Government Technology

As government organizations modernize facilities and adapt to new ways of working, workplace technology has become a critical foundation for collaboration, communication and service delivery. But designing modern government workspaces requires thoughtful planning, especially when launching new facilities or updating legacy environments.

In this session, IT leaders from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) will share lessons learned from planning and implementing workplace technology across four locations: two facilities in Austin, one in El Paso, and one in London. Bringing together long-established offices with newly built environments provides a practical example of the challenges IT teams often face when modernizing technology across diverse government workplaces.

From meeting space design to standardized collaboration tools, the TRS team will discuss how they created consistent environments that are simple for employees to use and easier for IT teams to manage and support.

Attendees will hear practical insights on how agencies can approach workplace modernization while maintaining consistency, usability and operational efficiency across locations and supporting government service delivery.

We’ll cover:

• Key lessons learned from planning workplace technology across new and existing government facilities
• Considerations for designing meeting spaces that support collaboration and hybrid work
• How standardizing collaboration tools can simplify support and improve user experience
• Strategies for IT teams managing growing device fleets and workplace technology

Whether you are renovating existing spaces or planning new facilities, this session will provide practical insight into how agencies can create technology-enabled workplaces that improve collaboration, support employees and help government teams deliver better services to constituents.

Now in its 21st year, the California Public Sector CIO Academy returns in 2026 as the premier event for developing both today’s senior technology leaders and the next generation rising in their ranks. Rooted in human-centered leadership, the Academy provides a unique environment where current and emerging leaders can sharpen the skills, insights, and resilience needed to guide organizational transformation. Against the backdrop of California’s ambitious digital initiatives, the Academy blends learning, mentorship, and collaboration, empowering leaders at every stage of their journey to shape a government that advances with purpose and innovation

This is an invitation-only event, open to Public Sector only. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Jen Caldwell.

The Digital Communities Large City/County CIO Summit is an inspirational, content-packed day and a half event! The summit features top-notch panel discussions and meaningful opportunities for attendees to connect with and learn from their CIO and county leaders across the country.

As we focus on the challenges and opportunities facing local government, the conversations and candid stories of how visionary leaders are maintaining, enabling and pushing forward will be incredibly beneficial as you plan your technology agenda for the future. Come join us for this thought-provoking opportunity to network with and learn from your peers!

Stay tuned for more information!

This is an invitation-only event, open to Public Sector only. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Kathy Simpson.

The South Dakota Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!

Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.

Open to Public Sector only.

Across government, some of the most valuable insights are buried in unstructured information like case notes, reports, regulatory documents, and narrative records that were never meant to be analyzed at scale.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare ran into this exact challenge while trying to answer a critical question about foster care: what actually leads to successful family reunification? National research had identified indicators linked to children safely returning home, but Idaho needed to know whether those same signals existed in its own cases. The answers were buried across more than 2,000 foster care files, each filled with years of caseworker notes, observations, and reports. Using an AI agent, the state analyzed the entire dataset in hours, surfacing the indicators tied to successful reunification and turning narrative records into usable evidence.

But the bigger takeaway goes well beyond foster care. The same approach is already being applied in other parts of government.

Join Government Technology, In Time Tec and leadership from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare for a live webinar where we’ll explore what becomes possible when AI can read and interpret the kinds of complex records government collects every day.

What You'll Learn

• How Idaho used AI to review 2,000+ case files in just 15 hours
• How agencies can find useful insights in unstructured data like notes, reports, and records
• How AI can support human decisions while staying transparent and accountable
• How to spot practical AI opportunities across state and local government

The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy establishes the foundational security standards that criminal justice and noncriminal justice agencies must follow to access and protect sensitive criminal justice information. As the policy undergoes a significant modernization effort, agencies and their technology partners will need to understand what’s changing and how those changes may affect their operations.

Join us on April 16, 2026, at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET for a fireside chat between Chris Weatherly, Information Security Officer for the FBI CJIS Division, and Teri Takai, Chief Programs Officer for the Center for Digital Government. In this discussion, they will explore the goals behind the modernization effort, what updates are being considered, and what CJIS stakeholders should be preparing for.

