(Maddie Meyer / Getty Images) Harvard and Bloomberg open Center for Cities Harvard opened a Bloomberg Philanthropies-funded center for city governance training and research at its Kennedy School. Apr 18, 2023 By Lindsay McKenzie
Priorities Podcast How New York City is training cyber liaisons in agencies On the Priorities podcast, New York City CISO Kelly Moan says the city’s Cyber Academy taught 21 city workers to serve as cyber liaisons. Apr 6, 2023 By StateScoop Staff
Priorities Podcast Indiana tackles workforce woes with training program On the Priorities Podcast, Indiana’s Jon Rogers says a workforce program is getting residents trained and working in the state IT shop. Nov 10, 2022 By StateScoop Staff
(Getty Images) Maryland to train 100 state workers in cybersecurity "Everyone in IT has to be a cyber person," Maryland CISO Chip Stewart said of a program that will fund cyber training for 100 state workers. Oct 28, 2022 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) Key to a successful cloud transition? Workforce training, say state CIOs Training and education can help as more state and local governments transition to cloud-based services, Arizona and Minnesota’s state CIOs said. Aug 26, 2022 By Lindsay McKenzie
(Getty Images) Police in rural Ohio are using VR for empathy training Organizers said the platform's low cost and portability are promising for a profession short on training resources. Sep 24, 2021 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Cybersecurity courses critical for public safety as threats grow, company says The public safety technology firm Mission Critical Partners has begun offering cybersecurity courses designed for emergency responders. Aug 27, 2021 By Colin Wood
(Getty Images) Think tank launches cybersecurity training for state officials The National Cybersecurity Center's new campaign is aimed at improving awareness among the state legislators who fund IT and cybersecurity policies. Mar 29, 2021 By Benjamin Freed
(Getty Images) You don’t need a college degree to work for Indiana IT The state's Office of Technology now offers paid on-the-job training through the State Earn and Learn program, emphasizing aptitude over experience. Dec 17, 2019 By Colin Wood
Operations center for NYC Emergency Management in the Brooklyn, New York (Reuters / Brendan McDermid) As 911 goes digital, security and training pose major challenges Today's aging, analog 911 systems are largely insulated from cyberattacks. But soon they'll be plugged into everything else that gets hacked. Oct 2, 2019 By Colin Wood