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As a new federal administration prepares to assume control, the GovAI Coalition Summit showed the local promise of artificial intelligence, from solutions available to the leaders ready to make them work. -
While cybersecurity remains a high priority for many CIOs, we spoke to technology leaders to understand what other skills are difficult to find when recruiting new talent.
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In addition to upskilling and transforming their workforce, IT leaders in government are investing in enterprise technology that can scale for the future.
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The State Bar of California is reporting that the public release of attorney disciplinary records is more extensive than originally thought. The agency maintains there was no malicious hack of its computer system.
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Congress is considering a flurry of proposed revisions to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but some experts say reforms must be nuanced and carefully researched to avoid unintended consequences.
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Roughly one year after launch, the nonprofit is being used by 10 states. The growing government user base may help encourage more vendors to undergo the necessary StateRAMP cybersecurity audits.
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2021 was a banner year for bills on some big topics, including bans on discriminatory tech, protecting biometric data, regulating facial recognition technology and the use of drones. Here is a look at where they are now.
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At a news conference this week, Mayor Jerry Dyer announced that the city had lost more than $600,000 to online scammers who were targeting municipalities nationwide. An American suspect has been identified by the FBI.
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Gov. Ned Lamont said he is becoming more confident in the state's ability to defend against cyber attacks. His comments come as the state waits for more than $90 million in federal funding to bolster cyber defenses.
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Through a recently proposed bill, lawmakers are trying to create a cyber preparedness unit to strengthen the state’s cybersecurity posture. The unit would operate out of the Department of Emergency Management.
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A new report from the NewDEAL Forum shows different ways that states and local areas can address the digital divide. The report examines approaches from Texas, California, Colorado and several other states.
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China state-backed APT41 hacked at least six states between May 2021 and February 2022. Several of the incidents occurred when hackers exploited flaws in Log4J and the USAHERDS system, reports cybersecurity firm Mandiant.
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John Matelski, head of DeKalb County, Ga.'s Innovation and Technology Department, discusses shifting the county workforce to remote operations and what that has meant for his cybersecurity strategy.
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A bill recently passed by the Colorado House of Representatives would allow consumers and businesses to use digital license plates. The legislation is heading to the Colorado Senate.
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During the recent Beyond the Beltway event, state and county CISOs and CIOs talked through the process of evaluating vendor cybersecurity, safeguarding elections, managing federal grants and adopting new defense strategies.
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This week, the "In Case You Missed It" crew is joined by Bradley Tusk, CEO of Tusk Ventures and former deputy governor of Illinois. Tusk and his team published an extensive outline for regulating the metaverse.
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Thanks to an expected uptick in tax collections, the latest Washington legislative session will prove to be a busy one with various proposals, including a 16-year transportation plan.
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A survey of several hundred public officials at all levels of government polled their thoughts on artificial intelligence, resiliency, climate change and more when thinking on the infrastructure needs of tomorrow.
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A Romanian hacker will go before a Texas jury after stealing and selling millions of credit card numbers through malware. The hacker was extradited from his home country to Texas on March 3.
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Federal grants are giving states and localities a big opportunity to invest in their IT systems. But the money is temporary, and they need to choose their acquisitions, and vendor partners, carefully.
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At the urging of numerous governments and the European Union, social media companies are swiftly shutting down Russian propaganda and disinformation campaigns using lessons learned from the 2016 U.S. election.
