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Data Security Emerges as Top Government Application for Blockchain

States are increasingly integrating plans for the distributed open ledger into their tech strategies.

Montgomery, Alabama

Networking

Street Smarts: Montgomery, Ala. Embraces the Internet of Things

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Data Center

Should Agencies Stick with Mainframes or Ditch Them?

IoT to make roads safer

Networking

State and Local Government Make Safer Roads with IoT

Public Safety

NG911 Technology: What State and Local Communities Need to Know

Software

4 Ways to Manage the Faster Updates in Windows 10

Digital Workspace

Chicago PD Partners with Samsung to Give Officers More Apps on the Street

Data Center

Best Practices for Using Container Technology in Government

Security

NYC Cyber Command Uses Google Cloud to Battle Threats

Public Safety

FirstNet’s New Roadmap Previews Future of Public Safety Network

Business Intelligence

Agencies Need to Analyze Big Data Effectively to Improve Citizen Services

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How Next-Generation 911 Can Enhance Public Safety

NG911 enables emergency services to run on an IP net
San Francisco Bans Use of Facial Recognition Tech by City Agencies

The city will become the first in the U.S> to blo
4 Ways to Make Mobile Field Devices Work

State and local agencies should follow these tips to
San Francisco Considers Banning Facial Recognition Tech

The proposed legislation would also place new rules
BlackBerry Aims to Aid Smart Cities with Security Credential System

The service will allow autonomous and connected vehi
NYPD Suspends Use of Some Body Cameras After One Explodes

The New York City Police Department pulled 3,000 bod
LA Looks to Team with AT&T on Smart City Tech

The City of Los Angeles and the telecom giant are in
West Virginia to Use Mobile, Blockchain-Based Ballots in November

The state will use the technology as an alternative

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The SC3-cpSriA action cluster tested the secure cloud architecture on a network of city-owned LED smart streetlights in Syracuse, N.Y.,

Cloud

How a Secure Cloud Architecture Can Help Smart Cities

A new blueprint shows how smart cities can use a hybrid cloud model to secure smart city data.

Utah CIO Michael Hussey finds a hybrid cloud model to be an obvious choice to meet the demands of some state applications.

Cloud

States and Cities Take Advantage of All Options with Hybrid IT

Eric Horvath, Director of Public Works for South Bend, Ind., applied cloud services to solve a problem that couldn't be seen physically.

Cloud

Municipal Utilities Turn to the Cloud to Gain Visibility and Control Costs

Reappointed by a second consecutive governor, Virginia CIO Nelson Moe has time to do more with the state’s technology infrastructure.

Cloud

Q&A: Virginia CIO Nelson Moe Plans for a Nimble, Services-Oriented Enterprise

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How San Diego Is Undertaking Digital Transformation

San Diego, a city of 1.4 million people, is transforming its networks to modernize and improve services for its residents.
Georgia Department of Public Health Embraces Telemedicine to Improve Care

The state has set up a telehealth network in all 159 of its counties, allowing rural residents better access to high-quality care without traveling hours at a time.
Smart Tech Supports Video for Police in Opelika, Ala.

The police department in Opelika, Ala., depends on video evidence from body cameras and dash cams to investigate crimes and other matters. To support police requirements, Opelika's CIO has configured the city's network to automatically back up that video wirelessly and make it available upon demand.
How to Turn Smart State Ideas into Reality

Smart cities are proliferating all over the country, but there are not that many smart states. State CIOs offer their ideas for how to become a smart state.
The Cybersecurity Threats That Keep State CISOs Up at Night

How can state IT security leaders stay on top of an ever-changing threat landscape?

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Hardware

How Public Safety and Traffic Management Agencies Use Video Wall Technology

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Software

DC Water Taps AI and Cloud to Save Costs, Improve Infrastructure

VDI in government

Data Center

Why VDI Makes Sense for State and Local Governments

Drones for public safety

Hardware

Public Safety Agencies Deploy Drones to Plan for and Prevent Disasters

Public Library VR programs

Hardware

Tips for Launching a Public Library Virtual Reality Program

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Management

NACo 2019: NACo Starts Process to Revamp Technology Strategy

Chicago

Business Intelligence

AI Tools and Analytics Provide Police with Critical Insights

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NACo 2019: Data Integration Can Improve County Social Services

Laurel Caldwell, IT director for Latah County, Idaho,

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NACo 2019: Why Culture Is Just as Important as Tech in County Cybersecurity

Keith Staples, Systems Analyst for Alexandria, La., realized the city's legacy storage would not support its virtualization plans.

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Agencies Big and Small Get Significant Benefits from Solid-State Storage

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