Broadband access moves up government’s priority list
The COVID-19 pandemic has made the need for fast, reliable internet connectivity a high priority. Governments at all levels have stepped up to help, but challenges persist.
CISA seeks comments on TIC 3.0 remote user use case
The remote user use case applies to remote agency users accessing government resources in either agency-hosted or in cloud environments and provides configuration guidance for remote user data flows and applying relevant TIC security capabilities.
Rip and replace no more
Legacy systems are resilient and scalable, supporting fundamental cost, performance and functionality advantages.
Minnesota’s free online reskilling removes barriers to training
With the state providing no-cost on-demand access to online classes for training, reskilling and upskilling, residents are taking advantage of courses in technology, health care, retail and manufacturing.
Texas' Move to Control Coal Ash Pollution Could Shield Industry from Tougher Rules Under Biden-led EPA
Texas is close to finalizing a years-long effort to wrangle control of coal ash pollution from the EPA, a move that could, for a time, keep coal companies insulated from tougher rules expected from the next administration.
Time is running out for Federal 100 nominations
These annual awards honor the individuals in the federal IT community who have gone far beyond their assigned duties to make a difference.
‘Mobility Hubs’ Become Community Anchors in Minneapolis
City officials hope the concentration of various modes of transportation will encourage people to use public or shared transportation.
Cloud, off-the-shelf gaming equipment expands flight training options
With virtual reality headsets, rubber pedal controls and video gaming chairs – along with cloud-based learning management -- the Air Force is building training systems that can be deployed to service members worldwide.
Making population data count: The Census Data Lake
As the Census Bureau’s first high-performance, secure and scalable cloud computing environment, CDL will enable survey owners to ingest, process, analyze, manipulate and share survey data.
A quiet, steady communications revolution has radically improved response in public safety
Service members and first responders are communicating with more speed, precision and unity than ever before in response to internal and external threats.
The New Plans to Remake Appalachia’s Economy
Mayors from the region and others want the Biden administration to embrace their proposals for billions of dollars of spending, with a heavy emphasis on clean energy projects, as a way to reinvent the region as coal declines.
Group rates states’ IT modernization work
A study released by the Internet Association measures states’ efforts in cybersecurity and IT modernization.
AWS again challenges JEDI award
Amazon Web Services is taking another run at getting the court to set aside the Pentagon’s 10-year, $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud contract award to Microsoft.
State CIOs face tighter budgets next year
States are facing lower than projected tax revenues even as demand for technology services grows in the wake of the pandemic.
Agency challenges in wake of SolarWinds hack
As they work to contain any damage, agencies affected by the breach could face additional security and staffing challenges.
Biden Taps Pete Buttigieg, a Former Mayor and Presidential Rival, as Transportation Secretary, Reports Say
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Iowa decides against spending Covid funds on IT upgrades … Utah university votes to drop “Dixie” from name … New York governor accused of sexual harassment.
How COVID-19 has changed the conversation between MSPs and IT leaders
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, agency needs and capacity have changed, and managed service providers have adjusted and adapted.
Cloud providers step up for vaccine management
Oracle, Microsoft and Salesforce have all recently announced cloud-based vaccine management solutions.
Chicago raises its cloud tax, but remote work may limit revenue gains
The tax, which is based on the idea that organizations using cloud services are essentially leasing access to a cloud provider’s hardware and software, may generate less revenue with so many city workers telecommuting.
It takes a lot of energy for machines to learn – here’s why AI is so power-hungry
What makes artificial intelligence language models so costly to build is that the data-intensive training process happens many times during the course of development.
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