States build resilience in government service with cloud
Government leaders share their key wins during the pandemic thanks to cloud investments and look toward the future of government service.
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Pandemic elevated CIOs’ roles, NASCIO survey finds
The association's annual survey of its members found that many CIOs are at the forefront of their states' responses to the historic health crisis.
For fighting fires, video conferencing is ‘game-changing,’ says Nevada department
Fire teams are drawing video feeds from drones and using video conferencing to communicate across jurisdictions, replacing manual processes that could take days to complete previously.
Four legal tips for managing data during the pandemic
News concerns around security, compliance, data-ownership and access are increasingly relevant as staff work remotely during the pandemic, a lawyer told the National Association of Counties' online…
Pandemic was a test for states’ IT preparedness, says Alaska CIO
Alaska Chief Information Officer Bill Smith said he’s treating the rush to remote work as a case study in emergency preparedness.
Nebraska’s IT consolidation paid off during pandemic’s remote workforce rush
Consolidating IT functions was already saving the states tens of millions of dollars, but CIO Ed Toner said the project's true value was revealed when the pandemic…
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Narrowing the digital divide with holistic infrastructure
As state and local leaders adjust to employees’ working from home, now is a good time to think creatively on how to confront connectivity challenges.
Pandemic telework broadened the target area for ransomware attacks, state officials say
Government cybersecurity efforts now need to account for workers' home networks and personal devices, state CISOs said.
Pandemic accelerated states’ identity and access management projects
CIOs and industry experts said in a webcast Thursday that identity and access management has proven increasingly important amid the pandemic's remote-work paradigm.
Local governments find remote work to be ‘starting over’ point
City and county IT leaders said on a recent webcast that the pandemic has brought about an opportunity to reassess how the business of government gets done.