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Data sharing initiatives slowly gaining traction

The majority of agencies still don’t share data, partly due to a lack of clarity on how to use all the information they collect, a new report finds.

  • By Chris Teale

County streamlines business taxes, licensing

Clark County, Nevada, will be able to issue a consolidated tax invoice for its businesses, automate workflows and seamlessly review licensing applications.

  • By Chris Teale

States turn to tech to replace retiring employees

The Florida Department of Management Services is one agency looking to new technologies to help deal with the retirements of key staffers.

  • By Chris Teale

StateRAMP launches early assessment program

With the Security Snapshot, governments can understand the current maturity of a cloud product’s security, and providers get insights to help them achieve StateRAMP Ready or Authorized status.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

By predicting ‘disgusting algal blooms,’ water district hopes to head off damage

The South Florida Water Management District is combining its observational data with satellite imagery and Google Public Sector’s Climate Insights to predict the formation of harmful algal blooms.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

How data solves hospital system’s pain points

NYC Health and Hospitals’ data office focuses not on providing capabilities to customers, but on delivering services.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

How to keep a complex cloud and on-prem ecosystem on track

Keeping to a true north, taking an open or closed approach and managing the change will help keep modernization projects under control, state and local CIOs advise.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

CISA seeks feedback on baseline measures to secure cloud configuration

Initial baselines address Microsoft services, and baselines for configuring rival services from Google are up next. 

  • By Mariam Baksh

Cloud-based property assessments speed hurricane recovery

Cities and counties that suffered damage from Hurricane Ian could access Accela’s damage assessment service to jump-start recovery.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz

States face more nuanced cloud security challenges

While the federal government can mandate overall cloud security requirements, each state, local and education agency has its own authority, StateRAMP’s Leah McGrath explains.

  • By Stephanie Kanowitz
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