This conversation will cover:

• The role and scope of the CJIS Security Policy across the criminal justice ecosystem
• Why the policy is being modernized and the priorities guiding the effort
• Key changes under consideration and what they could mean for agencies and partners
• How CJIS stakeholders can prepare for upcoming updates
• Resources and guidance available to help organizations navigate the transition

Whether you are part of a law enforcement agency, a government IT organization, or a technology partner supporting CJIS systems, this session will provide valuable insight into the future direction of CJIS security standards.

The Massachusetts IT Leadership Forum is where tomorrow’s government leaders grow today.

This invitation-only gathering brings together state and local IT executives, emerging leaders, and visionary thinkers for candid conversations on the future of public-sector technology. Focused on leadership development, innovation, and strategy, the Forum goes beyond the tech to address the people, policies, and practices shaping digital government. Through peer exchange and practical sessions, participants gain the insights, relationships, and skills needed to lead their organizations and communities into the future.

This is an invitation-only event, open to Public Sector only. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Jennifer Caldwell.

When emergencies strike, public sector agencies must coordinate quickly with community partners from different departments and jurisdictions. But as collaboration tools expand, so do the security risks surrounding those communications.

Forward-looking organizations are addressing this challenge by building secure, integrated collaboration environments that protect sensitive data while enabling faster coordination. By aligning security practices with communication workflows, agencies can ensure critical information moves quickly and safely during public safety incidents, disaster response and day-to-day operations.

In this webinar, public sector leaders and technology experts will explore best practices for securing modern collaboration platforms while maintaining the speed and flexibility needed for mission-critical response. Attendees will learn how integrated solutions can help agencies strengthen situational awareness, streamline coordination and improve outcomes for the communities they serve.

Join us to learn how your organization can:

• Secure collaboration platforms used for emergency response and public safety coordination
• Improve cross-agency communication while protecting sensitive data
• Align security policies with everyday workflows
• Reduce complexity through integrated solutions
• Enable faster, more informed decision-making during critical incidents

Discover how secure collaboration technologies can help public sector organizations respond faster, operate more effectively and maintain the trust of the communities they serve.

Government agencies are under constant pressure to keep services running smoothly while balancing limited staff, complex systems, and rising expectations. Many teams are exploring AI, but it’s often unclear how the technology fits into everyday operations or supports meaningful progress over time. 

Join Government Technology and Naviant for a live webinar on how agentic AI is being applied across government operations to support continuous improvement. Drawing on real stories from government jurisdictions, the discussion will explore how agencies have taken first steps with AI, addressed process challenges, and put the right structures in place to govern, scale, and refine these efforts over time—plus the lessons learned along the way. 

What you’ll learn:

• How agencies can apply AI to ongoing process improvement: See how AI is being used to support workflow coordination, reduce handoffs, and keep work moving as conditions change.
• What real government use cases show in practice: Learn how agencies selected initial processes, evaluated results, and adjusted their approach.
• How to introduce AI with the right guardrails: Understand governance, accountability, and operational considerations that help agencies move forward responsibly.

The Central Florida Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!

Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.

Open to Public Sector only.

The Center for Digital Government is excited to host our Digital States Mid-Year Dinner at the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) mid-year conference in Philadelphia.

We are hosting a fun and lively dinner in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 26, immediately following the NASCIO opening reception. This is a wonderful opportunity to mingle with your peers and enjoy a fun filled dinner full of surprises. You do not want to miss this year's event!

Stay tuned for more information!

This is an invitation-only event, open to Public Sector only. For more information or to request an invitation, please contact Jen Caldwell.

In today’s volatile market, transportation leaders face an unprecedented combination of challenges. On one side, a global NAND and DRAM shortage is driving unpredictable price spikes and supply chain gridlock. On the other, leaders must manage aging infrastructure, ensure 24/7 traveler safety and modernize for an AI-driven future. 

