
Mickey McCarter
Managing Editor at StateTech Magazine
Managing Editor at FedTech
Senior editor of State Tech Magazine. Enthusiastic advocate of #SmartCity development. Trekkie.
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parklifedc.com | Mickey McCarter
Rod Rooter, CEO of Big Entertainment (now Big Media), would like to know that DEVO were his biggest disappointment. “Some things never change. That goes for the spuds you are about to see,” Rod says via a video played before the recent show for the 50 Years of De-Evolution… Continued! Tour at The Anthem in DC. The clever short film, a callback to a ’70s and ’80s series of them, predated mockumentaries as a commercial form of entertainment.
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parklifedc.com | Mickey McCarter
The DMV’s own Jake Schaefer, who won our hearts and ears with his killer guitar playing in the young band One Way Out, has gone to school in New York City, where he’s testing out his solo chops. He releases a solo album on this month. Although he lives in NYC, Jake returns often to the DC area, and he performs as Jake Schaefer and The Realm of Possibility at Pie Shop on Monday, May 12.
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parklifedc.com | Mickey McCarter
The classic lineup of The Damned recently performed live in a sold-out show at 9:30 Club on their North America 2025 tour, and the concert was amazing!When I say classic lineup: This is The Damned of the ’80s — Dave Vanian (vocals), Capitain Sensible (guitar), Paul Gray (bass), and Rat Scabies (drums)! And of course Monty Oxymoron on keyboards. The return of Rat to the fold clearly energized and elevated The Damned, and this was their first appearance in DC since he rejoined in 2023.
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statetechmagazine.com | Mickey McCarter
May 05 2025 Data Center Arizona’s and Utah’s CIOs tell the conference the programs require reconfiguration as an identity management platform. Louisiana was the first state to issue mobile driver’s licenses in 2018, and now 14 states offer them. Arizona and Utah are two of those states, and their CIOs considered the question of how to leverage the mobile driver’s license to enhance citizen services and serve as a digital proof of identity throughout government environments.
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statetechmagazine.com | Mickey McCarter
May 02 2025 Software State technology officials explained how generative artificial intelligence helps emergency response, traffic management and call center operations. Speaking Wednesday at a panel of the NASCIO 2025 Midyear Conference, California technology officials shared how the state began its successful generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) pilots through a private sandbox, yielding demonstrable benefits for emergency services, traffic management and contact centers.
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Attending #NASCIO24? Pick up the latest issue of @StateTech at the publications table to the left of the registration desk @SheratonNOLA starting today! https://t.co/RPnKlZQrQb

.@StateTech interviewed @MarylandDoIT CIO Katie Savage about how her agency is dealing with #interagency coordination, #AI, and more prior to #NASCIO24. https://t.co/KC6U77aP9L https://t.co/aXteIQjyMq

.@StateTech's website features a column on #ZeroTrust and its importance to whole-of-state #cybersecurity by Adam Ford, @Zscaler #SLED CTO and former @IllinoisDoIT CISO. #NASCIO24 https://t.co/rCaPnPzmVe