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5 Questions About the Role of Code in Modern Government IT

Modern code practices help state and local agencies scale services, strengthen security, accelerate innovation and improve cost-efficiency.

Charisse Snipes

Cloud

Q&A: Hartford CIO Charisse Snipes on AI, Language Access and Building a Smart City Culture

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Digital Workspace

How State and Local Agencies Balance Digital Transformation With Printing

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Cloud

Review: Google Workspace Secures Data and Scales To Meet the Moment

Melody Zyburt

Data Analytics

Q&A: Water Resources Planning Adviser on How Mesa Uses Data to Strengthen Water Resiliency

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Cloud

Richmond Reclaims ‘Precious Seconds’ in 911 Calls With Amazon Connect

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Software

Why Intelligent IT Asset Management Platforms Matter for Government Resilience

States were never meant to be fighting foreign actors, nor were local governments.”

Mark Raymond, CIO, Connecticut

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Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange: Smarter Patching for State and Local IT Teams

Cloud

Government IT Efficiency Starts With Rethinking Code, Infrastructure and the Edge

Security

How AI Is Transforming the Modern Firewall for State and Local Government

Security

Camera Registries Can Support Public-Private Collaboration

Cloud

How to Overcome 3 Key Azure Challenges

Security

What Is Continuous Threat Exposure Management? A Risk-Driven Approach for State and Local Agencies

Software

Phoenix Taps Adobe DX To Unify Websites, Streamline Services

Artificial Intelligence

What Transformational Government Looks Like When the Buzzwords Fade

Security

Shadow IT Has Entered the AI Era, and State and Local Governments Must Act Now

Security

The NIST OSCAL Framework for State and Local Governments

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Security

Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange: Smarter Patching for State and Local IT Teams

VEX helps public-sector security teams prioritize repairs by identifying which vulnerabilities affect their systems.

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Security

How AI Is Transforming the Modern Firewall for State and Local Government

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Security

Camera Registries Can Support Public-Private Collaboration

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Security

What Is Continuous Threat Exposure Management? A Risk-Driven Approach for State and Local Agencies

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NASCIO 2025: IT's Role in Achieving Statewide Efficiencies

State IT leaders discussed technology’s expanding role in achieving statewide efficiencies.
NASCIO 2025: State CIOs Highlight Agentic AI Use Cases

Agentic AI is the next wave of artificial intelligence: Here’s how state IT leaders are preparing.
NASCIO 2025: How State Leaders Are Approaching Critical Infrastructure Protections

Whole-of-state cybersecurity can help states defend against cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.
NASCIO 2025: State CIOs Discuss Their Top Tech Priorities

We caught up with state technology leaders at NASCIO 2025 to check in on their current and upcoming priorities.
NASCIO 2025: Colorado Continues to Blaze a Trail for States’ Use of AI

David Edinger spoke to StateTech during NASCIO 2025 about the Centennial State’s latest AI initiatives.

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Agentic AI Turns Government Workflows Into Autonomous, Governed Systems

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