Boston Mayor Wu names new CIO, chief digital officer
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu named Santiago Garces as chief information officer and Julia Gutierrez as chief digital officer.
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Ransomware actors steal detention slips in Illinois K-12 hack
A detention slip from 2014 exposed in a recent ransomware attack shows the risks of organizations not deleting or archiving old data.
North Carolina cyber chief says new recognition for task force will improve its reach
"Having the formal recognition is extremely valuable," Rob Main, the state's chief risk officer, said of a recent move by Gov. Roy Cooper.
What U.S. courts learned using video communications platforms
The nation’s court systems have a rare opportunity to reform costly and time-consuming judiciary procedures using the virtual technology lessons learned during the pandemic.
Post-COVID, government leaders strive for resilience, inclusion, connectivity
A new Deloitte survey drawing on interviews from 23 nations shows that many government leaders have shifted to long-term planning.
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Arizona launches digital IDs for Apple devices
The state is the first to make its driver's licenses available in Apple Wallet, though so far, they can only be used at the Phoenix airport.
Transforming the delivery of government services
How to leverage modern and easy-to-use platforms to connect agencies with the people they serve to meet community needs more efficiently.
San Jose, Calif., taps lidar to understand pedestrian death trend
San Jose Chief Innovation Officer Clay Garner said his city is using technology developed by Velodyne Lidar to spot near-misses on roadways.
State and local governments could gain access to federal network monitoring service
A new bill includes a pilot program letting state and local governments enroll in CISA's Continuous Diagnostics and Monitoring program.
Officials confident in ransomware defenses, but most lack incident response plan, survey finds
More than three-quarters of state and local officials said ransomware will remain a major threat, but fewer have drawn up response plans.
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