An Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework is a tool used to help organizations incorporate social good into the other work they engage in. Social good is already intrinsic to the mission of government agencies, but standardizing the tracking of these metrics with an ESG framework helps set clear goals, appropriately measure success and ensure accountability. Join us on Oct. 27 for Part Two of a two-part discussion to learn about...

Join us for a department-wide National Cybersecurity Forum with the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) & all of their Operation Divisions (OpDivs)! OVERVIEW:Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an annual, collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure every person has the resources to safely manage their online activity both at work and at home. This October, National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and CISA will fo...

More state and local governments are prioritizing equity in infrastructure projects to deliver infrastructure that meets the needs of constituents and positively contributes to communities. This shift has created a need for a system that helps organizations develop and adequately measure clear equity goals. Inequity is a systemic issue that requires a systemic response. Cementing the principles of equity into the fabric of infrastructure proj...

Attracting and retaining talent is one of the biggest issues facing government leaders today. Join Government Technology Oct. 26 to hear how the state of Oklahoma is confronting this challenge and building its workforce of the future. We’re hosting a live webcast with state officials and experts from Workday to explain how Oklahoma is implementing an innovative statewide human capital management platform to support the broad transformati...

News Flash: You’re not just responsible for your own organization’s risk anymore. You need to watch out for your friendly, and sometimes not-so-secure, business partners, too. Third-party risk assessment is crucial to the defensibility of your cyber ecosystem, yet the task can be daunting. How do you know whether a third party has been the victim of a security breach? Which ones are most likely to experience a ransomware attack? W...

Today’s cloud environments are large, multi-faceted, and dispersed. They have a myriad of options for selection, configuration, security, and functionality. Add on more than one of these environments (AWS, GC, Azure, Oracle, Digital Ocean, etc) and the number of potential issues skyrocket! If you have custom applications, developers, databases, and any of the hundreds of other common items in your arena, your chances of having exposed v...

As higher education institutions think of new ways to support their students, faculty and staff in a hybrid landscape, they should consider the many advantages of digital transformation in the form of managed print services. Managed print services provides greater reliability and flexibility to individuals who need crucial printed materials, regardless of where they work from or the tight deadline they might face. Managed print services also...

Every public sector procurement department has an important mission: spending taxpayer dollars wisely to help government deliver services as efficiently as possible. But in most jurisdictions, the procurement process is mired in inefficiencies, driving up costs and reducing government’s ability to meet its core mission. A smarter approach to procurement helps connect the dots of your people, processes and technology, revealing and fixin...

Government agencies are increasingly adopting software-as-a-service (SaaS) and other as-a-service models to modernize service delivery and increase efficiency. Cybercriminals are too. With ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) tools, bad actors can use already-developed ransomware methods to execute attacks that are smarter, faster and more sophisticated. As concerns about ransomware attacks have grown tremendously in recent months, RaaS tools make...

Government agencies are hindered by more than just a lack of resources: Legacy systems and agency silos impede information sharing and coordinating services between departments. When an individual needs government service, going to one program or service office usually doesn't address all their needs. Leaders in Sonoma County, California, recognized they needed a better way to address the needs of their most vulnerable individuals and familie...