In 2022, the Government Technology & Services Coalition acquired the FITGov Summit to expand the exceptional collaboration and exchange already established by the community. GTSC reimagined the Summit to address the need to govern rapidly advancing technology, spurred by the explosion of artificial intelligence, particularly the challenges around ChatGPT and other machine learning. The GTSC FITGov Summit brings senior leadership from the f...

We're shifting to a digital-first world, which begs the need for a standardized process that allows people to verify their identity in a digital, secure way. One way many governments are living up to this task is with mobile driver's licenses (mDLs.) mDLs are cryptographically-signed digital identity credentials issued by governments and are rapidly gaining adoption globally. Earlier this fall, the State of California began to allow California...

Emerging technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) sensors are ushering in a new era for transportation – and increasing concerns about cybersecurity and data privacy. As our transit networks become increasingly data-rich environments – with hundreds of thousands (or millions) of connected sensors and endpoints – it becomes crucial to secure data at the point of production. And protecting personally identifiable information...

Air travel is back. Domestic holiday air travel topped pre-pandemic levels for the first time this Labor Day, and daily averages are quickly returning to 2019 levels as well. But flight cancellations, service delays and other uncertainties make flying a frustrating experience. One frustration, however, may soon be a thing of the past. A growing number of U.S. airports are implementing new technology that would eliminate the wait for passenger...

Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) — which includes the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) — has hundreds of programs and services that help more than 7 million Texans a month with food, health care, safety, and disaster services. As the CIO for HHSC, the largest state agency in Texas with an annual budget of over $39 billion, Ricardo Blanco oversees the tec...

Join us for CYBER 2022 the deepest dive into the cybersecurity solutions for government. We have structured this collaboration with the goal of furthering the President’s Executive Order on Enhancing the Nation’s Cyber Security and will focus on: Modernizing Federal Cybersecurity, Practices that Enhance the Software Supply Chain Security, Responding to Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Incidents, and Improving Detection of Cybersec...

Welcome to our first Industry Insider – Texas Member Briefing. The purpose of these exclusive member-only briefings is to give our members unique exposure to key CIOs and leaders in the largest Texas public sector agencies and jurisdictions. This briefing features the CIOs of Texas DMV and CapMetro. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) is the state agency dedicated to customer service, consumer protection and the success of mot...

Removing legacy database dependencies is a common goal, but technical complexity and contractual terms can make it difficult to get there. Thankfully, cloud migration and application modernization provide unique opportunities to reach success. As Utah's Department of Transportation (UDOT) embarks on this journey, they want to share details into their success story. In Part 1 of our webinar series, we discussed why UDOT decided to move to Googl...

We’re entering a new era of the intersection of data and transportation. Within the next decade, the Internet of Things (IoT) will revolutionize mobility, transportation, and vehicle safety. Speed sensors, license plate readers and congestion monitors will change the flow of traffic through cities and other areas. Automated drones and installed maintenance sensors will track wear and tear on roads and bridges. Smart street devices will i...

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...