The New York City Police Department (NYPD) will begin using drones as a stand in first responder to improve both public safety and the safety of human first responders.
The General Services Administration’s (GSA) 18F organization – housed within GSA’s Technology Transformation Services (TTS) – recently updated its De-risking Government Technology Guide to help government technology projects avoid common challenges during implementation.
Madhu Gottumukkala has been appointed as commissioner of the Bureau of Information and Telecommunications (BIT) by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, according to a recent announcement.
The New York State Archives has awarded $6.8 million in Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) grants to 111 local governments, school districts, and educational institutions to help improve records management systems.
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed the FutureTech Act into law. The legislation will modernize information technology systems across state government over the next five fiscal years.
The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced earlier this month it will invest $27 million to enhance data system development and interoperability among California’s five containerized ports – the Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, San Diego, and Hueneme.
Three Colorado-based technology entities have received awards – totaling $2 million – to create technology hubs that will advance key technology areas, grow regional economies, and create new job opportunities for state residents.
The Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) has tapped Sridevi (Sri) Ramaswamy as its new chief operations officer.
The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) published a new report stating that legacy IT systems at the Department of Labor (DoL) and state and local governments are an overarching issue within the DoL’s unemployment insurance (UI) program.
The book, Technology vs. Government: The Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object, was written and edited by Lloyd Levine, and co-published with contributions from eight other chapter authors including myself. Levine is a former member of the California State Legislature, and Senior Policy Fellow at the University of California. Levine’s tome is being called both a solid guidepost and a stark warning for government policy and administrative leaders at all levels of the public sector – especially for those leaders and their private sector IT vendor partners who have faced the wrath of public reprobation for their too-frequent shortcomings.
