Congress to states: How can we help you boost cyber? States say insufficient budgets, increased sophistication of threats and a lack of qualified cyber professionals hold them back, the vice president of NASCIO testified. May 25, 2016 By Neal Sayatovich
Virginia governor unveils broadband access survey, signs fiber infrastructure bill Gov. Terry McAuliffe is hoping the two efforts will help Virginia expand access to high-speed internet service. May 24, 2016
Congress leads state legislatures in open data efforts — panel Congressional staffers and experts agree that Congress has its open data issues, but it's still miles ahead of state and local legislatures. May 24, 2016
IT solicitations by state, local governments continue to decline in Q1 FY 2016 — report An analysis by Deltek researchers shows a roughly 20 percent decline in IT bid solicitations in the first part of the new fiscal year. May 23, 2016
NYC launches prototype of redesigned website as part of citizen engagement push The city is letting people get a look at "alpha.nyc.gov" as it weighs how to move forward with a broader website redesign. May 23, 2016
Northrop Grumman blasts Virginia’s decision to end exclusive IT arrangement, won’t bid on future deals The company said the state's decision to work with multiple companies to provide IT services starting in 2019 is costly and unnecessarily risky. May 20, 2016
Minnesota Legislature battles over broadband grant funding, criteria Lawmakers are running out of time to reconcile competing House and Senate proposals on the state's broadband expansion grants program. May 20, 2016
Utah launches first state government ‘skills’ for Amazon Echo A new app for Amazon’s digital assistant helps users study for their driver’s license test, and another delivers fun facts about the state. May 19, 2016
Rhode Island unveils online tool to illustrate lobbyist, public meeting data Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea is hoping to give citizens a more granular look at her department's information on two hot topics. May 19, 2016
After using Microsoft Office 365, East Coast states embrace other cloud services Several IT leaders believe their use of Microsoft's cloud-based applications is making employees more comfortable with the cloud. May 19, 2016 By Alex Koma