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...

State and local governments have big needs around technology modernization to strengthen security, improve resilience and support new workforce models. But many agencies lack in-house staff resources to tackle major modernization projects, according to results from a new national survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government (CDG). As a result, more jurisdictions are considering as-a-service solutions to drive digital transformation. J...

A recent survey of public sector IT leaders revealed that government organizations are spending millions of dollars each year to physically destroy solid-state drives (SSDs) in the name of data security. With global electronic waste (e-waste) becoming a critical concern, it’s time to look at disposal options that fiercely protect data while lessening environmental impact. Join us as government IT decision makers and industry tech leaders...

As governments modernize their operations, increasing transparency and accountability should be their North Star. Data privacy and protection have become cornerstones of public trust. Few people know this better than Nadean Shavor, CIO of the California Franchise Tax Board, where she formerly served as chief information security officer (CISO). Responsible for collecting billions of dollars a year in personal income taxes from California resid...

Even though many agencies are planning a return to office in 2022, it doesn’t mean a return to normal. State and local government leaders know a new work-from-anywhere culture is critical to success for the future, but they have questions about how best to support this shift. On Jan. 24th at 11am PT/2pm ET, speakers from the L.A. County Public Defender’s Office and Box will be joining Government Technology to answer questions like:...

5G is bringing revolutionary capabilities to wireless networks, which in turn is transforming the ways in which federal agencies can leverage Wireless WAN. 5G offers unprecedented speed, lower latency, and greater flexibility — making it ideal for ensuring network failover at office sites, connecting remote and temporary "pop-up" facilities, supporting smart city and autonomous vehicle initiatives, and more. Join Government Technology on...

Open to Public Sector Only. This year’s Digital Government Summit will be “digital” in every way! The conference is being held in a virtual format on Zoom for Government, a FedRAMP-certified infrastructure with advanced security controls, that is used for meetings and webinars by the Department of Homeland Security and numerous other federal, state and local agencies. Zoom for Government leverages one of the largest secured n...

Join GTSC for the most comprehensive matchmaking for companies working at DHS, DOD, ODNI, DOJ, Treasury and State. SMALL BUSINESSES Are you looking for great Mentor partners? MID and LARGE BUSINESSES Are you looking for a small businesses that already understand the homeland and national security market? Join us for a unique and diverse matchmaking open to firms with capabilities in: Financial management Information Technology Agile developme...

Government Technology's passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The Nevada Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public sector and private sector leaders to create an agenda designed to make that passion relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants tell us they use inspirati...