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Fountain bubble prank presented city CIO with unique technical challenge

3 days ago | statescoop.com | Jake Williams

For Stephen Dawe, the chief information officer for Opelika, Alabama, work life took an unexpected turn during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was tasked with building an IT system that could detect when detergent had been dumped into a city fountain, a recurring and costly prank kids had been pulling.
BEAD uncertainty has state broadband chiefs advancing slowly, cautiously

4 days ago | statescoop.com | Keely Quinlan

In the face of looming changes to the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program, and headwinds created by uncertainty, several state broadband chiefs said their offices are cautiously moving ahead in their planning. At the Fiber Broadband Association’s FiberConnect conference in Nashville this week, several state broadband chiefs shared both their frustration and trepidation regarding anticipated changes to the $42.45 billion program.
Privacy advocates are worried about mobile driver’s licenses

5 days ago | statescoop.com | Colin Wood

Dozens of privacy advocates, along with groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, on Monday attached their names to a new campaign to change the technological standard backing mobile driver’s licenses. Their concern is functionality embedded in the digital credentials that allows data about user behavior to be transmitted back to government agencies.
Schools, libraries urge House not to repeal E-Rate's Wi-Fi hotspot rule

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Keely Quinlan

A group of more than 80 national and state school and library organizations on Thursday sent a letter to U.S. House members, urging them to vote against a measure that would repeal a Federal Communications rule allowing schools and libraries to spend E-Rate funds on wireless hotspot lending by schools and libraries. The letter comes after senators passed a joint resolution, introduced by Sen.
States are building citizen services portals, but some struggle with the basics

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Colin Wood

Survey results published Wednesday by the National Association of State Technology Directors shows that citizen services portals are growing emphasis for state IT divisions. Twenty-nine percent of states reported operating such a portal and 39% said they’re building one.
California to use generative AI for legislative cost analysis

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Keely Quinlan

The California Department of Finance on Wednesday announced it will allow state employees to use generative artificial intelligence tools to more effectively analyze the cost and budget impact of bills proposed by the state’s legislature. The Department of Finance’s new agreement with the technology company Authorium is part of a new project to reduce the manual workload associated with drafting bill summaries and analyses.
South Dakota names new CIO

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Sophia Fox-Sowell

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden last Thursday named Mark Wixon as the state’s new chief information officer and commissioner of the state’s Bureau of Information Technology. Wixon replaces Madhu Gottumukkala, who left his position this month to become deputy director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. “South Dakota relies on leaders like Mark Wixon to maintain a statewide legacy of strength, safety, and freedom,” Rhoden said in last week’s announcement.
How Pennsylvania is hiring employees faster

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Jake Williams

Two Pennsylvania state employees explain on this week’s Priorities Podcast how they’re accelerating the time it takes to hire new employees. Miranda Martin, director of talent management, and Harrison MacRae, director of emerging technologies, said that through a combination of process changes and technology, they’ve reduced time-to-hire from 90 days to 58 days.
Virginia DMV selects vendor for IT overhaul

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Keely Quinlan

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles on Wednesday announced it’s selected the New York IT services firm Kyndryl to lead an upcoming overhaul of its systems. Namely, the Virginia DMV sought Kyndryl to replace its Citizen Services Solution, a mainframe system that processes more than 200,000 transactions daily and powers its vehicle, driver and business applications. It will be replaced by Kyndryl’s cloud system, which is called MAX and uses Microsoft Azure.
UC Berkeley, WaTech to survey Washington state nonprofits on cybersecurity

1 week ago | statescoop.com | Sophia Fox-Sowell

The State of Washington and the University of California, Berkeley’s Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity on Wednesday announced a partnership designed to help municipal governments better understand the cybersecurity challenges faced by their nonprofits. Part of UC Berkeley’s Cybersecurity for Cities and Nonprofits, the initiative is funded by a $500,000 grant from the IT services firm Okta.