Struggling with IT modernization? Get to know iPaaS
The integration platform-as-a-service model creates a more connected government experience in spite of cloud complexity and allows non-technical workers to support integrations and improve citizen engagement.
For States and Localities, a Sudden Rush of Federal Water and Sewer Funding
Lawmakers in Congress are growing increasingly concerned over the nation’s drinking water, sewer and stormwater systems. That’s translating into millions for major improvements.
Waste Not? Some States Are Sending Less Food to Landfills
New York is one of eight states that have enacted laws to cut down on food in landfills, where it breaks down into methane, a potent greenhouse gas, and is released into the atmosphere.
DC pivots for Rescue Plan’s health benefits changes
Thanks to its modern IT infrastructure, the Washington, D.C., Health Benefit Exchange Authority pushed out new features that reduced users’ health insurance premiums just two weeks after President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan of 2021.
DOD moves on from JEDI
The Pentagon plans to replace the $10 billion cloud contract with a new multi-cloud, multi-vendor contract called the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability.
DIU OKs 3 secure cloud solutions
The Defense Innovation Unit has selected three Secure Cloud Management prototypes that will help give users fast, secure and controlled access to software-as-a-service apps directly over the internet.
Pennsylvania powers up internet infrastructure
Gov. Tom Wolfe recently signed two bills designed to increase data center investments and 5G infrastructure deployments.
Financing Plan for Infrastructure Agreement Called into Question
Finance experts say the plan to pay for the infrastructure proposal, in part by clawing back unspent Covid relief funds, is unlikely to cover the full cost.
Lawmakers mull fixes for state and local tech challenges
Streamlining and harmonizing federal cybersecurity and data privacy regulations, updating legacy technology and upskilling the workforce would help state and local governments get more out of their IT investments.
Slow MilCloud 2.0 migrations delay cloud security advantages, lawmaker says
The slow move to MilCloud 2.0 by Defense agencies is a "delayed realization of enhanced security, which is paramount in the light of most recent Colonial pipeline and SolarWinds cybersecurity attacks," Rep. Stephanie Bice (R-Okla.) said.
In Pennsylvania, Agroforestry Holds a Key to Cleaning up Waterways and Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake may seem a distant locale to farmers in central Pennsylvania, but in the world of watersheds, they are very much connected.
For-profit Water Infrastructure Should Not Get Taxpayer Subsidies
COMMENTARY | Most federal infrastructure proposals allow subsidies to flow to private water corporations. This amounts to a misuse of public funds.
Nowhere Is Ready for This Heat
The Pacific Northwest is melting now, but all across America the infrastructure we have was built for the wrong century.
Wickr secure collaboration platform picked up by AWS
Amazon Web Services has acquired Wickr, a secure cloud-based collaboration platform provider that offers an end-to-end encrypted, ephemeral platform specifically developed to support government enterprise deployments.
Predicting the path of wildfires
The Rapid Analytics for Disaster Response analytics and modeling suite combines artificial intelligence, cloud computing and damage assessment tools to predict path of wildfires and evaluate potential damage.
Bridging the skills gap: 4 elements for training today’s IT talent
By offering on-the-job training programs that incorporate both legacy systems programmers and emerging tech developers, agencies can fill in the skills gaps and encourage the cross-pollination of expertise, which will ensure a much smoother modernization of IT systems.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, Supported by State and Local Governments, Back on Track
President’s Biden walked back comments that he would not sign an infrastructure bill without a second Democrat-backed proposal. That irked Republicans who threatened to derail the agreement.
Biden: 'We Have a Deal' on $1.2T Infrastructure Plan
A bipartisan group of senators emerged from a meeting at the White House Thursday to announce they had secured an agreement to invest $1.2 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure over eight years.
Bipartisan Group of Senators to Meet with Biden on ‘Breakthrough’ Infrastructure Agreement
Lawmakers announced Wednesday night they had reached an agreement on the framework of an infrastructure plan and will present the proposal to President Biden on Thursday.
For Flood-Prone Cities, Seawalls Raise as Many Questions as They Answer
COMMENTARY | Urban leaders and elected officials at all levels of government need to consider carefully before they invest billions of dollars.
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