(Chesnot / Getty Images) AWS names 13 tech startups for inaugural GovTech Accelerator Amazon Web Services announced 13 startups creating tools for public safety and criminal justice agencies that will participate in its four-week accelerator program. Sep 20, 2023 By Caroline Nihill
(Getty Images) San Diego task force uses data to understand homelessness, dispel myths The San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness collects data from 700 programs to better understand the population it serves. Jul 21, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
Los Angeles Superior Court (Getty Images) L.A. County’s public defender uses AI to improve client management In one instance, the new AI-powered document processing system assisted a Los Angeles public defender in helping his client avoid arrest. Jul 12, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
AWS Executive Government Adviser Maria Thompson, left, speaks with Arizona Interim CISO Ryan Murray, NASCIO Deputy Executive Director Meredith Ward and CrowdStrike Executive Strategist Matt Singleton at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington on June 8. (Scoop News Group) States and locals will ‘collaborate or perish’ on cyber It's only become more urgent for state and local governments to mount a collective defense, current and former state cyber leaders said. Jun 8, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
(Chesnot / Getty Images) Kentucky agency credits AI tool with reducing turnover Kentucky's driver services call center credited an Amazon customer tool with reducing a 150% staff turnover rate by two-thirds. Jun 7, 2023 By Keely Quinlan
(Scoop News Group) AWS launches accelerator for public safety tech companies Amazon Web Services launched an accelerator program to help government-tech startups scale up, with the first cohort focused on public safety. Jun 7, 2023 By Benjamin Freed
An aerial shot shows the Port of Long Beach, California. (Getty Images) Port of Long Beach hopes ‘Supply Chain Information Highway’ will ease shipping woes The West Coast's second-busiest port hopes a new data-sharing platform will make it easier to move goods through the supply chain. May 27, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
Gov. Brian Kemp poses with Shawnzia Thomas on Feb. 11, 2019 after naming her executive director of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity. (State of Georgia) Georgia CIO says focus is ‘constituent-first’ Georgia CIO Shawnzia Thomas said at an AWS Summit that her state is moving "as many applications as we can" to cloud services. May 24, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Sponsored How state and local agencies can jump-start cloud adoption ThunderCat and AWS executives on the best opportunities for early returns on investment using cloud services. Apr 12, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
Could this be what state workforce agencies need? (Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images) Workforce agencies need ‘Tinder for jobs,’ ex-state official says Workforce agencies should strive to build digital services with the same ease-of-use as a dating app, a former state official at said at an AWS event. Sep 28, 2021 By Benjamin Freed