StateTech Magazine

3 days ago | statetechmagazine.com | Adam Stone

Apr 21 2025 Software Officials see the automation of extracting data as a force multiplier. In partnership with the county assessor’s office, the King County, Wash., IT team has used artificial intelligence (AI) in a prototype redaction service that can remove sensitive information that may appear in application documents submitted for the senior property tax exemption program.

1 week ago | statetechmagazine.com | Adam Stone

The Role of AI in Modern ProcurementGiven its powerful capabilities, “AI has a significant role to play in procurement, practically, from a staff augmentation and automation perspective,” says Sarjoo Shah, executive director at Oracle. “We can certainly use it in vendor selection and management — analyzing historical vendor performance data, predicting the reliability and risk, maybe even conducting sophisticated market research and benchmarking,” he says.

1 week ago | statetechmagazine.com | Calvin Hennick

Apr 16 2025 Security Police departments integrate video surveillance and other data into centralized hubs. In Cobb County, Ga., outside of Atlanta, members of an organized theft ring ran out of a store with armloads of expensive athletic wear, hopped in a getaway car with a covered license plate and sped off out of the county’s jurisdiction. Thanks to the Cobb County Police Department’s real-time crime center (RTCC), the suspects were in custody within an hour.

2 weeks ago | statetechmagazine.com | Wylie Wong

Atlanta’s Department of Aviation has deployed the standard security tools, including McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator anti-virus and patch management software. An MSSP monitors the airport’s IT and network infrastructure. Since Crist’s arrival, he has added a separate network monitoring tool and subscribed to software that scans the dark web for potential breaches. Crist is currently designing a new data center with a budget of $60 million to $80 million.

2 weeks ago | statetechmagazine.com | Chris Hayhurst

New research from CDW reveals insights from AI experts and IT leaders. Apr 08 2025 Hardware Administrators deploy advanced wayfinding to minimize traveler frustration. As the host of six matches over three summer weeks for soccer’s 2026 FIFA World Cup, Philadelphia is anticipating an influx of more than half a million visitors to the city.