Change efforts are a vital part of making government more effective and efficient. Major projects including digital transformation, IT modernization and hybrid workflow redesign are reshaping the way government serves constituents. But too often, projects come in late or over budget – or fail completely. According to a 2017 report from the Project Management Institute (PMI), 31 percent of IT projects fail to meet their goals; 43 percent...

The increased use of data and artificial intelligence tools will transform education in the coming years. You already know the importance of managing and securing your data to pave the way for AI. Now it’s time to talk about leveraging your data and actually implementing AI tools and strategies. Join Government Technology and Microsoft on May 24 for a primer on data and AI in schools. In this 30-minute session, we’ll hit on: How to...

Fraudulent tax returns and new cyber schemes to defraud state agencies of COVID relief funds have pushed citizen identity fraud to new highs. But as federal agencies rushed to stem the tide with facial recognition, new privacy and efficacy concerns have surfaced. How can federal, state and local government agencies verify applicants, protect personal privacy and authenticate logins to efficiently deliver services to qualified citizens? Join Go...

The nature of work changes all the time. Fax machines give way to email. Top-down edicts fall out of favor; collaborative teams take the stage. New technology makes it easier to work from home. Automation replaces menial data entry and frees employees to focus on strategic initiatives. But nothing in modern history has impacted the nature of work more than COVID-19. The disruptions of the pandemic uprooted everything we thought we knew about t...

It’s clear that hybrid work is here to stay for many state and local government organizations. But to thrive in this new environment, governments will have to address the elephant in the room: outdated and cumbersome technology. Inadequate technology doesn’t just make it harder to maintain a hybrid office; it creates significant challenges to maintaining a sense of shared culture and belonging – a vital part of managing a dis...

Today’s transportation projects face new and growing expectations. As state and local transportation agencies plan for huge investments in infrastructure modernization due to billions of new dollars in funding from the IIJA, they must ensure they can harness their data to make better decisions and increase transparency with stakeholders. Join Government Technology on May 18 at 11 am PT/2 pm ET for 30 minutes as we explore the role of dat...

Creating safer learning environments and strengthening campus security are fundamental goals for any K-12 district or higher education institution. Join the Center for Digital Education (CDE) on May 17 at 11 a.m. Pacific/2 p.m. Eastern. to learn how advanced network infrastructure and connected technologies can improve protections for users, devices and data, while fostering modern and engaging learning experiences.This important live webcast...

In the span of just a few years, ransomware has become the biggest cybersecurity threat to state and local governments. Ransomware attacks on organizations of all kinds have increased threefold since 2020, according to a February 2022 report by Forrester Research. Attackers target the organizations they know will be more enticed to pay ransoms, the report said. Increasingly, that means state and local agencies. That’s why we’re par...

As state and local governments fend off increasing – and increasingly sophisticated – ransomware attacks and other cyber threats, they have accumulated numerous tools and solutions to help protect data and keep networks secure. But coordinating information across those solutions can be extremely difficult. Gaining visibility into these disparate systems – even, in some cases, solutions from the same vendor – poses a cha...

Cutting-edge technology only matters if it gets used. As organizations embrace artificial intelligence and other emerging innovations, it’s important to make sure employees understand the value of AI and data analytics capabilities — and how to put them into practice. Think of this as a user’s guide for emerging tech. In recent months, we’ve partnered with Microsoft for a series of conversations on how to get your organ...