How a Passion Project Became Critical to Illinois’ COVID-19 Response
Using automation to track hospital availability utilization is a passion for Illinois’ chief data officer, and it has huge implications for the state.
State and Local
A Pennsylvania County Makes Quicker Work of Property Assessments
Assessing property values in Crawford County, in rural northwestern Pennsylvania, is always a challenge, with only three assessors on staff to cover 51 municipalities.
Managing Multiple Crises Through Communication
To successfully manage digital communications, municipalities need to know who to target with each message and how to reach them.
North Dakota CISO on Sharing Cybersecurity
North Dakota is weighing whether it can launch a powerful security operations center (SOC) that serves any interested agency regardless of geography.
Reaching the Cutting Edge of Cybersecurity
New advances in people, processes and technology are transforming agencies’ cybersecurity. Here are three steps for agencies to reinvent it.
Texas CISO Talks COVID-19, Cyberattacks
Emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic attract cybercriminals because agencies that are already overwhelmed by external circumstances are ripe for the picking.
Email Can Be Better — at Least in Cary, North Carolina
In government, there tends to be more data than agencies think to leverage. A case in point — emails.
The Challenges of Grants Management
The grants process is simple enough on paper, but in practice, it can be difficult for governments to navigate.
Overtime Can Be a Boon or Bust for Agencies’ Budgets
State and local governments’ revenue shortfalls mean there is a heightened imperative for agencies to manage their funds well. Overtime is one area that can either be a boon or bust for agencies’ purses.
Ransomware Readiness with Data Backup and Recovery
Using ransomware, cybercriminals can force any agency to do their bidding. And cybercriminals often target state and local agencies because of their smaller budgets and workforces.