hugely expand BPD’s online surveillance capabilities and allow them to focus on persons or groups considered suspicious because of their political or religious views.”
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The first phase of a new state portal that aims to improve online access to information about services and resources for those with disabilities in an easy-to-understand manner is expected to be up and running by the end of 2017.
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The consensus among agencies that have a profile on Snapchat is that it can be used both as a unique story-telling platform, as well as an interesting way to get engagement at events.
