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) 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 will bring together experts from CDE, Cisco M...

Public-private partnerships (P3s) have long been a valuable way for state and local governments to reduce risk, speed implementation and leverage private-sector expertise for public-sector projects and services. Particularly for communications and connectivity, these partnerships have played a crucial role in equipping governments with much-needed technology. As governments look to maximize their investments from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA...

We know, we know. This is the 700th email you’ve gotten in the past month about maintaining collaboration in a remote work environment. There’s good reason for that: Remote collaboration is hard! Keeping your team members communicating and engaged with each other is challenging enough in a physical office. Enabling collaboration in a world of hybrid work is exponentially more difficult, and it requires continued attention, flexibil...

There’s a fundamental shift taking place right now in unemployment insurance. State labor and workforce departments are trying to move beyond the simple administration of benefits and focus instead on actually improving constituent outcomes. Accomplishing this shift with current UI systems is not possible. Today’s systems have not kept pace with evolving challenges and imperatives. They’re difficult to update, expensive to ma...

The opioid crisis is shifting, not ending. The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics estimated that more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States between April 2020 to April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the same period the year before. As states continue to clamp down on abuse of legal prescriptions, the prevalence and variety of opioids and other illegal drugs continues to grow. These drugs and associated drug...

Today’s state and local governments don’t just need a strong cybersecurity posture. They need a truly comprehensive security program, one that’s agile enough to grow and flex as threats evolve. To understand the importance of a lasting security program – how to build it, how to fund it and how to sustain it – Government Technology has invited two national experts with extensive experience leading cybersecurity pro...

Law enforcement agencies are inundated by data. Whether it’s from internal sources (body worn cameras, dash cams, CCTV systems, digital documents) or external (broadcast media, websites, social media and more), today’s public safety agencies have more information than ever before to help them maintain safe and livable communities. But managing and analyzing all that data – extracting, classifying and indexing key facts from a...

Identity and access management (IAM) is a vital focus for any modern cybersecurity strategy. But verifying and protecting identity isn’t as simple as buying a new security tool, or even a suite of new cyber solutions. True identity and access management isn’t a product. It’s a process – one that requires an extensive an ecosystem of collaborative agencies and interlinked providers. Building a truly interoperable IAM str...

Localities know the transformative power of smart city initiatives to drive government efficiency and improve constituents’ quality of life. With the right digital infrastructure and data analytics solutions, smart city technologies can help create communities that are safer, more equitable, more enjoyable places to live. But smart city advancements don’t just improve efficiency. They can be valuable economic development tools for...

As today’s finance departments are tasked with providing more effective solutions more quickly, they’re discovering modernization is a necessary and critical step to accomplishing their tasks and preparing for future demands. For too long, these departments have had to do their best with outdated and siloed technologies. But opportunities for federal funding can help boost modernization initiatives. Modernization is central to impr...