For the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT), the answer wasn't to "buy more boxes" and hope for the best. It was a fundamental shift in architecture. 

Join this webinar, featuring ARDOT IT Infrastructure Manager Eric Simpson, for a transparent look at how ARDOT transformed a legacy, siloed environment into one of the most reliable transportation infrastructures in the country. We will dive into the enterprise data cloud model that allowed ARDOT to achieve a 4-hour RTO, eliminate disruptive upgrades and move to a consumption model that makes five-year budget planning 100% predictable. 

What we will cover: 

• Achieving financial stability: How you can lock in unit rates today, avoiding the "overpayment trap" and the risks of the current NAND demand shock
• Doing analytics the right way: Why ARDOT chose a reliable on-premises telemetry system over the unpredictable costs of the public cloud to power real-time traffic management and drone imagery analytics
• Busting data silos: How to move away from disparate "islands" of data(rail, road, air) and create a unified landing zone for multi-modal insights
• Ensuring operational continuity: How to make sure that when a data center fails, your tolling, gate management and safety systems stay live

Attend this live webinar to obtain your complimentary certificate of attendance! 

State and local government IT leaders face increasing pressure to modernize aging physical infrastructure while supporting an expanding digital services landscape. From escalating cybersecurity requirements to 24/7 constituent access, legacy power, rack and cooling systems are being pushed beyond their limits — often amid tight budgets and growing expectations about sustainability.

In this session, attendees will learn how to:

• Assess infrastructure risk and identify where aging power, rack and cooling systems threaten resiliency and uptime.
• Strengthen reliability and reduce operational risk through modern, scalable infrastructure strategies.
• Balance modernization with budget realities, energy efficiency goals and compliance requirements, including TAA- and BAA-aligned solutions.
• Build a future-ready foundation that supports evolving cybersecurity, distributed IT and digital service demands.

We’ll also examine practical innovations in power, rack and cooling designed to help SLED organizations modernize efficiently and cost-effectively across data centers, network closets and distributed environments.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly entering public-sector infrastructure and capital programs. But for government agencies, adopting AI requires more than new tools, it requires the right governance, security controls, and oversight.

Before introducing AI into environments that manage taxpayer funding, compliance, and long-term infrastructure investments, agencies must ensure sensitive data is protected, results are trustworthy, and systems meet government security standards.

Join Government Technology and Kahua for a live webinar to learn:

• A practical framework for evaluating AI in public capital programs
• The governance and security controls agencies should require before adoption
• How to protect funding integrity, data governance, and audit transparency
• The key questions every public agency should ask vendors when assessing AI

We’ll also discuss how emerging federal AI governance frameworks, including FedRAMP-authorized environments, are shaping how AI can be deployed safely across government programs.

The Center for Digital Government’s (CDG) Government Experience Awards shine a spotlight on the boldest, most impactful digital innovations in government—honoring agencies across the country that are redefining what it means to put constituents first.

Join us for a dynamic and insight-packed webcast featuring CDG Executive Director Rob Lloyd and Surveys and Awards Director Janet Grenslitt. They’ll break down the latest trends shaping government experience and walk you step-by-step through the 2026 Government Experience Awards nomination process—so you can put your best work forward with confidence.

What You’ll Discover:

• The vision, goals, and standout themes driving the 2025 program
• Key distinctions between Overall Experience and Project nominations
• A guided walkthrough of the nomination platform to simplify your submission
• What’s new for 2026, plus insider tips to strengthen your entry and meet key deadlines

Whether you represent a city, county, or state—or work within an agency, department, or special district—this session will equip you with everything you need to participate and compete.

And that’s not all. For the first time ever, public K-12 school districts and public higher education institutions can submit their own Project Award nominations. Be sure to check out our special EduX Opening session to learn more.

This is your opportunity to gain fresh insights, elevate your work, and earn national recognition for advancing the government experience. Don’t miss it.

We look forward to having you join us!